The Crowfield Curse

This is an astonishing book to read. The suspense and mystery almost killed me but at the same time sent wonderful shivers flowing done my spine like a river. A real page turning thriller.

This book is brilliant so far. I chose this as my free book because it looked awesome - and it is!! It's descriptive, funny and sometimes sad. Read it!

Magical and mysterious

An awesome book. At the beginning it makes you think it is going to be normal and then it gets really good. Can't wait to read the sequel!

This is a brilliant read.........Lots of thrills a real page turner.

This book is captivating and full of suspense. Pat Walsh lets the characters and setting come to life on the pages. Brilliant book!

The Crowfield Curse is a great book and i suggest anyone who likes an adventure book and also a bit of mystery.

I think that this book is fantastic! I have read it 3 times! from the beginning of that book i thought that it was really interesting. I love that book!!!

I thought the crowfield curse was very interesting as to the way the author put the words on the page. The thing i liked about the book was that it was set back in the olden days which made it ten times more interesting. I hope it becomes a film and hopefully another book to follow on.

The book was good. I haven't read all of it yet but so far it's scary. I liked the book so far I haven't read it in a long time because I play my PS3 a lot more now besides that it's good. so far my favourite part is when William goes into the hollow and keeps on thinking he's being watched.

I really enjoyed crowfield curse, it was a scary but an adventure book for me, I thought it would be hard for me to read but once I got into the book I understood the story and what was happening. i would recomend this to people who like an adventure. Thank You Pat Walsh !!!! :)

I really enjoyed this book. I think that the book was very interesting. I would recommend this book to everyone. It is a tricky book but I like a challenge, that's why I picked this book. Thank you for this book... booked up!! :)

i loved my book because it was scary and i like scary books. i read it in bed and i love the last bit of it because it is happy.

The book starts with young William helping out a Hob who had got stuck in a trap and broken his leg. The story really begins when William takes the Hob to Crowfield Abbey to see Brother Snail about the injuries. William's parents died in a fire so William has had no proper education and is used as a servant.

My only criticism is that there is no evidence in the book to indicate that it is the first of the series and sometimes the pages can drag on and get really boring. Apart from that the book is ok but I wouldn't consider reading another one as this isn't my type of book. I would recommend it to people that like a bit of action and mystery in a book but not too much.

It's about a boy called Will who lives in the abbey, and one day he goes in the woods to get some wood and he hears a call for help, so he goes to see what's happening, and he sees this creature no bigger than a cat. and it starts talking to him so he releases it from the trap and Will insists in taking him back to the abbey. So they go to the abbey and he put the hob in this shed to keep him safe. Will goes looking for Brother Snail who's a monk to see if he can help him so he shows Snail the hob.

this book is grea ! i would give it 4/5! the mystery is great! i would recommend this ok to no younger than 9 but no older than 16.

It is a book of magic and mystery. It is a brilliant book to read. It is a very thick book but it is worth the reading to find out the way the mysteries unravel at the end. I would recommend this book to people who love a big book to read.

I liked, not loved, the book. it was interesting but not so interesting. so i would recommend it if you like blood and scary things because it starts like that.

I thought this book was very effective. The characterization in this book was like SO TOTALLY AWESOME DUDEEE

I thought the book was a bit scary but funny as well. I like the author Pat Walsh. I have read some other books by Pat Walsh and enjoyed them very much.

it was amazing, I recommend this to all. I read it over and over not being able to stop. I want to read the next book.

It was a little scary and exciting! i really enjoyed it and I will probably read it again, it was really interesting and has a lot of description.

I thought it was a good read and i liked the imagination of the hob. My favourite character was the hob as well.

This book is about a boy named will who was made an orphan when his family were killed in a fire. He was taken in by the monks and was looked after in return for work. He found a small creature - it was a hob and he was caught in a trap in the woods with a broken leg. will took the hob home and asked his family to help the hob. He was being tracked down by the dark king will William survive?

The Crowfield Curse is now my new favourite book, I love the way Pat Walsh has combined good and evil together.

Although i didn't get this as the BOOKED UP book i had read it before. A really good book. A boy goes to live at an abbey, one day whilst collecting wood in the nearby forest he finds a mysterious creature caught in a trap. He brings it back and keeps it in secret, letting only one of the monks know - one that was particularly good at healing. The creature warns him of a Angel which some other people are searching for. I won't give any more away. It's a really amazing read - a bit of scariness, bit of action, bit of an adventure.

it very interesting, but very wordy in some places but i think that adds a good realistic texture to it. i think i'm about a quarter than away though. i will deffo keep reading because i'm finding it very spooky and extemely well written.

I loved this book! It was one of the best books I have ever read!

i love this book. the best book i have ever read in my life. i cant stop reading it, it's awesome. it makes me feel like i am in the story, i could smell sweat from somone's palms and could feel nothing but fear.

I loved this book - it was scary, sad, happy and sometimes funny. My favourite characters were William and Brother Walter (the hob). I thought the hob was cute and cuddly and quite wise as well. When they dug up the angel, I was quite scared and when the Dark King killed the animals I was really sad. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who is a confident reader and likes a scary read.

The book is great! It's action packed but it has a great storyline. My favourite character is the hob as he is sweet. I would recommend this book to my friends but it can be a bit confusing.

I think this is great, it is so exciting it makes me want to read more and more

this book is really good when i am at home i always don't stop till i get to sleep but it is really good but the scary part is where the man william saw some pairs of eyes and then the thing popped out the dark but the poor creature was hurt

Crowfield Curse is one of the best books I have ever read. It is full of adventure and excitement. My mum and I are reading it every night and we are hooked. Some times it has been quite funny and we have had to read on especially when the hob is hanging on to Will's ears.

This book is about a boy called William, whose family died in a terrible fire, yet he survived miraculously. After that he had to live in a monastery with eleven monks who took him in, as long as he helped. One day he was out getting wood for the fire and as he trudged through the woods he came across an injured hob stuck in a trap. He can't just leave it there so he brings him to the monastery to be tended to. Since then his life will never be the same…

There are 2 main characters. One is a human boy, which is believable because one can see a human boy at least everyday, yet the other main character is a fantasy creature, which is not exactly believable. It is the opposite of a human boy; rather than seeing it everyday, one never usually comes across such a thing.

My favourite character is the hob. I like the hob because it’s unusual and interesting to understand how it acts and the way it thinks. I have felt sympathy for the hob, when it was trapped and it could not do anything about it, to save itself.

My favourite part of the book is when William has to get rid of the trap that had already harmed the hob, and the only place he can think of where nothing could be hurt by it, was a place where evil lurks and no sane person would enter, The Whistling Hollow. My least favourite part of the book is when William is telling the reader how his family perished in a fire. It makes me feel sorry for William.

I would recommend this book to someone because it is a very good book. If I had to recommend it to a certain type of person, I would recommend it to someone who likes a book that puts him or her on the edge of their seat waiting to see what happens next. I would give this book a: ☆☆☆☆

This book is about a boy named William Paynel who lives at an abbey. One day he finds a fey in the woods called a ‘hob’. Soon after he learns that an angel was shot and killed near the abbey, and buried there. When the two warring fey factions bring their battle to the abbey, Will has to help them find the angel, but what for? Can he trust them?

The story takes place in the winter of 1347 at a country abbey, with woods nearby. The atmosphere is kind of dreary and dark, but with no real political or natural tension. The theme may seem kind of strange: kind of fantasy horror, but unlike most other similar books, it takes place in medieval Britain, which is a fun twist. The characters are well described, and also fit the dreariness and fatigue that you would find in medieval monks.

My favorite character is probably the hob, who uses funny uneducated words such as nangel (angel). The main character is Will, who is only described as being 14 years old, and having untidy blond hair. Will is a likable character, who, like many heroes, gets caught up in something much bigger than what they thought they would have to deal with, and finds that they are very good at bullying baddies.

Verdict: Main character lives at dreary old abbey, finds hob in woods, finds out about stiff angel, tries to bring peace to fey factions. GOOD STORY!

a leper, a hob, a fay, a mysterious rumor, a dark king, a dead angel, and a boy who mysteriously was saved from a fire, all equal up to a mysterious and spooky book that you can NOT stop reading.

it was amazing

This book is about a secret that affects a lot of different people and creatures. William is the main character. He is believable because you feel like you know him. The author created William like he really exists. He is sensitive and caring about people and animals. Shadlok is a secondary character. He is believable because he is human-like and he can talk. He is not believable because he has magical powers. The hob is also known as Brother Walter. The hob is as believable as any imaginary character can get. He has a lot of human traits like he is very sensitive and he can talk. He also has a lot of animal traits. The hob is not so comfortable at the start with William. Most animals would not be comfortable with a human they do not know. He also has fur and a tail. Brother Snail is believable because he is a monk and he does all the religious things that monks do. Brother Snail is also not believable because he has the gift of sight; that is he can see things that others cannot. The hob (i.e., Brother Walter) is my favourite character because he had the best character development and I thought that I knew the hob the most. I also liked him because he was sometimes funny and said words differently.

My favourite part of the book was when all the animals that the Dark King killed came back to life. I liked this because it made me feel so happy. William was also so relieved because it was difficult for him to see the animals die. My least favourite part of the book was in the middle, when Master Bone came to the Abbey. I felt that the story was very confusing and hard to follow at this point.

I would recommend this book to people that like mysteries. I would not recommend this book to people that are looking for an action packed story because this one is a little slow going.

The crowfield curse by pat walsh is a brilliant book. it's about an orphan called william paynel who is living in a stone church with no heating (they only have fires). His life had a terrible start (it will probably make you cry). Poor will has a very boring life and disgusting food made by a cruel cook. His life has the same old routine but when master bone and his dangerous servant come there is one seceret too many that william knows about. what do you think will happen - read it and find out.

The story is about a young teenager called William. He lives in a abbey. His parents died when he was little.

the crowfield curse is about a young boy named William who was taken in at an abbey by some monks after a terrible accident. When he is thirteen he is forced to do chores and work for a roof to sleep under. He does not find this a great way to live and he dreams about being a musician. Soon everything changes when he befriends a strange creature called a hob, and is soon discovering secrets about the past...

The main character is william and he is filled with hopes and dreams about the future. he is very believable because you find lots of young people in the same situation as him. However there is some parts where he is not because there is magic involved. My favourite character is the hob beacause he is a magical creature and he gets things wrong which is quite funny.

My favourite part in the book is when william meets the hob because William saves him and that is a quite nice way to start a friendship, and it is the first time the hob comes in to the story. My least favourite part in the book is when William remembers his parents' death because it is quite sad and it makes me feel a bit sad as well.

I would recommend this book to people that like mysery as well as adventure books - happy reading!

This book is called the Crowfield Curse. It's punchy, exciting and wha'ts more, you'll completely wish it was true. This book is about a 14 year-old boy called will. He lives in Foxwist abbey next to the forest. The abbey is one beautiful place, with magnificent towers, stunning gardens and many other things, not to mention the monks. he forest however is not that great for it's got fortold tales of hob men that used to live in that same forest of Foxwist, but when Will stumbles upon one of these wretched creatures caught in a trap he disposes of the trap in the hollow and now the curse has been inflicted. It's only a matter of time...

This story is about a boy called Will who rescues a mysterious creature from a trap in the woods while collecting firewood. What will does not know is that when taking the hob back to Crowfield abbey he is letting himself into danger and a whole new world of creatures.

Will has lived at the abbey since his family died in a fire and is used asa servant for the monks. The year is 1347 and somone has died and been buried only this is something people thought could never die. The hob and two unwelcomed visitors who arrive at the abbey know all about it. Jacobus Bone, a leper was once a fine musician, one of the best . His servant is Shadlock a scary and sinister creature with terrible icy blue eyes (very unhuman like) and long silver hair. They are on a journey to find something and Will thinks it has something to do with an old legend.

This legend is strange and spooky and as Will meets other funny creatures he soon realises things were not as simple as they seemed at the abbey. Will starts to bring together all the facts with the help of the hob and his favourite monk Brother Snail who helped to heal the hob after being trapped. It seems that life at the abbey will never be the same well at least for Wll.

This book is a complete success but the ending was the worst part. This book is probably aimed at 10 and over because some of the words can confuse but its quite a simple story. A page turner and a really interesting book!

i love this book because it is about a boy called will who finds a creature and he helps it. he lives in the abbey and beneath the abbey is a grave, a mysterious grave.

the story is about a boy who works at crowfield abbey. two people come to stay because they want him to help them dig up an angel's corpse. which they believe to be still alive and will heal master bones' illness. the main characters are william paynel, the hob (brother walter), shadlock and master bone.

This book is cool! My favourite character is the 'hob' because he is really interesting and mysterious!! My favourite part of the book, is the part where he's in the forest, it builds up so much suspension, it makes you really want to know and find out more. I would soooo recommend it to someone - they would love it!!!! I would give it a 5 out of 5!!!! :-D

'The Crowfield Curse' is a thrilling tale set in the 1300ths - about young 'William' who finds a strange and ugly creature known as a 'Hob'. What on earth will he do with a hob?! And what about the mysterious curse? Join William and find out the terrible secret. An amazing book for children of 7 - 9 years old, however it is a quite boring book for anyone over 9 years old, but I'm sure younger children will love it.

crowfield is a spooky but cool book. It is a spine shivering story and it had really dragged me into reading it.

i love this book. this was not my type of book but it was very interesting and i enjoyed reading it.

I think that this book is magical and exciting for a reader because I think that it's realistic with the author putting lots of thrills and that's wonderful because the book is wanted to read more of the exciting thrills.

The reason why I think that its magical because it reminds me of a book or film called Spider Wick. So that's why I recommend this book to anyone who is in Year 7 or Year 8 and 9.

i chose this as my free book because it looked interesting and mysterious.

I think the Crowfield Curse is a very exciting and mysterious book. When i started reading it i thought it wasn't the book for me but when i read the first 10-20 pages i really enjoyed it! I haven't read the whole book so obviously i can't give a review about it all.

The book is written by Pat Walsh.The main character is called Will, he lives in this Abbey because his parents died a long time ago. One day he goes out to fetch some wood and suddenly he hears this cry.He follows the noise completly forgetting abot the wood, He sees this little hob stuck in a cage. There is blood everywhere. Will takes the hob back to the Abbey to get brother snail to help the him. Will notices he's forgotten the wood so he runs back and takes the cage as well so no more animals can get hurt Will decides to take a short cut home. Suddenly he hears these whispers, of course he starts freaking out. He carries on and ends up coming to this place hes never been before, he remembers hes been warned about this place. He throws the cage into a little pond and then the voice comes again and says something like. "This won't be forgotten, there wilol be more traps..." Will terrified runs.

This book is very gripping and mysterious. It has a lot of suspense in it. I think the author targeted this book to children aged 9-12. When i read this book there were times when i jumped because it was so spooky. The author really takes you to a whole different world. I would mark this book 4 and a half out of 5. My favorite part of the book is when Will enters the part of the forest he's been warned about, because it's really mysterious, exciting and scary. My favourite character is Will because he's so kind and caring and dares to do stuff he knows he shouldn't.

So far in the story I think that it starts very well. It doesn't give a lot of information about what is going to happen which leaves you wanting more... The Crowfield Curse is a fun and adventurous fantasy book, which includes many creatures and unknown life, adding exciting scenes to help make the book seem all the more real. As the story goes on you learn more about the characters and their home life, as well as learning about who the characters are, you find out about their thoughts and how they change as the suspense is built up. The way it is written makes you believe it is real and that you are seeing through the eyes of the completely original children's author Pat Walsh. I recommend this book to any child who enjoys new spooky and mysterious books.

i loved the book the whole way through. the magic and mystery intrigued me so i could barely put the book down. it had a little bit of unexpected gore but i still got to the end.

I think that it is really good and for me it's getting really exciting. I especially like that the angel is buried in somewhere that n one would dream of going, and that something good is in something evil.

It was a very good book and very interesting because of all the adventure and mystery behind it. i am very glad i chose this book and will keep it for life. Anyone who is chosing a book i say they should choose crowfield curse and i think pat walsh should be given a pat on the back ged it!

A good book that makes me want to read on.

I think that this book is amazing. I find that the description of certain things is incredible.

It is a good story but I didn't understand all of it. The book started off very good and very interesting but it wasn't as good as I expected.

I absolutely love this book. If i were in this book i'd be scared because it makes me jump right out of my skin.

I think this book is absolutely awesome and like it says on the cover this book is definitely a page turner!

I enjoyed it.

I think the crowfield curse is good so far, but is quite confusing in some ways. i've only been reading some of it but I don't really find it appealing for my age group.

I think this is a brilliant book! From what i read so far i think this an adventure story. The start of the book is really gripping so it made me read on. Once you start reading it's hard to stop.Tthis book is written with a lot care and thought. It takes me into an adventure with full of fun!!!

I think this book is a fabulous book, it tells a great story about a young boy that tells a desperate novel. It really does touch your heart at some parts. Even though it can be gruesome it is a FANTASTIC tale! You should read it!

The book i am reading is very good and interesting.

Very adventurous story and I was very scared about the scary hallow.

i thought that it was a very good book and i think that it is a good idea that the government does this kind of stuff because otherwise i probably would have never read this book.

I thought that the crowfield curse is a fantastic book to read, for those who needs a thrill.

It is an excellent book.

I really enjoyed the book because it describes the abbey where William lives really well. The author also describes William very well: a poor orphan servant with hardly any friends. The book is very unpredictable and mysterious because of the description of the settings in the story and the book gets really tense when something is going to happen. I chose this as my free book because it had a very interesting cover and it intrigued me. I would recommend this book to both girls and boys. Overall I think it is a very good book.

I think this book is really good so far because it is about a boy called Will who is trying to find an angel's grave with a injured Hob and a weird Fay.

I thought that this book had a really confusing start but by the time I had got past the first few pages then I was hooked on every line. I like books about mythical creatures and imaginative things so this book was something I thought I would have liked and I did. I loved the way the blurb told you about the story line but it didn't tell you everything. It was also intersting how it told about something that couldn't die and you automaticly start thinking what it could be and you don't get told what it is until later in the book.

I think so far what I have read about the book is good - it's a little bit scary but not wet yourself scary. It's a good book for boys and girls of ages 8-13 years old

I find the beginning very intresting. It has a build up that is very scary! I love it! The description is frightening, this book is a real page turner and i can't get enough.

I recommend it to anyone who likes a thriller and a scare. Not to anyone under the age of 9 it has a swear word in it and a fair amount of hard words. Here is my summary The story is about a boy named William and he is sent to Crowfield Abbey, after his house in Iwele got burnt down and killed his mother, father and the rest of the family that lived there. He was the only survivor and was brought to the Crowfield Abbey by a near by neighbour“Ohh how I long to back in Iwele” Prior Abbot the Abbeys leader took William in and raised him in the abbey. It would When Will is out collecting wood he finds a hob whose leg “My leg! Oh my leg, mylegmylegmyleg,my leeeeg.“ Gets caught in trap and is about to die. Will who is a kind hearted soul takes the hob back to Crowfield Abbey ,where Brother Snail the Abbeys ‘doctor monk’ can see the hob. But you need to have a special sight to see hobs and Will and Brother Snail have the sight. The hob stays in Crowfield Abbey and helps Will in every adventure he gets up to. But when two hooded strangers come and stay in the Abbey. William is cautious of them and tries to avoid them but it is William they are after . He knows a secret that is the secret of the Crowfield Curse. An Angel. “Nangle” As Brother Walter would say. Will is sent away to a hut in the woods where Shadlok one of the strangers comes to protect William from the Dark King who wants the secret too. Will William do his chosen tasks? Will he complete his duties? Can William defeat the Dark King? Read Crowfield Curse and you will find out!!

I read this book at school, it dragged me in from the start and I loved it!!! I think anyone who thinks they might pick this book - dont hesitate, it is an amazing book so go ahead.

This book is brillant, Iove the detail.

I love this book.

I like this book, it is wicked.

I think that The Crowfield Curse is a really good book because from the start of the book it really makes you want to read more and more of the story.

This book sounds very exciting. I can't wait to read it!

This book is a terrific read. The characters are really good and the story is creepy but magical. Can't wait to read the sequel!

wow it looks so awesome and immense, can't wait to get it!

i think it is a very good book because i love mystery stories.

This book sound really really good and i want to get it, but i would like to to read Z-Rex as well sooooo which should i choose??? :S

Looks very good and exciting, can't wait to read it. :D

I haven't read this book yet but know of people who have and I'm pretty certain it's 300 pages long so if you don't like a long book i suggest you don't read it. Anyway it looks really good and all my friends who have read it from libraries really recommend it so i will recommend it to you guys out there too!

i really enjoyed the book because it is action packed on every page, and some of the most suprising things happen!.

the title is great.

It looks good, i read the extract and can't wait to read it :)

Read the extract and hope that it is as good as that all the way through

the crowfield curse is about a boy named will, he's an orphan so lives and does jobs in a monestry. When Will finds a mysterious creature his life changes drasticly and he hears lots of rumours about an angel. The book is a bit dull to the start but is more enjoyable to the end. I think it needs a sequel.

I really enjoyed this book as it is full of dark magic and mysteries. It good for the imaganery type.

I liked this book because it uses the reader’s imagination and shows that maybe there is another world out there.

The description is brilliant, I love the detail. I like how it made you start thinking about Will right from the start.’