4.18 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
funny 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
adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective 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
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4.0

This was an excellent graphic novel that kept me reading and finishing in one sitting. Perfect for middle school and up

The colors!!!! 
adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
adventurous informative mysterious 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: No

I'm so surprised I haven't seen more buzz around this book, this read was incredible!!! Every single character is so loveable and multidimensional, I didn't dislike a single character (minus that one guy at the end but that's a given LOL). Chelsea's parents were phenomenal characters, they really balanced the line between being good parents while also being fun and engaging characters; I loved that her mom was a historian and her dad was a ghost hunter. 

Also! All the lore around the former plantation turned mansion! I loved how upfront the authors were about the history of plantations as well as showing young readers a bit of light in the history of New Orleans, all tied together with a healthy dose of the supernatural (Roman the cat is the BEST ghost bar none). 

This is one of my  new favorite graphic novels and I'm so glad I picked it up on a whim at the library, knowing not a single thing about it!

"Tell me you'll meet me in the garden" 🌺🌸🌼

"I suppose I'm dead anyway. What have I really got to lose?" 👻💀

"Now what's this about Chelsea seeing a boy?"
"Um, I guess you could technically call it seeing, but not really... it's complicated."
adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
medium-paced

LOVED THIS. Picked this up for the concept (ghost hunters!) and stayed for the art, characterization, and societal critiques! I’ve really been enjoying juvenile graphic novels lately and I think it’s because they’re often that perfect balance of lightheartedness while still providing accessible social commentary. 10/10 would recommend for fans of ghosts and cute spookiness!