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tealex's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
taty_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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? No
3.0
A story that takes you on an adventure. Ghosts, ghosts speakers, ghost hunters, monsters and more. Fun ghost adventure and romance. I liked some parts and some parts I didn’t care for. But it was a decent read.
yona260's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
marie_reads_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kimcat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.25
books_ergo_sum's review against another edition
adventurous
1.0
This book was about a cartoonishly insensitive teenager who can see ghosts (but we weren't supposed to think she was insensitive?) going on some wacky adventures with her highschool "enemy". Who had just become a ghost.
But themes of death and grief? Nahh. The theme was more: 'I don't care that you just DIED. If my mom finds out about this, she's going to KILL me' 🥴
It was giving Nickelodeon teen show circa early 2000s (particularly the canned laugh track).
And then I just disliked everything else about it:
• The world building was thin AF. Normally, I critique a fantasy setting by calling it "liminal" —but this book literally called its fantasy world the "liminal realm." And I hated it with every fibre of my being.
• Holy villainous monologues, Batman. There was an episodic structure to this plot that had our MCs battling bad guys every few chapters. But not before each and every bad guy pontificated about their evil plans for a few paragraphs.
• I don't think I've ever read a book with this many too-convenient and nonsensical "twists"?
• That romance plot was a jump scare.
And this book couldn't decide if ending a ghost's existence was a good thing (an almost gratuitous number of ghosts were unalived in here) or a bad thing (the whole point was to help our ghost high school "enemy" guy)? The cognitive dissonance of all the characters was getting to me.
Oh well, can't win them all. This cover is really pretty tho.
But themes of death and grief? Nahh. The theme was more: 'I don't care that you just DIED. If my mom finds out about this, she's going to KILL me' 🥴
It was giving Nickelodeon teen show circa early 2000s (particularly the canned laugh track).
And then I just disliked everything else about it:
• The world building was thin AF. Normally, I critique a fantasy setting by calling it "liminal" —but this book literally called its fantasy world the "liminal realm." And I hated it with every fibre of my being.
• Holy villainous monologues, Batman. There was an episodic structure to this plot that had our MCs battling bad guys every few chapters. But not before each and every bad guy pontificated about their evil plans for a few paragraphs.
• I don't think I've ever read a book with this many too-convenient and nonsensical "twists"?
• That romance plot was a jump scare.
And this book couldn't decide if ending a ghost's existence was a good thing (an almost gratuitous number of ghosts were unalived in here) or a bad thing (the whole point was to help our ghost high school "enemy" guy)? The cognitive dissonance of all the characters was getting to me.
Oh well, can't win them all. This cover is really pretty tho.
leonor88's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
iwi's review against another edition
3.0
I thought it was cute, there was a lot of fun parts and the characters were good But it read more like Percy Jackson level than 18yos, for most of the book they felt much younger and then they would say something and it would be like ohhh yeah.
I thought the ghost stuff was well done and I'm so happy with the end. I especially liked the line about America pretending it doesn't have any ghosts and it meaning more than just the actual ghosts. 10/10 moment.
The part where they kissed in front of everyone suddenly, it made me want to die. Like pls just tell them you're friends, you're dating. My skin was trying to escape to another dimension.
I thought the ghost stuff was well done and I'm so happy with the end. I especially liked the line about America pretending it doesn't have any ghosts and it meaning more than just the actual ghosts. 10/10 moment.
The part where they kissed in front of everyone suddenly, it made me want to die. Like pls just tell them you're friends, you're dating. My skin was trying to escape to another dimension.