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A review by alexampersand
Say I Boo by Morgan Spellman
4.0
A fun little read! I really enjoyed the characters and diving into their lives and relationships (especially the relationship between Abby and Lucas), although at times I did find myself falling into assuming they were late teenagers rather than the 26 year olds they apparently are (not particularly helped by one of the ghosts literally referring to them as "adolescents")
I also really liked that Abby had experience with grief and was grappling with processing and moving on over a long period of time - something that felt very real and human, and not like a lot of media where characters tend to just put things in a box and move on once that particular story is told.
My only other gripe was with the reveal at the end... when they realise why they didn't work out who the ghost was, and it comes down to a pronunciation misunderstanding - maybe I'm just overlooking something obvious but I just can't figure out in my head how the two words could be confused...
But other than that, it was a really fun and engaging read, and I'm looking forward to book 2 next year!
I also really liked that Abby had experience with grief and was grappling with processing and moving on over a long period of time - something that felt very real and human, and not like a lot of media where characters tend to just put things in a box and move on once that particular story is told.
My only other gripe was with the reveal at the end... when they realise why they didn't work out who the ghost was, and it comes down to a pronunciation misunderstanding - maybe I'm just overlooking something obvious but I just can't figure out in my head how the two words could be confused...
But other than that, it was a really fun and engaging read, and I'm looking forward to book 2 next year!