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Pirates' Curse by Susan McCauley
4.0
Blog post: https://amysbooknook.co.uk/2021/03/04/ghost-hunters-pirates-curse-my-review/
Alex, the psychic, is back again in this second novel in the Ghost Hunters series. Pirate’s curse is centered around an ancient pirates curse that will continue to terrify patrons to Lafitte’s Blacksmith shop bar, if left unchecked. Thankfully for the owner, psychic in training, Alex, is on the case with his best friend Jason, and wannabe paranormal investigator cousin, Hannah. Not to mention the help of a friendly ghost cat, Onyx, who I absolutely fell in love with whilst reading this book. As they come to investigate what was thought to be a routine haunting, Alex and his companions come to realise that the ghostly haunting’s of this building run a lot deeper than anyone could have thought, and it is up to the three of them, to solve the mysterious behind the curse of the long lost pirates treasure.
Once again, Susan McCauley’s writing was engaging, witty, and heartwarming. This is an excellent coming-of-age story, and I loved every character of the main trio. I especially connected with Jason’s loyalty, patience and enthusiasm, it caused me to feel those exact emotions towards the main character throughout the story. The ghosts were extremely funny, and well realised, and the mystery surrounding the entire book was well thought out and full of suspense.
Conclusion: I would definitely recommend the Ghost Hunters series to any middle grade reader who is wanting to branch out into the paranormal genre. It has horror aspects without being too scary. If you love pirate stories, ghosts, and adventures then this is definitely the book for you!
Alex, the psychic, is back again in this second novel in the Ghost Hunters series. Pirate’s curse is centered around an ancient pirates curse that will continue to terrify patrons to Lafitte’s Blacksmith shop bar, if left unchecked. Thankfully for the owner, psychic in training, Alex, is on the case with his best friend Jason, and wannabe paranormal investigator cousin, Hannah. Not to mention the help of a friendly ghost cat, Onyx, who I absolutely fell in love with whilst reading this book. As they come to investigate what was thought to be a routine haunting, Alex and his companions come to realise that the ghostly haunting’s of this building run a lot deeper than anyone could have thought, and it is up to the three of them, to solve the mysterious behind the curse of the long lost pirates treasure.
Once again, Susan McCauley’s writing was engaging, witty, and heartwarming. This is an excellent coming-of-age story, and I loved every character of the main trio. I especially connected with Jason’s loyalty, patience and enthusiasm, it caused me to feel those exact emotions towards the main character throughout the story. The ghosts were extremely funny, and well realised, and the mystery surrounding the entire book was well thought out and full of suspense.
Conclusion: I would definitely recommend the Ghost Hunters series to any middle grade reader who is wanting to branch out into the paranormal genre. It has horror aspects without being too scary. If you love pirate stories, ghosts, and adventures then this is definitely the book for you!
Quarter to Midnight: Fifteen Tales of Horror and Suspense by Darcy Coates
4.0
I’ll be honest with you all… I will probably be somewhat bias in this review as Darcy Coates is one of my all time favourite authors. However, with that being said, I will try to be as subjective as possible! Quarter to midnight is a collection of fifteen short stories based around horror and the supernatural. Even though, I don’t normally go for short stories, I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. Every story was incredible spooky, and there was a common theme in many of the stories that involved mannequins that move don their own whenever you weren’t looking (which frankly will now terrify me for the rest of my life…). If you’re looking for some quick spooky reads at night, I would definitely recommend Quarter to Mindnight!