Friday, October 23, 2026

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 23: The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde

The local Dollar Tree had three more books in the Creepers series a few weeks. I bought the first ten last year and posted about them then. The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde is the eleventh book in the series. Aiden Walker and his parents just moved to the Waterwheel Farm. Already, he feels like an outsider, and he feels worse when he gets bullied on the first day at his new school. He finds a like-new well on the new farm and starts wishing ill on his tormentors. Bad things start happening to the bullies. Only Aiden can see the like-new well since others like his new friend, Jacob, and his parents only see an old well.

Before long, the vengeful ghost of a long dead witch named Spite reveals herself to Aiden. She has the ability to control water and ice. She wants revenge on the town that put her in the well. It's up to Aiden and his new older friend, Stephen, to stop her.

Fast paced with some good moments. There were some spelling and grammar errors, which makes me wonder if there was a proofreader. I still highly recommend reading it and gave it an A- overall.


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