Tilly Higgins is a really headstrong girl who stands up for herself and doesn’t let anyone walk over her.

The narrative voice was wonderful, the lovely descriptive prose evoked the time and the place perfectly, and Tilly was so very engaging that I was completely caught up with her, from the first page to the last. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated!

Tilly’s adventures at Frost Hollow Hall are very cleverly plotted, with plenty of twists and turns, with some wonderfully dramatic moments, and a lovely selection of those familiar elements that you so often find in ghost stories.

For anyone who is not sure about YA, please don't let the genre put you off - this is a fantastic ghostly story that can be read and enjoyed by a wide variety of ages and, of course, it's a perfect tale for this time of year. She sees the image of a boy, he is beautiful and she thinks he is an angel coming to take her to heaven but he looks troubled and it seems he is trying to say something.Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Durch die ständigen neuen Entwicklungen ist die Neugier immens gewachsen, was es mit dem Tod von Kit Barrington auf sich hat, der vor 10 Jahren im See auf dem Grundstück von Frost Hollow Hall ertrunken ist.

With creepy rooms, terrified maids, a house-keeper who seems to be hiding something and Lady Barrington mad with mourning, Frost Hollow Hall is a compelling read. Frost Hollow Hall is more than a ghost story; it’s a story that lives and breathes, and paint wonderful pictures, and it’s a story about love, family, loss, regret, and learning to let go, told beautifully, with both subtlety and charm.So cold it knocked the breath clean out of me… Slowly, gently, the lake closed over my head and all went quiet but for the blood pounding in my ears. The chapters are interspersed with shorter snippets of Tilly’s dreams where you see her in contact with Kit, which gives you a clearer picture of why he is communicating with her. The pace only dropped once and I found myself wanting to skip on once Tilly had gotten the job as a maid but hadn't managed to find much out about Kit or the Barringtons but it soon picked up again when the ghostly activity was cranked up a notch. There doesn't seem to be a lot of Children's or YA Historical Fiction out there and this made me wish there was. There were a couple of little things that bugged me, like Tilly taking SO LONG to warm up to Will (not that she has to like him right off, but we were given no real reasons for her dislike?