perfectly readable by an adult

Thomas Ward is the seventh child in a family of farmers. His father was himself the seventh child of his family, the tradition is that Tom is entrusted to the Spook, a man responsible for protecting the citizens of witches, goblins and other creatures of the night. A fate that is not without worry Tom: If he accomodra a life full of dangers, far from his family?
Quickly, the boy discovers a good apprentice. But her naivety and inexperience led him to release a terrible threat: Mother Markin, a terrible witch ...

The Spook's Apprentice is a children's book, that is to say it is more for teens. Yet it is perfectly readable by an adult, and this is his first quality. Joseph Delaney falls only very rarely in sentimentality.

We follow with pleasure the lives of Tom, who serves as our candid in this fantasy world. The world is nothing extraordinary, if not we can not really situate the period of the plot: it takes place approximately between our eleventh and fifteenth century? Mystery. Geography itself is discovered progressively advanced the hero.

The Spook had a good father figure, and Delaney do not forget to develop some family mysteries (Tom's mother seems to know much more than it says, for example).

The story reads well, so that it easily reaches the end of this first volume. And it's almost his main flaw is missing a "whatever" epic. I feel that the author does not dare to launch fully into a great history and is satisfied with a little intrigue quickly resolved. Since the release of the volume, the Spook had its little success, so many volumes are now available and I hope that a good big epic story will develop.

The Spook's Apprentice is therefore a perfect reading relaxing for us adults. To be continued in the second installment, which will succeed to exceed the limits of the first.