The story follows Aveline to a cottage in the countryside not far from where they lived, for her summer holidays. The only thing she found alluring enough for her in the village of Norton Wick was the circle of stones called The Witch Stones. While exploring the circle of stones she came across an enigmatic girl, Hazel. Suddenly, her boring vacation became intriguing and thrilling. Aveline becomes suspicious when Hazel starts acting strange. Bizarre things start occurring that had no logical explanation other than a supernatural one. When Aveline's friend Harold arrives to spend a few days, that's when things become slightly twisted.
This is the second Aveline Jones book after The Haunting of Aveline Jones. The author has taken his time to build an eerie atmosphere before taking the story forward. Despite its slow start it picks up pace in the second half and turns into a fascinating and spine-tingling tale of witches and magic. Britain's supernatural history of stone circles and witch trials has been brilliantly blended into the story. The author has not used a plethora of characters to unnecessarily complicate the story. With the minimum number of characters, he has spun a perfect spooky mystery for the middle graders. I am going to pick up the first book and looking forward to the third in the series.
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