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janagaton's review
4.0
I liked the 2nd installment better, but the humor stayed true in this one, and I loved the discussions about life and death towards the end. I love the friendships within this series as well as the unique settings in each book. In this one particularly, I appreciated the role tarot cards play into the story. I dont typically read nor enjoy middle grade but this series is an exception for sure!
astronautbee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Even though my first encounter with Schwab wasn't an instant click, I've been falling in love with literally all of her books ever since. And one of the series I fell in love with is this series about Cassidy Blake. Which is some sort of miracle. Because if there's one thing I'm terribly afraid of, it's ghosts. And this series is all about ghosts. And if we talk about ghosts, then there has to be a book taking place in the city of New Orleans.
Like so many people I only know New Orleans from The Originals, but the way Schwab describes it really gave me the same vibe. I could feel the history. I could see the layers of history on top of each other. A city broken down, build again, broken again and build again. I loved how Schwab used this for her own mythology. How the world beyond the veil, where the ghosts relive the last moments of their lives, also consist of layer upon layer upon layer.
On top of that Schwab managed to come up with another exciting and thrilling plot. It was quite different from the stories we read in the first two books, but maybe the scariest of all. We've seen our world, of course. We've seen the world beyond the veil. But we haven't seen where the dead are supposed to go. In this book Schwab is giving us a small glimpse of that world and how to get there. And I've never been so afraid to lose characters in a middle grade as in this story.
Because all those characters have a place in my heart. Cassidy, because she's an amazing little girl. Curious, afraid and yet not afraid to run into danger, always willing to help and a big heart. Lara, who's really clever and clearly an old soul trapped in the body of a teenager, but without whom our other two characters who have died three times already. And of course Jacob, a ghost, but maybe most of all the best friend a girl can wish for. I'm gonna miss them now the series is over. For now.
Like so many people I only know New Orleans from The Originals, but the way Schwab describes it really gave me the same vibe. I could feel the history. I could see the layers of history on top of each other. A city broken down, build again, broken again and build again. I loved how Schwab used this for her own mythology. How the world beyond the veil, where the ghosts relive the last moments of their lives, also consist of layer upon layer upon layer.
On top of that Schwab managed to come up with another exciting and thrilling plot. It was quite different from the stories we read in the first two books, but maybe the scariest of all. We've seen our world, of course. We've seen the world beyond the veil. But we haven't seen where the dead are supposed to go. In this book Schwab is giving us a small glimpse of that world and how to get there. And I've never been so afraid to lose characters in a middle grade as in this story.
Because all those characters have a place in my heart. Cassidy, because she's an amazing little girl. Curious, afraid and yet not afraid to run into danger, always willing to help and a big heart. Lara, who's really clever and clearly an old soul trapped in the body of a teenager, but without whom our other two characters who have died three times already. And of course Jacob, a ghost, but maybe most of all the best friend a girl can wish for. I'm gonna miss them now the series is over. For now.
whatsslilareading's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
spookybooback's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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? N/A
4.5
megold12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
zaiiify's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0