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rosasparks's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
5.0
rachel_from_avid_bookshop's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
While Karen Strong's previous two middle grade books have had ghosty elements, The Secret Dead Club is a full-fledged haunted ghost story. After Wednesday Thomas moves back to her mom's hometown in Georgia she realizes she's not the only middle school girl who sees ghosts. This exciting mystery uses themes of friendship and grief to help the reader know themselves better. This story masterfully includes (what can be seen as) delicate topics such as getting your period or how emotions can manifest physically in your body to create an extremely relatable and readable book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
peachyteachy's review
2.0
This book was very poorly laid out. There were so many allusions to previous incidents I thought there had been a previous novel. The content was also very intense and I would be very cautious about recommending it to anyone under 12. I liked the personalities of the characters and the diversity shown.
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