A review by paper_of_hemlock
What Walks These Halls by Amy Clarkin

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

What Walks These Halls is a delightfully dark and charmingly queer story about closure, grief, bad coping mechanisms, and, of course, ghosts! The Lady, as well as the members of PSI, all embody the worst ways people cope with betrayal, loss, and the terrible feeling that you are no longer good enough for the people you love most. I read this book in half of a work day because I simply could not put it down. From the moment I started reading, I could not stop. The whole cast has a grip on my heart, and I found myself drawn into their minds, their thought patterns, their reasonings. The cast got me hooked, and the Lady kept me reading. Amy is a master of balancing tension with comedy, and of angst with romance, and I simply could not put this book down. Everyone needs to read this book if they like ghosts and gay people.
(As an aside, Éabha and Raven are my favorite characters, those girls delight me)