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Ghost Wood Song

Erica Waters

3.74 AVERAGE

ericaah's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaysbookgallery's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

haleybutworse's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous 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: Yes

the mystery and fantasy/supernatural elements were really captivating, but i think the love triangle took away from the story and characters as a whole.
i liked each element independently (sarah/shady and shady/cedar) but it felt like there was something missing within all the different relationships, friendships included (orlando, rose, kenneth)
i think it added so much to shady’s character development and story, but i wish we could’ve had that same depth in everyone else

amasthesia's review against another edition

4.75

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

laurenbookishtwins's review against another edition

4.0

I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you kindly to HarperTeen for my review copy.

Ghost Wood Song is a fantastically atmospheric southern gothic novel. It's creepy and heartfelt at all the right times. There's ghosts, murder, dark familial secrets, and a grief-stricken protagonist. There's a lot of family dynamic here and it's very well done -- messy at times, but hopeful and inspiring too. There's a lot about forgiveness in here too. We have sweet, kind romance, and a bit of a love triangle between Shady, her best friend Sarah, and a boy named Cedar. We have on the page bi rep (Shady) and on the page lesbian rep (Sarah and Rose).

There was just something that didn't quite make this a five-star read for me. I think maybe it's because the group didn't gel so well. They're just there, but not really there, you know?

Full review to come.

sskinner155's review against another edition

4.0

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Atmospheric with Appalachian ghost stories and a nod to old folk and bluegrass music. Loved the mystery and felt some nostalgia for a teenage love triangle.
Great for spooky season.

smugsnail's review against another edition

5.0

This book was riveting and I couldn't put it down. Waters has a magnificent way with prose, making it beautiful and real but without bogging down the plot progression unnecessarily. Shady is an engrossing character. I wish her friends got some more page time, but that is probably my only quibble.