A review by maryreadsandsips
Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro

4.0

I am a big fan of Laurie Notaro's nonfiction writing, but I was sorely disappointed by her previous fiction novel, There's a (slight) chance I might be going to hell. However, I still wanted to give Spooky Little Girl a chance, because the premise looked promising and engaging. I've read other reviews critiquing the implausibility of the plot, but Notaro is writing fiction here, and isn't trying to make ghost school sound believable. She did, however, do an excellent job at making the characters and relationships perfectly believable. I didn't really connect with the protagonist until about 1/3 of the way into the book, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. Notaro truly wrote a page-turner-- I just wanted to find out the story behind Lucy's demise and why things fell apart so quickly before her death. Even funnier than I'd hoped, and I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging and heart-warming this story is. I'm glad to see a great fiction novel from Notaro, and am looking forward to more!