katie bond, girl, age 10, from wales, United Kingdom, on 28th June 2008. Rating: 10/10
It was the best book i have ever read, and it halped i went to school and the boys were saying there was a ghost in the girls bathroom so i said don't worrie its proberly only a ghast!!!lol
ryan, boy, age 13, from co.meath, Ireland, on 27th June 2008. Rating: 10/10
the spooks apprentice was so cool it left you on the edge of your seat all the time ive only read the first one couse i can never find the second one i think its called the spooks curse anyway id recoment it to anyone speaking of that i have to tell my cousin about it it would be a minor book seen as hes 17 READ IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
milo, boy, age 14, from Brisbane, Australia, on 20th June 2007. Rating: 9/10
One of the most gripping and exciting books i have ever read. GREAT!. It takes you into a scary and thrilling roller coaster ride of a story with twists,turns and scary witches. Definently one to read.
harry mitchell, boy, age 13, from tumbridge well, United Kingdom, on 1st February 2007. Rating:
i thought the book wass realy good it was realy thrilling and exiting i have also read the spooks curse.my fravorite book out of the two is the spooks apperentice it is so good.
Paul Cooper, boy, age 13, from Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, on 19th January 2007. Rating: 10/10
We first read this book as a group in my secondary school last summer. This is group is in the top 2 per cent of the school academically and we read it so that we could jedge it for 'The Hampshire Book Award'. Of course it won the award and i met the author, Joseph Delaney, and got several book signings. To those of you out there, in the UK, the first three books are already out; The Spook's Apprentice The Spook's Curse The Spook's Secret However, in other countries, I don't know. I have bought all three books, and when I met Joseph, he mentioned that he has signed a contract for at least six books. I would guess that he will write seven, as, if you look at the front of the books, they all have a seven on them, although it might possibly have to do with the 'seven times seven' part of the book. If you don't know what that means, then plese read book three. In book three, he mentions a place name that might ring a bell to some British people, and maybe even some outside of the country; Sunderland. It is a large city in the north of England just south of Newcastle for those of you who don't know. Joseph is in fact from Lancashire, which is the country that he mentions in his books. Lancashire is further west and south than Sunderland, but was the noly major port in the area. In th U.S. of A. the series is called 'The Last Apprentice' and the books are a follows; The Revenge of the Wtch The Curse of the Witch Book Three, I believe, is yet to be released.
Eleanor, girl, age 13, from New England, United States, on 19th January 2007. Rating: 10/10
I love witchcraft books, and I read many of them. One of the predominant reasons I liked this one was because it has a different view on witches from the norm of books I usually read. Most of the witchcraft books I read portray witches as just being humans with a few special abilities. This book portrayed them as being inhuman creatures. I agree with the former, but it was very interesting to gain some insight on the latter view.
Guillaume, boy, age 33, from Montreal, Canada, on 10th January 2007. Rating: 8/10
(excuse my english because I'm french) A clever mix of fantastic, soft horror and adventure, Spook's serie is a must. My wife and I offered the two first books to my young 11 years old son and he was stunned. I read them in 2 weeks! I read them too and I think that Joseph Delaney is among the 10 leaders of the genre. I am a fan of fantastic/horror and I can say that without a doubt. G.
jenny, girl, age 13, from manchester, United Kingdom, on 10th August 2006. Rating: 10/10
I simple can't see why people hate this book because it is really exciting. The first chapter didn't really grip me but as it was the only thing i had to read i carried on and now along with 'The Spook's Curse' and soon 'The Spook's Sercet' i can't put them down. I think they are better than Harry Potter and I am a big Harry Potter fan!!!! I love the books and I love them so much I have even set up a website about them to try and make my friends like them.
sean, boy, age 9, from melbourne, Australia, on 22nd May 2006. Rating: 10/10
it was very good and spooky. the way mother malkin died the second time was so funny how she got eaten by a pig was so cool!! the first time was better though. i really liked tom he was a good person i hope he becomes the spook.
PD, boy, age 11, from bath, United Kingdom, on 15th March 2006. Rating: 10/10
This book is an amazing story. I love the idea of you had to be the seventh son of the seventh son. The bit where the spook tests him really got the story going but it really scared me. Alice is one of the best characters as she is sneaky but kind. Mother malkin was a really scary character along with bony lizzy. To cut it short I strongly suggest you read the sequel.
Tomski NooNoob, boy, age 11, from midlands, United Kingdom, on 13th March 2006. Rating: 10/10
This is a BRILLIANT BOOK it gripped me all the way through and it was probably the first book i have read that has made me want to read it whenever i can i is a great book for younger and older readers i enjoyed it all the way through and i liked all the chracters they are probably the best books i have ever read...EVER!!!! :)
Amelia, girl, age 11, from South Warwickshire, United Kingdom, on 8th March 2006. Rating: 10/10
This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I read it as part of the Warwickshire Book Awards representing my school and voted for it. I loved the way that you could never quite trust Alice. It was very gripping and the sequal, "The Spook's Curse" was even better! I am looking forward to another book in the series coming out.
Ogre, boy, age 19, from phoenix Az, United States, on 30th November 2005. Rating:
I thought it was a really good book i read it in a day and a half but one question? On the cover it says book one so is there more to come or are there some out there already?
jack cullen, boy, age 12, from london, United Kingdom, on 29th November 2005. Rating:
i think that the book was very enjoyable and i started to read the first few pages in the libary and then i had to just get it out. it is the most phenomenal thing you can read rather then the lion, the witch and the wardrobe written by c.s lewis i reccomend that by the way my overall percentage is 9 out of 10
chelsea, girl, age 13, from central otago, New Zealand, on 28th November 2005. Rating: 10/10
i think that this is a very well written book and very amazingly detailed. i enjoyed it so much that as soon as i got to the library i went straight to the shelf to find the second book, The Spooks Curse. my favourite character is the main, tom ward. he is extremely courageous and if i were him iwouldnt go into a haunted house by myself! Thank you Joseph Delaney for creating these vharacters and writing this series, IT'S AMAZINGLY GRIPPING!
Sam, boy, age 16, from Bethanga, Australia, on 14th November 2005. Rating: 10/10
This is by Far the best book i have ever read love the cover,easy to read, a really great book!!! I really want to no when "the spooks curse" comes out or is it allready out?
ERIC, boy, age 18, from dublin, Ireland, on 5th November 2005. Rating: 10/10
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I REALY ENJOYED THE SPOOKS APPRENTICE BECAUSE IT IS SO WELL WRITTIN AND TOUGHT OUT I JUST TOUGHT THE CHARACTERS WERE COOL AND IT WAS GOOD TO START READING IT AND GET TO KNOW THE CHARACTERS BEFORE READING IT AND IT WAS EASY TO PUT MY OWN PICTURE TO EVENTS IN THE BOOK WITH MADE IT MORE INTRESTING TO READ ITS GOOD BECAUSE IT WAS SPOOKY AND SOMETIMES FUNNY AS WELL.OVER ALL IT WAS THE BEST BOOK IVE READ IN THE LAST YEAR SO I CANT WAIT FOR THE MORE STORY OF THE SPOOKS AND THOMAS J WARDS ADVENTURES(IVE ALSO READ THE SPOOKS CURSE)WHICH IS ALSO BRILLANT WELL WORTH BUYING IT.
[Anonymous], girl, age 12, from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 29th October 2005. Rating: 10/10
I thought it was a great book. I dont evan like reading but i read The Spooks Apprentice hundreds of times. I enjoyed it so much! I will deffinetlay read it again.
Thomas McInnerney, boy, age 12, from United Kingdom, on 21st October 2005. Rating: 10/10
I loved this book. The whole thing was great in the first book, as in the second book.I give this book 10/10! Its the best book that i have ever read. I just hope that joseph delaney writes some more.
[Anonymous], girl, age 13, from Philippines, on 12th October 2005. Rating: 7/10
It was a good read. Although it is fiction it seems factual especially on the part of the difference between ghasts and ghost.
Megan, girl, age 14, from New Jersey, United States, on 11th September 2005. Rating: 8/10
I loved this book! We can't get it here in America, but my grandpa brought it back from England. Then, of course I had to order the second one from England! The books are slightly scary and have plently of action and mystery. They are great and certainly worth reading.
chris tucker, boy, age 13, from north devon, United Kingdom, on 4th September 2005. Rating: 10/10
I thought at the start it would be a boring book my mum read it and i started to read it and i couldnt put it down i thought it was an amazing book because it had a good begin starting with a boy on a farm and one day he cant live in the house much longer so his dad has to get him a job him being a seventh son of a seventh son makes him different than other people and it lands into all saughts of advetures binding bogarts and witches and even helping ghosts and ghasts facing beasts like the bane i thought this book is 10 out of 10.
eoin, age 15, from limerick, Ireland, on 28th August 2005. Rating: 10/10
it was the best book of its kind i've ever read.its totally unique and i cant wait for his third book.
Joel Duncan, boy, age 12, from lancashire, United Kingdom, on 26th August 2005. Rating: 10/10
I can't find anything wrong with this book at all. the tense moments in the book really makes it a fantastic book. my favourite part of the book is when the spook is telling tom all the bits about being an apprentice it fascinates me. i live in lancashire i found it intresting to hear about the witches on pendle hill. my overall rating is 10 out of 10 and i would recomend it to annyone. the book is perfect all the tension throughout the book makes it the best book i have ever read.
Naomi, girl, age 13, from Northampton, United Kingdom, on 6th August 2005. Rating: 10/10
I absoloutly loved this book. It's well worth reading whatever age you are. I read this book because I thought the cover looked good. It turned out to be much better than I expected. It is impossible to guess what will happen next in the book, if you do guess, you're always wrong! I didn't find it that SCARY but it had me on edge almost all the time! Watch out J.K Rowling and Anthony Horowitz, a star has been born! READ IT NOW!
Deborah, girl, age 13, from Alicante, Spain, on 2nd August 2005. Rating: 8/10
It might have a few spooky bits and the end of a charachter was quite strange, but it is a great book.
Thomas Ward, boy, age 19, from London, United Kingdom, on 22nd July 2005. Rating: 6/10
I only bought this book because the main character has the same name as me (all the way down to the middle initial), and while it was clearly not aimed at an older reader, I quite enjoyed it. Worth a look into if you're under 14.
Naeem, boy, age 15, from Bolton, United Kingdom, on 15th July 2005. Rating:
I loved this book, it was so spooky. Joseph Delaney really brings the characters to life through his vivid descriptions. Did anyone else notice that on the cover of the book the spook is actually holding his staff in his right had instead of left?
