Edit 1/31/23: Uh, was anyone going to TELL me they turned this fantastic series into a Netflix show or was I supposed to find out myself on Google?!
Hey kids, wanna scary book? No, seriously, this book was brilliant, and scary, and fun! I loved it! The relationships between Lockwood, Lucy, and George is so much fun to watch evolve. In this story, there has been The Problem, and suddenly ghosts and spirits are out of control. Even more unfortunate, children are the ones who suffer most as they can see them clearly and are the most affected. So what do you do? Put those kids to work as ghost hunters! Find the source of the hauntings, contain that item in iron, problem solved. Right? Easier said than done. And shame on you adults for putting your children through such risks! It's sad, but true. These children are hired because they're the only hope of solving the surplus of hauntings, and there are major companies and corporations they can work for. Lockwood decides business is better when smaller and run by he and George (and later Lucy).

This book was wonderful in making the young characters act and react to situations exactly the way someone their age would. If you have tweens solve a violent haunting, problems will occur, and unfortunately they have to face adult consequences.

The scary parts in this book are probably the best I've read in a while, and I'm including Dean Koontz in this opinion too! It's not violent or gory, but Stroud knows how to create a chilly, suspenseful atmosphere! Hooray for great books! I love it when I find one!