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A review by luftschlosseule
The Haunted House by Annabelle Sami
3.0
Zaiba befriends the new girl in school and is invited to what has to be one of the oldest houses in the city. She discovers that mysterious things have been happening, and that there is talk of ghosts. How fortunate that Zaiba is a detective and more than willing to take on this case with her friends!
This might be the third installment in a series, but you can get into it without any prior knowledge. We're roughly told what happened before, in bits and pieces here and there, avoiding a boring info dump.
The setting is gorgeous: In an old manor, at a house warming party which will be followed by a sleepover. I loved how diverse the cast it, Zaiba is no token minority person. Every character had their own story to tell.
But let me be honest with you, I have a thing for old houses. Especially if they come with secret compartments and hidden rooms. I'd love to go there exploring myself.
The crime as such was pretty straightforward and my strong suspicions about the culprit's identity proved to be right. But I had a fun time with this, and am sure that especially younger readers will have some, too.
If you look for a middlegrade book with an American-Pakistani main character, look no further, you found it.
The arc was provided by the publisher.
This might be the third installment in a series, but you can get into it without any prior knowledge. We're roughly told what happened before, in bits and pieces here and there, avoiding a boring info dump.
The setting is gorgeous: In an old manor, at a house warming party which will be followed by a sleepover. I loved how diverse the cast it, Zaiba is no token minority person. Every character had their own story to tell.
But let me be honest with you, I have a thing for old houses. Especially if they come with secret compartments and hidden rooms. I'd love to go there exploring myself.
The crime as such was pretty straightforward and my strong suspicions about the culprit's identity proved to be right. But I had a fun time with this, and am sure that especially younger readers will have some, too.
If you look for a middlegrade book with an American-Pakistani main character, look no further, you found it.
The arc was provided by the publisher.