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Sunday, October 9, 2022

The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade #review #Halloween #YA #ghost #bookseries

About the book:

Alona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star… and newly dead.

Will Killian–Senior in high school, outcast, dubbed “Will Kill” by the popular crowd for the unearthly aura around him, voted most likely to rob a bank…and a ghost-talker.

My review:
High school is great when you are popular and not so great when you aren't. This book pits the two people, one from each group together via one tragedy, an accidental death. The unlikely duo meet when Alona dies and Will hears and see her spirit. Each of them learn about each other and work together to help other dead while battling their own demons.

Although this is a YA book and a bit campy at times, I did enjoy reading the juxtapose between the two characters. Each chapter was from the view point of one or the other and that made it more interesting or it could have really drug on.

I thought the characters were pretty well developed but as one might expect, there was a romantic interlude. I thought it could have been left out and just maybe hinted at the budding romance. There was also a hint of two minor character's lesbian relationship. It was so minor you could almost call it a blip and seemed meh to the rest of the story line.

I loved the ghosts and their personalities in the story and I can say though the few twist there were, I was taken a bit by surprise and that worked out well for the book.

The cover is very cool! Overall, a decent read and I think younger teens would enjoy.

I give this book 4 pumpkins.

Disclosure: I purchased this book for my own collections. The view here is 100% my own and may differ from yours.

~Michelle, Reading Authors Network

Where to find the author:

Amazon

Saturday, October 8, 2022

Olivia and the Haunted Hotel by Jodie Shepherd #Review #ghost #Imagination #pigs #Halloween #Childrensfiction

About the book:

On a dark and rainy afternoon after school, Olivia and her friends decide to play "hotel". Olivia's brother, Ian, keeps insisting that the hotel is haunted. Everyone else thinks he's joking, but when things take a spooky turn, and strange noises can be heard all around, Olivia and her friends start to wonder whether a mysterious ghost really is haunting Hotel Olivia!

My review:

This book is based off of a TV series of Olivia. Kids get a chance to have a little, and I do mane little, Halloween spookiness when Olivia, the main character, decides to have her own hotel. She does everything that a hotel owner would do except one very important thing, play with her brother. But her hotel is not haunted...or is it?

Although a simple book in illustrations, this book is a great emergent reader book with complex sentences. I loved reading how Olivia had a room especially designed for each of her guests. Even though her guests thought it was haunted, she made them feel okay about wanting to stay there. What are friends for after all?

I will say if you are looking for a "spooky or Halloween" book, this is not it. Younger kids will like it as it does have a "ghost" but older children will probably think it corny. In any case, still, a cute book.

I give it 3 Halloween pumpkins.

Disclosure: I obtained a copy of this book for my own collections out of a Little Free Library. The review here is 100% my own opinions and may differ from yours. ~Michelle, Reading Authors Network

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Ghost Hunters #Series by Susan McCauley #ghost #Middlegrade #paranormal #Halloween

Bones In the Wall

Ghost Hunters Book 1

by Susan McCauley

Genre: Middle Grade Paranormal Mystery

Twelve-year-old Alex may have lost his ability to play sports, but he gained the ability to see ghosts.

Now he must figure out how to put a malevolent spirit to rest -- or die trying.

Once an athlete and popular kid, Alex is in a terrible car accident that severely injures his hip and

leaves him with a rare power: he can hear and see ghosts. All Alex wants is to be normal. But when a

vicious spirit begins haunting him, Alex must accept his unwanted psychic powers and work with his

best friend and his paranormal investigator cousin to solve the mystery of bones in the wall and put

the ghosts in the house to rest. If he fails, he’ll lose his family and friends to a gruesome fate.

Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall is the first novel in the heart-pounding Ghost Hunters middle-grade

horror series.

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Book Trailer:

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Pirate Curse

Ghost Hunters Book 2

In this ghostly and fast-paced adventure, twelve-year-old Alex must use his psychic gifts to speak

with pirate ghosts to solve the curse of an old pirate hangout—if he fails, his best friends could be

trapped there forever.

Ghosts are commonplace in this dark and exciting world, and the psychics who deal with “the

Problem” are rare. Apprentice psychic investigator Alex and his two best friends embark on their first

solo case to discover who’s haunting an old New Orleans pub. They battle ferocious winds, driving

rain, and raging spirits to put a pirates’ curse to rest.

Ghost Hunters: Pirates’ Curse (Book 2 in the Ghost Hunters series) is filled with rich characters, spooky

moments, and lots of action-packed fun. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Stroud,

and Stranger Things.

Spirit Fire

Ghost Hunters Book 3

Who—or what—is causing the fires in the French Quarter? A little girl? A long-dead prisoner? An evil

presence calling to those beyond the grave?

In this spooky, fast-paced adventure, twelve-year-old Alex must fight smoke, flames, and ghostly

prisoners to stop whatever’s causing the blazes—before more lives are lost.

Swamp Witch

Ghost Hunters Book 4

In this spooky-fun mystery, thirteen-year-old psychic Alex and his paranormal investigator friends face

their biggest challenge yet: the hospital haunting. The friends are convinced that this surge of ghostly

activity is far more devious than the “experts” suspect—and that only the ancient magic of an elusive

swamp witch can put the ghosts to rest. Finding the witch means braving the Louisiana swamps full of

gators and snakes, but if Alex and his team fail, New Orleans could become a realm of the dead.

Book 4 in the paranormal mystery Ghost Hunters series is perfect for fans of Lockwood &

Co. and Stranger Things.

**Released Sep 13 th , 2022!!**

About the Author

Susan McCauley is a screenwriter and award-winning author of books for adults, young adults, middle

grade, and young readers. Susan fell in love with writing, theater, and film when she was eight-years-

old. That passion inspired her to receive a B.A. in Radio-Television with a minor in Theater from the

University of Houston, an M.F.A. in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California

(USC), and a M.A. in Text & Performance from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and King’s

College in London. Susan also studied acting at Playhouse West with Robert Carnegie and Jeff

Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day) in Los Angeles.

Susan has several short stories published, one of which, "The Cask", was made into an award winning

short film. "The Cask" was published in the Camden Park Press anthology Quoth the Raven, which

won Best Anthology of 2018 in multiple reader polls. In addition to her short stories, Susan has one

novella and four novels in print, as well as a feature length film in development. Many of her books

have appeared on the Horror Writers Association Recommended Reading List.

Susan loves travel, animals, movies, theatre, taekwondo, her family, and books (of course!)

Website * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads

Author Links

Website: http://www.sbmccauley.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanBMcCauley

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusanBMcCauley

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanbmccauley/

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-mccauley

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Susan-McCauley/e/B00UR3A5BO

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14241524.Susan_McCauley

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