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This is my third Justina Ireland book & I cannot get enough! I love her twist on things! Great story & not too scary for younger readers. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is fantastic.

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ktdakotareads's review against another edition

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hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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clarabooksit's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

Well crafted from beginning to end, this is a thoughtful, satisfying read. And Ophie is such a fantastic character: a thinker whose determination carries her through grief, surprise and confusion. She’s curious, observant, lonely, loves to read, and is a little resentful but never unkind.

I also loved how Ireland built the world around Ophie, using relationships, places, and movement. A silent mother, bullies for cousins, cookies and gossip from cook, the motions of going up and down stairs, a dusty attic, salt and iron in her pocket, the side of town that makes Ophie feel safe—it’s so good! Likewise, history gives this story so much nuance and presence, especially amongst the ghosts who embody it.

This is a great book with a fantastic lead, an intriguing mystery, and impeccable world-building. I listened to the audiobook, which is read by Bahni Turpin, and I loved it.

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naomiysl's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

SO so amazingly deep. I'ts not that common to find such a heavy set of topics handled so well and gently without minimizing their depth in the least. The last 3rd of the book features a slow build to disaster that becomes more and more inevitable, tension drawn out masterfully. World building is entirely on-point, both for historicity and for the fantasy elements.

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writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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bookishandjoyceful's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense 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

5.0

5 ⭐ Alert!!!!! I listened to this book through @libro.fm and truly loved this book and all of its twists and turns. Thank you @libro.fm for this ALC! This is Justina Ireland's debut Middle Grade novel and it was a hit! I will definitely be looking into her other books that she has previously written because of this book! Ophie is a young girl who finds out she can see ghosts. What she doesn't expect is that this is a very complicated gift to have, and while Ophie and her mother move and work trying to make ends meet Ophie comes into contact with many ghosts who reveal a mystery about Daffodil Manor where they are working. The mystery and twists and turns ensue throughout the entire book up until the very end! This was a phenomenal listen and I look forward to more middle grade novels by Justina Ireland!

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