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anneenichole's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
blairboureads's review against another edition
1.0
I never write reviews, but this book was bad enough to warrant one. Just…oof.
This is like Ready Player One with a much, much less satisfying prize at the end. It’s like the author couldn’t decide who she wanted to be the main character so she tried to give all of them depth and life and the end result is just a convoluted mess. The same goes with the plot points - it was trying to tell 3 different stories and not even one of them was compelling.
And the ghosts?! What ghosts! I’m appalled that the title of this book has “talks to ghosts” in it. There is extremely little ghosts and way too much fluff. This book took me ages to get through and the pay off was not worth it. I should have DNF’ed.
This is like Ready Player One with a much, much less satisfying prize at the end. It’s like the author couldn’t decide who she wanted to be the main character so she tried to give all of them depth and life and the end result is just a convoluted mess. The same goes with the plot points - it was trying to tell 3 different stories and not even one of them was compelling.
And the ghosts?! What ghosts! I’m appalled that the title of this book has “talks to ghosts” in it. There is extremely little ghosts and way too much fluff. This book took me ages to get through and the pay off was not worth it. I should have DNF’ed.
cmcmurry's review against another edition
1.0
1/5
Dull, formulaic, unoriginal. Knock-off Wednesday Addams and the asshole rich guy she likes for some reason have a predictable “adventure”. In its defense, however, it’s possible it gets better halfway through, since I couldn’t actually get through the whole book.
Dull, formulaic, unoriginal. Knock-off Wednesday Addams and the asshole rich guy she likes for some reason have a predictable “adventure”. In its defense, however, it’s possible it gets better halfway through, since I couldn’t actually get through the whole book.
kaceybriann's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
eezurek's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.25
njdarkish's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars, because this book feels like Kate Racculia spied on me to write this book. A Venn diagram of things and I love and the things the characters in this book love are basically a perfect circle. I love these characters, I love the mystery, the Poe-inspired game, and the voice of this book. It's uncanny how perfectly this book is for me.
bhnmt61's review against another edition
5.0
Tuesday Mooney researches potential donors for a hospital in Boston. When a man dies at their biggest fundraiser of the year, she and the entire city find out that he has left a treasure hunt behind, open to anyone. Tuesday and her friends take up the challenge. If you’re looking for a suspenseful page turner about people racing against time and each other to find a treasure, this is not that book. If you’re looking for a horror book with creepy conversations with the evil dead/undead, this is not that book. If you are looking for a book about a bunch of misfits dealing with grief and the strangeness of life, with non-stop absurdist loopiness and dead pan humor, this IS the book you’re looking for.
I loved this book. It is completely loony tunes, but it doesn’t shy away from deeper issues. It has a couple of slow spots, and maybe one too many moments of soul-deep realization. And it goes on too long after the climax. But other than that, this is easily in the top five books I read this year, as I sit here typing this on New Year’s Eve. I try to do my goodreads ratings based on not much other than did-I-enjoy-it, and by that standard, this is a 12-star book. Especially recommended for word nerds.
I loved this book. It is completely loony tunes, but it doesn’t shy away from deeper issues. It has a couple of slow spots, and maybe one too many moments of soul-deep realization. And it goes on too long after the climax. But other than that, this is easily in the top five books I read this year, as I sit here typing this on New Year’s Eve. I try to do my goodreads ratings based on not much other than did-I-enjoy-it, and by that standard, this is a 12-star book. Especially recommended for word nerds.
catherine_hopper's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Enjoyable story about a scavenger hunt created by an eccentric, wealthy man before he died. Good cast of characters with some unexpected plot twists, but I just didn't love it. I found it strange that the main character spent a lot of the book talking to her dead best friend from her teens through a Ouija board, and I also wanted to see a couple of remaining mysteries wrapped up.
mrsdori_p's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
natalie_is_reading's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this book! Just like the back of the book says, very Westing Game core.