The Ghost Mirror

Jamieson Wolf
eTreasures Publishing (2007)
ISBN  9780974053776
Reviewed by Ian McCurley (13) for Reader Views (9/07)

The story begins when Mave, a red-haired, black-eyed 13-year old girl is being criminally ignored by her parents and is taken to live with her grandmother.  Her grandmother lives in a sprawling house on top of a hill.  The house is populated by not only Mave and her grandmother, but also many ghosts.  She befriends one of these ghosts, and one night, Mave is called to the attic to discover that her ghost friend is being kidnapped by a mirror.  Jumping into the mirror after her, Mave finds herself in another magic-filled world in a town called Elements.  She discovers that she is a witch and is hated for it.  She also discovers that the town of Elements is only populated at night, and that during the day, the sinister Mr. Lavender is stealing children and eating their souls. 

“The Ghost Mirror” is creative and dark.  It has a distinctly Canadian writing and editing style.  The storyline flows, but leaves several plot holes.  The characters are creative but lack depth. 

“The Ghost Mirror” is for readers 14 and up who enjoy reading about witches and like fantasy.  “The Ghost Mirror” is very dark.  I enjoyed it because it was a light and captivating read.

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