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Released while shopping on Better World Books. Supernatural sweepstakes.

This book arrived safely in Delphi through BWB as part of the INTL Amazing Supernatural sweepstakes - Round 27!

Thank you very much gaboyd, I appreciate your persistence to make a book to finally come my way. This one seems quite up my alley too!
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Fingers On The Back Of The Neck: And Other Spine-Chilling Tales
A collection of 11 scary stories about murder, aliens, ghosts and desolate places. The stories are written by Margaret Mahy, Uri Orlev, Charles Mungoshi, Susan Cooper, Roberto Piumini, Klaus Kordon, Eiko Kadono, Paul Biegal, Kit Pearson, Bjarne Reuter and Jordi Sierra i Fabre.

Of course this is a collection for children/young adults, so I'm not the target age, but the blurb makes you expect some darker and scarier stories. I guess it depends on one's expectations, but I was kind of disappointed, because spine-chilling tales these are not, on the contrary often they are too soft or sugary.

Margaret Mahy, Fingers on the Back of the Neck 7/10 The story is kind of predictable and too didactic for my liking, although decent enough.

Uri Orlev, The Song of the Wales 7/10 This is a nice fairytale featuring a very sweet relationship between grandfather and grandson and the special abilities they share. There are some other weird minor threads in the story too. Nothing scary at all here.

Charles Mungoshi, The Mountain 6+/10 A decent story, a bit too poignant for my liking. Again I was hoping for some supernatural element or some subtle horror, but nothing really happens...

Susan Cooper, Ghost Story 6+/10 Again a bit too didactic for my liking, but at least this story has some slight supernatural activity to show.

Roberto Piumini, Don't Read This 6+/10 Some kind of metafiction touch and a very poignant commentary on human nature, but nothing really paranormal or what I'd expect from this kind of book.

Klaus Kordon, The Ravens 7/10 This story features some of the traditional fairytales' traits and it was well-written but not exactly scary.

Eiko Kadono, The Mirror 7/10 An interesting premise, although a bit confusing sometimes. Again the child-reader's perspective is strong and the text a bit too poignant.

Paul Biegel, The Ivory Door 6+/10 Another fairytale, decent and well-written, often witty, but still a fairytale. Not really a scary story.

Kit Pearson, The Eyes 7/10 This story is slightly darker that the others of the book, there is some irking ambiance, but again it gets too didactic and poignant towards the end.

Bjarne Reuter, Grandfather's Clock 7/10 Yet another sweet faitytale featuring a grandfather and grandson. A couple of weird moments and some adventures lead to a predictable ending.

Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Uninvited Guests 6+/10 A decent little story with a witty twist at the end, but too short and not scary.

All in all, a fine book to pass the time but not something I would revisit.

The book got itchy feet again and wants to continue its travels, so off to Scotalnd it goes along with a few other books. And then... Who knows?

Good Luck little book and Don't forget to write your news from time to time!

This has arrived safely in Edinburgh for its next adventure. Watch this space!

Set free in the Little Free Library. Happy reading!