The Eerie-on-Sea series is one that I know I am going to enjoy without having to look at the blurb so it was with much excitement that I discovered book 4, Festergrimm, appear on NetGalley. There was no doubt that I would be reading it and I was able to enjoy it in one sitting whilst lying around the pool on holiday last week.
At the beginning of the book Herbie and Vi are at Eerie's train station along with Mr Mollusc, the manager of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. They are there at Lady Kraken's request to welcome a VIP guest to the hotel. Curious as to who it will be, Herbie and Vi are both shocked and worried when they discover Sebastian Eels emerge through the smoke. The renowned local author has history with Herbie and Vi, so his arrival comes as quite the shock to both of them; however, it appears that he intends to reopen the long-closed Festergrimm's Waxworks museum and declares that his intentions are purely honourable. Despite what he is saying, Herbie and Vi are wary and fully intend to keep a close eye on him and find out exactly what is going on.
The narration of the book from Herbie's point of view is one I have always enjoyed with the humour that is interspersed with the adventure that unfolds and Festergrimm is no exception. Herbie is a joyous character and one I always love to read. He and Vi have grown since Malamander, but their individual characters still shine through and they work so well together. We also get to know more about some of the other villagers in this book which I enjoyed.
If you have read the other books in the series (& if you haven't, why not?) then you will know that Sebastian Eels will undoubtedly be up to no good, and I thoroughly enjoyed the anticipation of what he was doing and exactly what mischief he was up to.
Like the other books, Festergrimm combines adventure, darkness, peril and humour in just the right amounts to create a gripping read, and now I'm just desperate to read the final book in the series.
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