medhinianand 's review for:

Ghosted by Amanda Quain

2.0

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Honestly, the one word I'd use to describe this book is underwhelming. Ghosted is a Northanger Abbey retelling centered around Hattie, a 17 year girl in the midst of college applications who does not believe in ghosts. After her father died four years ago, the magic of the world seemed lost to her. Enter Kit Moreland, a boy with a ghost-hunting passion who Hattie gets thrown together with at school, who could change her life. Honestly, for majority of this book, I felt like there was no plot to this book. It felt like going thorough the motions, and there was no driving force. Also, for all the focus on ghosts and ghost hunting in the aesthetic and marketing of the book, there was hardly any of that in the actual book. The relationship between Hattie and Kit grew so quickly that it felt forced, and the antagonistic characters of this book were so blatant. The writing was a lot more telling instead of showing, and that took a lot away from the book. I was initially quite excited for this book, but it just felt like such a forced read in the end. There was hardly any build up in any character and the conflict resolution felt like a simple way to tie up loose ends. The conflict itself felt quite forced, because there wasn't any driving force to the book. I would likely not recommend this book to other people.