SuitabookThe beasts of Clawstone Castle
Eva Ibbotson
- Reading
- This offers a chance to gauge comfort before the enemies enter the story.
- Themes
- Protecting the cattle: The rare cattle living on the castle grounds are threatened, and the children try to save them. The plot makes the herd's future a central concern, but the book's wider treatment of animal protection is unclear.
- Unusual ghosts: The book addresses unusual ghosts; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The ghosts include a bloodstained bride, a person with a rat-gnawed chest and a girl sawn in half. The cattle also face a terrible fate, and the children encounter sinister enemies.