The Witch’s Warning

Aberrations #2

by Joseph Delaney

A gloriously spooky horror-fantasy story from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million bestselling author of The Spook's Apprentice

Crafty halted, his heart lurching with fear, his mouth dry. There were bare footprints in the white snow, and each one was smeared with red, as if the owner of those clawed feet had stepped in a puddle of blood . . .

Crafty and his friends have already faced dozens of horrifying aberrations during their time as Castle Gate Grubs - assistants to the mysterious guild of Gatemancers, who fight against the terrifying Shole. But the real battle is only just beginning. New and more dangerous aberrations are appearing all the time, and worse yet, it seems someone from within the Castle is helping them attack. And when an old enemy returns to give Crafty a disturbing warning, it seems time might be running out for all of them . . .

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult, Fiction, Witches, Middle Grade, Paranormal

303 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2019

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Reviews

[Kasia (kasikowykurz) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wciąż nie dowierzam, że to ostatnia książka autora, jaką kiedykolwiek przeczytam.
Dziękuję za wspaniałe dzieciństwo!

[S.M. LANYON · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!!!! I absolutely can not wait for more!!!!

[Frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

In some ways I felt this was even better than the first in the series as we see the world and characters develop. It did, however, seem to end very abruptly which spoilt it a bit for me. I will be reading the third as I want to find out what happens!

[Michelle Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid installment to the series, the reason I'm giving it 3* is because it reads a little younger than the Tom Ward books from the same author and just doesn't appeal to me as much as an adult.

[Yami · Rating 3 out of 5]

sadly it is only three stars for me , though I LOVE Delaney's work, but this one felt like merely a filler, it wasn't as grasping as the Spook's when I could barely leave the book.
every time the cliffhanger turns out okay, they are rescued all over the time, and the dark is not dark enough. I think my favorite part is the "'flappers" the idea in itself if new and unique, the Crafty ,Lick and Lucky trio felt soooo much like Harry ,Hermione and Ron, I know thise three are always in the back of all readers minds when it comes to two boys and girl kind of protagonists. but to be specfic it gave be a flash back of the end of PRisoner of Azkban when Ron was the attacked "shrug"
the novel is interesting and all, but nothing vital Happened.as i said full of cliffhnagers that turn out okay in a way.

there was an attack
they retreated
Viper is back "no surprise there
Crafty is still a spy for the wooden Duke
now they have a new castle as location
the witch Old NEll want to ally with Craft
the Shole is alive controls the aberrations,and it is spreading
Crafty's dad tried to kill his mom,and her whereabouts is unkown.
Donna and Titch dead grubs,back to life, and die if they leave the Shole,so far they are allies.

[Dyslectrice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bonjour, aujourd'hui , je reviens sur la lecture de la suite de la saga : Aberration de Joseph Delaney
Le roman en trois points : ➡️ un univers qui se complexifie toujours plus !
➡️On va de surprise en surprise et d’action en action.
➡️Une histoire qui ma tenue en haleine et qui à fait que j’ai eu du mal à lâcher le livre !
📖Résumé 📖:

Il est temps d'affronter ses cauchemars. Le combat de Crafty et de ses amis ne fait que commencer. Le Shole avance inéluctablement, et le château de Lancaster dans lequel ils se sont réfugiés peut être englouti d'un moment à l'autre. Des aberrations terrifiantes se montrent de plus en plus souvent, et certaines semblent même pouvoir s'aventurer dans le monde diurne. Pire, les créatures paraissent toujours savoir où frapper...
Alors, quand une vieille ennemie apparaît dans les cauchemars de Crafty pour l'avertir des dangers à venir, le garçon ne sait plus à qui se fier. Troublé, il doit se préparer au pire, car le temps presse, et les monstres approchent...

Tout mon avis : https://dyslectrice.fr/aberrations-t2...

#Aberrations #Saga #Roman #dyslexie

[Lire-une-passion · Rating 4 out of 5]

"En résumé, un second tome encore meilleur que le premier. Si ce n'est cette non fin qui pousse à avoir un tome 3 (qui ne semble pas être prévu...), j'ai passé un excellent moment de lecture. J'étais ravie de retrouver Crafty et ses amis et toute cette ambiance assez glauque et creepy. Maintenant, croisons les doigts pour qu'un tome 3 arrive et que cette annonce que c'est un diptyque soit une blague de l'auteur..."

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[L.C Meade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Welp, it's safe to say this was just as good -if not better- than the first. Delaney truly has a way of drawing you in and makes you hang off the edge of your seat until, you fall into the floor with a loud thud. I came into this series knowing that it'd most likely be good, maybe it's just me, but honestly I didn't know it'd be this good. Delaney said something once about a third installment (which is what it needs and makes sense to have) but his publishers wanted another spooks book. (Which I'm still thankful for, otherwise we wouldn't have brother wulf) I highly recommend this to all no matter what genre you like, well, maybe besides romance. But still, there definitely needs to be a third and this has lived fully up to my expectations, if not exceeded them. I'm hoping and looking forward to the third book, to see what becomes of crafty and his friends.

[ISRA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Forewarning, this ending is no ending at all. It leaves several cliffhangers. If you enjoyed the Spook’s series adventure flow, this is quite a departure because it’s stagnant in a yo-yo way. A lot of between hope and hopelessness in a way that was tedious. For a book that was only 302 pages it felt like more. However, I love how Joseph Delaney writes strong female characters, leaders/heroines.

[Brandon Stout · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun read, as I've found all of Delaney's works to be, but unfortunately, you will be left on a cliffhanger that will probably never be resolved because Delaney passed away before writing any more in this series. If anyone has the rights to it and can incorporate any plot details Delaney had in mind, I'd be interested in seeing what happens next, but I don't expect that to happen.

[Oana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh i can't wait to find out more about the shole, the characters and how will they fight this.
I really hope more books for this series will come out.
Very captivating writing.
I enjoyed all the books from the spook's series, but these books were much more intense.

[Angela Catlady · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it great book

[Lepicentrecult · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellente lecture

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good sequel, can’t wait for the third book! It’s very fun to get to learn about the Shole bits by bits, its enigma makes the reading as interesting as the adventure itself.

[yves paquin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cote 3.1

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

its okay but i didnt enjoy it that much i think its better if you preffer magical fiction books.

[Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic. Wish there were more books in the series.

[Clélia · Rating 4 out of 5]

J'ai préféré ce deuxième tome plus fourni, plus dense. Je regrette juste de ne jamais avoir la suite