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thebiblioboo's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
p_ivy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The place was empty, but it felt full. Like when you walk into a vacant room but you just know someone was there a second before.
It wasn’t fair that evil people should get to hide behind wide, friendly smiles.
We will call her Pretty Penny, and she will call us The Clackity.
I felt a little like Dorothy on the yellow brick road, except instead of a golden path, I had a wide field of scratchy black grass and a gate.
I love her a lot. She’s not you guys, but she’s wonderful. She saved me when you guys… when you left. She saved me from being alone, and she saves me from myself sometimes too. So now I have to save her. It’s my turn.
Evie went through a lot to save her aunt! This book was really adventurous, eery, and sad at times and kept my attention the entire time. I really felt for Evie when she spoke about her parents or her missing aunt. You could just feel her grief but it didn't make the book feel too sad. I love all of the illustrations throughout the book as well! I would love to watch this as a limited series or movie one day! Middle grade horror delivers every time!
🍂🎃
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
antimony's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
i loved the use of a slaughterhouse as the setting because they are SO untapped as a creepy location for pretty much anything. i can think of 3 pieces of media involving a slaughterhouse and one is this book one is a fantasy-ish book which isn't horror and one is the song july, july! by the decemberists (i REALLY wanted to make a progress update for this book involving the chickens how they rattle chicken chains but i couldn't get it to work. the cows and piggies how they rattle cow and piggy chains? does not have the same ring.) i also loved evie's journey through the seven houses -- i just really like houses i don't know but it felt rather fairy-tale esque and i really enjoyed that.
i wish there were more illustrations though :( its like. the illustrations are so good when they're there and i feel like there were 10 max. having more illustrations has NEVER hurt a book !!!!
Graphic: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent
nerp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Body horror
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
rachelunabridged's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
divadiane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Murder, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders
booksanddopamine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I love a fast-paced book, but here I felt thrown into the other world quite fast. I wanted to explore the town of ghosts in the "real world" more.
I'm not entirely sure why but I started to lose interest in the quest when navigating the seven houses. Maybe because it felt too formulaic to me? (I saw one reviewer refer to the book like a video game with distinct levels the protagonist has to defeat to proceed to the next which may be what my issue was).
Of course, this is entirely subjective and I think that middle graders who love spooky books that aren't too scary would enjoy this one.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
larkken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders
megj23's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body horror
cassielaj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The truths of this story are numerous and beautiful. Grief, love, anxiety, strength, and self-assurance are just a few subjects that Lora Senf explores so beautifully as she introduces readers to Evie and Blight Harbor. With creepy creatures, wacky witches, and a swarm of protective swallows, Senf rounds out this powerful story and speaks truths that really resonate. This is one of my favorite books I’ve read in a while.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Murder
Some of the characters and scenes described in this book could be frightening for some audiences