This is what I said when reviewing the book upon first release, and there's no reason to change my mind:-

Strong and compelling, this is a good start to a dark fantasy series for the under-twelves. Corpse, as she calls herself, is a ghost, possessing a wax body she’s made for herself, and haunting three male witches on an island spooked away from all human recognition, just offshore from a town the witches have been draining of all joy for far too long. She knows one thing – she cannot leave the island, unless it is to go to her Death Proper – the stage after being a ghost. She also knows that the mainland is where she would find the secrets she craves – her original identity, parents and even her name, all of which flushes from your mind when you become a ghost. When, by hook or by crook, she finds the evil witches are on the hunt for something they really should not be able to get their hands on, she realises she must enter the chase for it too – bringing her right into the peril of their company, if not worse…

To an adult reader, perhaps too much of this is too obvious, and guessable – we can practically tell what the doodad is, and this beat and that are too clearly foretold. But the rest is still sparklingly fresh and different, and the target readers will not get too many clues about the great surprises to come in these pages. They will love the conviction and thought that has gone into the expression of the lore here – you never doubt the magic (although having to narrate a quatrain every time you want to use a spell is a bit time-consuming, I’d’ve thought) nor the ghostly side of things. And neither do you ever lose track of the humanity within Corpse – yes, we are rooting for a dead person, a Golem-like formed body, with bits of stone for teeth and an as-yes-unresolved quest for the perfect ears to stick to her head.

It does suffer here and there from not being original enough, and the usual thing of the baddy having the worst goons, for no logical purpose. I’m also left wondering why the heck it is that this is the third if not fourth book I’ve read for this audience to feature a lighthouse this year alone. But rest assured this certainly has a lot of its own flavour, and is a fine calling card as a debut novel. A strong four stars.

This is a very well-written book about a girl ghost seeking some answers about her identity. It is fast paced and heartwarming amid its rather eerie premise. There are bits that might be a tad disturbing to younger children, so might be better for UKS2 students.