There is a slowly increasing range of scary books for middle grade readers to enjoy – supply is finally catching up with demand!

In my experience, it has always been tricky to find a ‘horror’ title which is scary but not too scary. ‘Shiver Point’ fits the bill nicely as it’s just the right balance of creepy and funny and would be appropriate for it’s twelve-year-old protagonists to read. Glowing meteorites, a strange black figure, and three-eyes slugs are the perfect combination for a sci-fi horror story featuring a remote village and an unlikely gang of friends trying to save the day.

“Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! Enter if you dare…

Shiver Point is boring. Nothing interesting ever happens there and there’s never anything fun to do. At least that’s what Alex has always thought. Until one night, in the dead dark, he spots what looks like a meteorite plummeting into Howlmoor Forest.

Intrigued, Alex goes to investigate. But little does he know, four other kids have also spotted the strange streak in the sky: ‘troublemaker’ Oli, studious Sophia, curious Mo and budding engineer Riley. What they discover is far beyond their wildest dreams – in fact it belongs in their nightmares. Can the gang work together to save the town from the bloodthirsty bodysnatcher that’s arrived with the meteorite before it’s too late?

One thing’s for sure: Shiver Point will never be the same again.”

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A great read for anyone aged 9+ who likes their reads creepy but not nightmare-inducing.

Jo.

*Many thanks to Piccadilly Press for sending me this title to review*