I didn’t necessarily connect with Sapphire or Liv’s passages as much as Luna’s, but having their perspectives did add an element that this story needed. Cooke’s writing and I absolutely loved the passages where Luna tries to figure out what to do with Clover–I felt like it was so indicative of what a normal person would do in that situation. Right off the bat, I was drawn in by C.J. There were a lot of things I loved about this book, but I think my favorite aspect of The Lighthouse Witches was how easy it was for me to connect with Luna. So far Book Depository is the only place I’ve been able to find it) and I’m patiently chewing my fingernails waiting for my mailman to drop it off. In fact, after reading this book, I searched the entire internet to find her latest book, The Ghost Woods (newsflash, you have to order it from the UK. This is the first book I have ever picked up by C.J.

Then, there’s the Scottish Island setting, too, which just adds that extra level of creepy that this book needed *chefs kiss.* all the elements to create the perfect horror blend. We’ve got lighthouses, witches, missing children, ghosts, and some very sus neighborhood characters-i.e. This book blends the past with the present and then sprinkles a little history into it, too. It’s no secret that I’ve been loving Horror novels lately and The Lighthouse Witches was just IT for me. In The Lighthouse Witches, Luna will have to confront her past to rediscover the mystery of the wildlings, her few memories from the island, and the truth of what really happened to her family. She’s ecstatic, until she actually sees Clover and discovers that Clover is still seven years old–the same age she was when she vanished. Years later, Luna has yet to solve the mystery of what happened to her family–That is, until she gets a phone call that her youngest sister, Clover, has been found. Locals warn the family about wildlings, supernatural beings that mimic human children, but Liv has a hard time believing that children could be so sinister. Liv believes the lighthouse is haunted by the history of the women that were imprisoned below it, the daughters go missing, and strange children seem to haunt the property. What was supposed to be an escape (after a family death) turned into a nightmare. When Luna was young, her mother, Liv, and her two sisters, Clover, and Sapphire, moved to a small Scottish Island for a few months while Liv was commissioned to paint a mural in a lighthouse. They’re expecting a child and her partner is ready to settle down, but Luna can’t quite seem to get over her past. Luna is living in England, in a place that she shares with her recently separated partner. Cooke is a unique horror novel that follows twenty-two year old, Luna.

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