The Vampire Knife (The Witching Hours, #1)

by Jack Henseleit

The Spiderwick Chronicles meets Stranger Things in this thrilling new series for only the bravest of children. After a chance encounter in a dark and stormy forest, two siblings are caught up in the dangerous underworld of fairies and must fight their way free. 
 
A storm is raging around the forests of Transylvania, where siblings Anna and Max are visiting with the Professor. Left alone to explore a creepy old inn, the children discover that something evil is lurking in the trees – and it just might have a taste for human blood. 
 
When Max goes missing, it’s up to Anna and her new friend Isabella to rescue him. Setting out in the dead of night, with the storm howling around them, the girls will face peril after peril. Only one thing is certain: even if Anna can find a way to rescue her brother, Max will never be the same again …
 
The Vampire Knife is the first book in The Witching Hours, a spine-tinglingly spooky new series by Jack Henseleit for readers 8+.

• ISBN13: 9781760129255
• Publish Date: 1 August 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: AU
• Imprint: Hardie Grant Egmont
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[Beth C.]

Anna and her brother Max are headed with their father, a Professor, to Transylvania - and you know what lives there, right? VAMPIRES. When Max gets kidnapped by a vampire, Anna must figure out how to get him back, with a little help from a new friend, a special knife, and her knowledge of monsters (she reads a lot).

This is the first in a series, and it's entertaining. There are actual monsters in this book, and - I would presume - those to come. They're *just* scary enough, without being something that's going to terrify every kid into sleeping with mom and dad. Actions have consequences, and they learn this during the course of the story. The siblings are interesting and typical at the same time - they travel and see things many others don't, but they have to be separated in the car to stop from kicking each other.

Overall, I'm looking forward to reading the second one (I work at a bookstore and try to keep up on kid's titles), and I will happily recommend this title!