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The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

4 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Details:
Narrated by Corey Brill
Unabridged

July's pick for Horror Summer Camp.

This was a fun read. It reminded me of Goosebumps and Spooksville. It felt super nostalgic of 80's summer camp horror and it channeled that really well.

The uncle was such a loveable odd-ball. I would have loved to have summers like that, as a kid, although I don't deny the local legends would have terrified me at the time.

Being a short book, I didn't notice how long the chapters were, at first, but when I noticed this, I felt like each chapter felt like a shorter story within the book and that amplified the serial tone of Goosebumps it had me thinking of, that I enjoyed. 

The last 5% shook me. It was so sad and I couldn't help casting my mind back to all the adventures that had happened in the book and being in awe at how cleverly crafted the story was.

A much lighter (to begin with at least) pick than June's read for the Horror Summer Camp. A fantastic read with the nostalgia and melancholy of Summer as a kid imbued inside, and more depth to it than you may initally expect.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, and Grief

laurenvoice's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book reminded me of The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike and The Body by Stephen King, mixed with Gravity Falls.

The Saturday Night Ghost Club was a sad but enjoyable read. Each chapter includes a different legend or mystery that the Saturday night ghost club investigate, with the actual true story behind them being emotional. Knowing Uncle C has Lex and his family around him gave this a hopeful but bittersweet end. And it is sweet knowing Jake has Billy as a friend for life.

The Saturday Night Ghost Club was not what I was expecting. However, it is the type of book that will stay with someone for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child death, Cancer, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Car accident, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

secretcistory's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

i loved the idea. however the writing was just too slow and too much added to it that was boring. i wasn’t hooked by it, but really enjoyed the reveal. wish it was more about that 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

adinie's review

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, and Car accident