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The Girl from the Sea

Molly Knox Ostertag

4.0

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hannah Green and Her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence

Michael Marshall Smith

3.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Definitely for fans that lean more towards Terry Pratchett-esque fantasy: a lot of ruminating on the ways of the world, people and how messy things can get with those two. It's decently written and can carry off its tone well, though I think a few things got jumbled up lore and mechanics wise on my end, simply because I was reading through it very quickly.

The Fog Diver

Joel Ross

2.5

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery

Mary Amato

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I absolutely love the play format of this book. Gave it a nice sense of identity, along with all the great slam poetry we are treated to. May only get four stars from me, since it didn't have those five star vibes, but it gets a 10/10 for ghost anarchy.

Specter Inspectors

Kaitlyn Musto, Bowen McCurdy

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nightbooks

J.A. White

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Perfect for fans that find themselves in the middle of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. An effective horror story for middle graders that isn't especially gruesome, but still engaging. Highly recommend for any reader beguiled by the scary side of stories.