Lynnie
young adult, fantasy
Cassidy can see dead people. She has been floating between
the worlds of the dead and the living since she almost died in an accident
nearly a year ago. She has an undead best friend and her parents,
ironically, are famous ghost-hunters—too bad they never seek her assistance.
When her parents embark on an international TV show production, she is taken
with them to Scotland to hunt for ghosts.
Amy's Review
City of Ghosts is a charming tale of a teenager trying to make the
best of her crazy situations. The setting and background of Cassidy’s story were
engaging even though there was not much conflict, concern, or suspense until
the last quarter of the novel. I enjoyed the ride anyway. I think Victoria Schwab’s
creativity is really wonderful. I also appreciated all the Scotland references
since I’ve been there and could easily picture many of the places described.
This novel, geared for a younger audience than I typically enjoy reading, was
fun. I hear it’s being made into a TV series and I think that might work out
well. However, I’m not sure I’ll read more novels in the series since it is
more for middle schoolers.
The audiobook narrator, Reba Buhr, has a fantastic
repertoire of voices and really tries to the get the accents right. (She
doesn’t always succeed but is very close.) Her voice acting is also terrific. I
thought she was perfect for this novel. I give her an A-.
Lynnie's Review
City
of Ghosts was a cute book for middle grades, particularly those
readers that like stories with a creepy edge, that never get so scary
you have nightmares.
Having recently read Schwab's adult novel,
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, I'm not surprised that her YA fiction
is enchanting. I really enjoyed the character of Cassidy Black,
her best friend Jacob & the cast of characters in this book as
Cassidy tries to understand why she's able to walk between the worlds of
the living and the dead. Schwab is incredibly creative and crafts a
world that is both vivid and believable, even in its fantasy.
It's
an easy read for adults, and no doubt a lot of fun for younger readers-
I'd definitely recommend it to the middle grade readers in your life.
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