A review by xabbeylongx
The Sad Ghost Club Volume 3: Find Your Kindred Spirits by Lize Meddings

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.5

Spoilers Ahead: 
Once again, Meddings has passed with flying colours, with the third book in the series of ‘Sad Ghost Club’. A beautiful series of books, and I’m really hoping that there will be more soon? 
We follow SG, Socks and Rue as more ghosts turn up to the club! They ask what the other sad ghosts need help with, and one of them, Benji, tells them he’s performing in town soon, and he would like support. They all are so excited to support him, and they get to work right away. Rue starts to make posters, and stickers, and suddenly that consumes their life. They’re so desperate to be liked, and to not let anyone down, that they start to overwork themselves. They skip on their therapy, de-piroritise their homework, and they keep offering to do more work for them. Socks is worried about them, but SG says they wouldn’t say they could do it if they couldn’t handle it (anyone struggling with mental health knows that is a massive untruth), and they keep on going until Rue breaks, after realising one of the names on their poster is wrong. They go home and they get into bed, and they stay there, thinking they’ve messed everything up. SG and Socks call Rue’s Grandma, and tells her that they are struggling, and then Rue gets the help they need. 
Rue opens up to them, and tells them that they have been experiencing grief after the loss of their father. They all work it out, and they go to Benni’s gig to help support him. 
Okay, I adore how the books all follow on immediately from each other as if it’s a new chapter, no time in-between, and I love the fact that each book focuses on a different character. First SG, then Socks, and now Rue! I’m hoping to see more from Benji next, and I’m really hopeful we get to see some more of the ghosts and their mental health struggles. 
Additionally, the characterisation is perfect in this series, and so is the plot and the art, all of it is just perfect. And Socks… well, Socks is my little baby. I love Socks so much. And Rue, my beautiful ghost, their character arc is pure and amazing, and, arguably, the best one so far. I love the fact that they discuss grief in this book, and how it contributes to the mental health struggles that are already there. It’s beautiful, it’s lovely, and I adore the friendships that are blossoming and being created in these books. I also love the fact that not only is it normalising asking for help in these books, it’s also normalising letting a loved one know if you’re worried about their mental health. A lot of people would find this invasive, and I can see why, but it’s mostly done with the best intentions, and I love that! Read it!! :) 
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