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The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

5 reviews

allisonstockslager's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief and Child death

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

ericaw212's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

It’s not a life changer, but it’s a great quick read with mystery, reflection, and coming of age. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

emmaruth223's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence

maddycumerlato's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This is such a great read! As a Canadian girl, I was shockingly comforted by how authentically Canadian this book was, and will forever remember Craig Davidson as an author who can make me feel at home in a book that has literally nothing to do with anyone like me. 

Jake and his family live in Niagara Falls, AKA Cataract City, where nothing happens unless you make it happen. Together with his uncle Calvin, Jake’s personal paranormal guide, and new kids in town Billy and Dove, The Saturday Night Ghost Club is born to explore nearly forgotten mysteries in this sleepy town. 

Everything about Davidson’s description of Niagara Falls (even the gross parts) makes me feel like i was wrapped in a blanket. It was so easy to get lost in this town and feel as though I belonged there with the Bakers and the Yellowbirds. The characters in the novel were sweet and perfect for a coming of age, especially Jake, the awkward protagonist trying to understand friendship, love, and family all at once. 

I was stunned by the level of thought put into Calvin’s backstory.

Who could have thought that the zany bastard could turn out to be such a heartbroken man who’s experienced so much loss thay he couldn’t bear to live with it, instead projecting it unconsciously onto mysterious stories of people long past?

But all characters had real depth and were joys to live with over the course of the book!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child death, Dementia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder

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