Reviews - The Screaming Staircase

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The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud

4.19 AVERAGE

sundaereads's review against another edition

4.0

Fun audiobook. I listened because I plan to watch the show. Already started book 2. It's a good YA fantasy ghosthunter series.

judgy_reader's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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: Yes

callipeterson's review against another edition

4.0

Oooooh so spooky. It was like if Sherlock was hunting ghosts. This was a fun one. I loved the extra spooky elements and it ends so well!

hannahpassno's review against another edition

5.0

in my rereading books i loved in middle school era

glitter_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s sooooo gooood and I’m sad this narrator didn’t do the rest of the serieeeesss

eebydeeb's review against another edition

4.0

this was great. middle grade fiction can sometimes cater ONLY to a middle grade audience, but this was not that. i loved how the dialogue just zinged off the paper, and how each character was so tonally different

kitvaria_sarene's review against another edition

5.0

I loved the Bartimaeus books. I thought "Heroes of the valley" to be a really lengthy and boring book, so I was rather torn when this new series started.

But I did love it! A lot of humor, a fresh idea for a plot, ghosts, another dash of humor, a lot of action and adventure and friendship.
Sounds like a perfect mixture for me!

This is YA 12+, so it isn't too complex. But if you like to read YA fantasy, than I wholeheartedly recommend this one.