I love books that have old tales told in them that turn out to be real and this is one of those. I am especially scared of stories where children are taken, or took, as the case may be. This was very well written and the build up was great. Throughout the book, I shifted nervously unintentionally because I was that freaked out.
Daniel was a great narrator because he was at an age to still believe in eerie tales but too young for adult to really take him seriously. That’s why no one believed him when he said an old woman had taken his sister as the children told stories of the girl who’d been “took” fifty years ago. Tales of the old woman’s Razorback hog, Bloodybones also circulated and I must say, a hog that can stand taller than the average man is a terrifying thought.
The question you must ask yourself is if you find a lost girl in the woods who wants to remain lost, what would you do? This tale ventures into the problems of messing with an old conjure woman and her creepy pet. It is chilling and sad at times, but if you hang in there till the end, it’s well worth the time. I recommend this to those who like short scary stories. You might not want to read or listen to this while walking around in the woods though. You never know when Auntie and Bloodybones might come back!!