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Ghost Roast
by Shawneé Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The artwork for this book was so cute! Chelsea’s family had the cutest nose.
Chelsea’s trying to desperately fit in with two, sometimey friends and hide her dad’s ghost-hunting business to no avail. I still think her friends sucked big time and couldn’t put up with those two sneak-dissing me all the time. But they did have some depth. They weren’t completely bad and some part of them genuinely liked Chelsea. You could tell they were insecure high schoolers and acting out because of it.
I liked the story and the New Orleans setting. New Orleanian history plays a large role in the ghosty business here. At first, I thought it was certainly a choice to have the Black lead crushing/attracted to a slave master’s son though, of course, he’s got abolitionist beliefs. I’m immediately put off by those types of dynamics, but the basis of this is pretty integral for the plot. Because… Subverted. Oliver’s passing and actually the son of a black man, unbeknownst to him. The book doesn’t skirt around the implication of slavery and acknowledges Chelsea’s uncomfortableness with Oliver’s connection to it.
The ending wrapped up nicely with a bow though I didn't care how they tried to reason with Oliver's raggedy uncle. Even the lady had to tell them the man was too far gone in racism to make any change. Boo hoo, you're a forgotten Confederate soldier, and people like your abolitionistic nephew better (and I saw those shoujo flowers – you cannot hide from me! <3) I’d read more from the authors. I feel like there could be more entries in this story – a whole series.
Chelsea’s trying to desperately fit in with two, sometimey friends and hide her dad’s ghost-hunting business to no avail. I still think her friends sucked big time and couldn’t put up with those two sneak-dissing me all the time. But they did have some depth. They weren’t completely bad and some part of them genuinely liked Chelsea. You could tell they were insecure high schoolers and acting out because of it.
I liked the story and the New Orleans setting. New Orleanian history plays a large role in the ghosty business here. At first, I thought it was certainly a choice to have the Black lead crushing/attracted to a slave master’s son though, of course, he’s got abolitionist beliefs. I’m immediately put off by those types of dynamics, but the basis of this is pretty integral for the plot. Because…
The ending wrapped up nicely with a bow though I didn't care how they tried to reason with