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The Clackity by Lora Senf

8 reviews

thebiblioboo's review

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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

As an adult reader who will read anything I thing sounds even mildly interesting, this little middle grade book surprised me. It had far darker themes than a book with the age suggestion of 10-12 would be thought to have. So I really feel this one would be better for more mature readers in that age range. But also for older readers. The book is built around the story of a serial killer, after all. Imaginative, dark, but fun, I really enjoyed this one and that surprised me especially considering I was afraid I'd find it too simple and geared towards someone much younger. A good Halloween read.
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p_ivy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

There was no shortage of otherworldly concerns in Blight Harbor, mainly because it was the seventh most haunted town in America (per capita).

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! 

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katiefronk's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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antimony's review

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adventurous dark mysterious
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

evie lives in the seventh-most-haunted town in america, and is no stranger to ghosts and spirits. but when her aunt goes missing in the abandoned slaughterhouse at the edge of town, evie has to face her fear and go in to save aunt des from the ghost of a notorious serial killer.

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 !!!!
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nerp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • 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

This book has so much heart. The spooks are REAL—great age-appropriate horror that is truly creepy. The grief and anxiety rep is fantastic, and Evie is such a wonderful protagonist. (Waiting for the Des/Lily lesbians tbh.) great for fans of Gaiman’s MG! Stand-alone but leaves room for future stories in this world.
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rachelunabridged's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • 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

found this to be a fun lil read. as an adult, i'm not the target audience + i wished there was a little more to this read. however, i know i would've loved it when i was a kiddo so i rated it accordingly. really enjoyed the vibes of this story even as an adult tho! reminded me a lot of coraline, which is one of my favorites.
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larkken's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
  • 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

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megj23's review

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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