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starlitpage's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
“I suggest we go into business together. ‘Carlyle and Skull,’ we’d call it, or possibly ‘Skull and Co.’ Yes, that’s it, with a little picture of me over the door. I can see it now….”
➽ The Creeping Shadow is probably one of my favorite books in the series! Since Lucy left Lockwood & Co. at the end of the previous book, she's now living in a rundown apartment and taking on jobs on her own. The last case left her badly shaken and she's certain that she'll bring about Lockwood's doom, so Lucy decided to isolate herself from her friends. My heart went out to her, as she just found a safe place for herself, but she knows how reckless Lockwood has been with his own life recently. Now her only company is the Skull which is hilarious as ever and has never liked Lockwood to begin with. It's delighted with the turn of events and continues badgering Lucy to let it out so they can work together.
➽ Lockwood isn't gone for too long, as he approaches Lucy about a case again. She is determined to not work with him again, but makes an exception as the prestigious Penelope Fittes personally wants their help with the Brixton Cannibal. I liked seeing the tension between Lucy and her friends, as they have to work together once again and George isn't too thrilled about how things ended. At least Lucy is slightly less harsh on Holly this time, but there is still some tension between the girls from the last case. I loved how this book had another case about a haunted village that shed some suspicion on the Fittes and Rotwell agencies. Lockwood and his friends are contacted to check it out, but find soemthing more than they anticipated. Even Kipps ends up coming along. The ending was action-packed and finally gave us some insight into the Problem and what's going on with the bigger agencies!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Sexism
erebus53's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Here I am still dawdling through this book series (now at number 4) and I still don't like the main character. Here's a plot that I find engaging and relationships that are .. dysfunctional and messy.. and a cast that is woefully blonde despite the token brown girl, and all the horror and humour is based on people being fat.
It's woeful.
I really like the problem solving stuff and the world is fun. The survival and the ghost hunting is cool. The title character is swishy.. but it's almost embarrassingly cliché. The animosity and compulsive competition between characters makes it weird because even the buddies hate kinda hate each other... and any closeness between the two main characters is more like sappy girly crush stuff and trauma bonds, rather than any sensible relationship building.
Why am I still here? I really do like the setting. It's atmospheric and I like the spooky. I like the pace and the plot beats.. I like the problem solving and the uncovering of mysteries. I like the secret bad guys and the reversal of fortunes. The dreadful, evil buddy-character is ridiculous, and in this book you get a bit of a reveal about what the ghost might have actually looked like in life. And there is collateral damage! Named characters are starting to drop.. ok not Core characters.. but important ones.
The Co. part of "Lockwood &" is beginning to snowball. In this book yet another character is affiliated with the team.. previously a bit part is now sort of integrating into more of a recurring presence. The team are supposed to hate him, but I have kind of a crush... Lucy may be eyerollingly negative, but I don't have to share her view.
Fine.. there's only one more book left.. I might as well finish the series.. not just yet, but soon.
It's woeful.
I really like the problem solving stuff and the world is fun. The survival and the ghost hunting is cool. The title character is swishy.. but it's almost embarrassingly cliché. The animosity and compulsive competition between characters makes it weird because even the buddies hate kinda hate each other... and any closeness between the two main characters is more like sappy girly crush stuff and trauma bonds, rather than any sensible relationship building.
Why am I still here? I really do like the setting. It's atmospheric and I like the spooky. I like the pace and the plot beats.. I like the problem solving and the uncovering of mysteries. I like the secret bad guys and the reversal of fortunes. The dreadful, evil buddy-character is ridiculous, and in this book you get a bit of a reveal about what the ghost might have actually looked like in life. And there is collateral damage! Named characters are starting to drop.. ok not Core characters.. but important ones.
The Co. part of "Lockwood &" is beginning to snowball. In this book yet another character is affiliated with the team.. previously a bit part is now sort of integrating into more of a recurring presence. The team are supposed to hate him, but I have kind of a crush... Lucy may be eyerollingly negative, but I don't have to share her view.
Fine.. there's only one more book left.. I might as well finish the series.. not just yet, but soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
fyre_flies's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
growintogardens's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Much better than the last one, but the author really grinds my gears with the body shaming.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism
camiandkitread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
5.0
Like millions of other people, I watched “Lockwood & Co” when it debuted on Netflix and got hooked. Once I found out that it was based on a YA book series, I immediately put them at the top of my TBR.
“The Creeping Shadow” sees the tight-knit trio of Lucy Carlyle, Anthony Lockwood, and George Cubbins—and newest team member Holly Munro—splitting up.
After the almost fatal events solving the massive haunting in “The Hollow Boy,” Lucy was aware that she was no longer fully in control of her growing Talents and that she might get her friends seriously injured again—or worse. She removes herself from her friends and sets up shop as a consultant for and continues to make a name for herself while trying to regain control over her Listening.
Lucy agrees to work a case with Lockwood & Co when they’re hired by one of the most prominent figures in the psychic industry. After the job is completed, she’d intended to part ways with her old friends—permanently—but finds herself in need of their services when her haunted skull is stolen.
As they all work together to reclaim her sidekick, the teens uncover a conspiracy that could change everything the public has accepted about ghosts for the past 50 years...
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
chris_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Violence, Trafficking, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Gore, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Trafficking
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury