melsbookshelves03 's review for:

The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates

2.75

mysterious fast-paced

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This was fine. I have an arc of the third book and so wanted to read the first two first. Read the first one and had mostly positive things to say about it. This one follows the same formula of ghost story that is solved by the end with running mystery in the background that is largely ignored. I wish we got more answers in this one. I also felt like reading the first one before this one was entirely unnecessary since this one sums up the first book within like five sentences. This one picks up directly after the first one and I think that is a detriment to it. These characters have had no growth and are quite frankly forgettable. If I didn’t have an arc of the third one, I probably wouldn’t read it but since I already have it and it’s fairly short, I might as well read it. If you’re looking for a mystery that involves a ghost but nothing that really stands out about the story then I think you’ll like this series. I also do think it would be a good series for someone younger to get into light horror reading if they’ve never done so. Would probably have really liked this series in middle school.