Watch Hollow: The Alchemist's Shadow (Watch Hollow, #1)

by Gregory Funaro

Matthew Griffin (Illustrator) and Griffin (Illustrator)

"There is magic, there is good and evil, and there is love all woven into a suspenseful and entertaining mystery."-School Library Journal (starred review)

New York Times bestselling author Gregory Funaro brings us the second installment of the thrilling Watch Hollow series, where magic exists, monsters roam, and wooden animals come to life.

Having defeated the Garr, a vicious tree monster who lived within the enchanted woods of Watch Hollow, Lucy and Oliver Tinker now have the home they've always dreamed of: Blackford House. Powered by a magical clock and full of curious rooms and improbable knickknacks, Blackford House brims with the promise of new adventures.

Yet when a strange governess arrives from England-bringing with her the Kojima twins, Agatha and Algernon-the Tinker children's once bright future quickly begins to dim. The Kojimas claim to be the rightful heirs to Blackford House, and soon after their arrival, a great evil enters the Tinkers' new home, cursing it and turning it into an ever-changing labyrinth.

As a result, Lucy and Oliver, along with their clock animal friends, must now join forces with the twins to escape this labyrinth and save Blackford House, all while a new monster lurks around the corner.

• ISBN10: 0062643487
• ISBN13: 9780062643483
• Publish Date: 18 February 2020 (first published 12 February 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.com.au/9780062643483

Reviews

[tweetybugshouse]

This is the amazing creepy middle grade continuation in the Watch Hollow series. Lucy and Oliver have finally gotten the home they always wanted and life is continuing on after a very interesting move into the home. One day two other children arrive along with their governess claiming to have rights to the house. A whole adventure unfolds.
This author knows how to deliver a delightfully exciting story, with just enough creepy ness to keep you on the edge of your seat as even more secrets are unraveled within the walls of black house. This book has quite a bit in it to attract even the most reluctant reader. Magical clocks, philosopher's stone, sinister shadows, a labyrinth with a scary Minotaur, adorable talking animals, a mythical unicorn horn and menacing dark magic that I spread by a peculiar amulet.
This is another fun read from Gregory Funaro and the ending leaves you guessing on what else is in store for the inhabitants of black house.