The spookiness is created skillfully, in part by odd details such as Wink's shorthand (such as calling her younger brothers and sisters "the Orphans") and best friends who dress alike in black skirts and striped socks, finish each other's sentences, and talk in unison. The ambiance vacillates nicely between soothingly calm and spooky, so that the calm sections almost lull readers (and characters) into a false sense of security. The novel also plays with ideas of gender. The points of view are so well formed, we almost don't need the characters' names at the beginnings of chapters to know who's narrating. A fun romp for readers who like a good scare, this eerie novel is also a beautifully told story, and, like most fairy tales, it’s a bit unbelievable in places.
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