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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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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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hunkydory's review against another edition

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emotional fast-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? No

4.0

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kathryn2's review

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

This is one of the first coming-of-age stories I really enjoyed. The book is well written, with small foreshadowing to keep you interested and wanting to know more. The characters are likeable with interesting backgrounds, and how everything tied together at the end was really enjoyable and satisfying. Sometimes I found it hard when the main character was reflecting on more of his recent memories; I had a hard time connecting why they were related to what he then talked about in his childhood next. The beginning was a little slow but it picked up about a quarter of the way through and kept my interest throughout. A great, quick read.

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imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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ghouligan's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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maddycumerlato's review against another edition

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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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