booksandpops4000's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was a fun next book in this series. I really enjoyed that this book was a nice fall read and loved how this book dived more into herbie past, i also enjoyed the stark differences between herbie and vi that got explored in this book. It was book that had a different type of mysyety then previous books and one that i had a hard time predicitng. I am exctied to see how this series wrapes in in future books
jamie29's review
5.0
Wow!!!!
Okay this book is so amazing. I loved it so much. I was so glad too be back on Eerie-On-Sea again. This book had some plot twist in it dang. I dont want too say much because it is the third and final book in the series.
Okay this book is so amazing. I loved it so much. I was so glad too be back on Eerie-On-Sea again. This book had some plot twist in it dang. I dont want too say much because it is the third and final book in the series.
bexwalsh's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
beccarhubarb's review against another edition
4.0
*contains spoilers*
In this 3rd installment of The Legend of Eerie-on-Sea series we're one again following Lost-and-Founder Herbie Lemon and his best friend Violet Parma as they work together to solve yet another eerie mystery. Ghastly Night is approaching and the residents of Eerie-on-Sea are getting ready for their annual celebration. This year with the arrival of a theatre troupe and Calistra - who claims to know of Herbie's life before he arrived in the town - it's up to Herbie and Violet to save the town from the Shadowghast's grasp.
The friendship between the two main characters is something I really enjoyed reading about in this book especially. I liked how they had their disagreements but in the end they were there for each other when it really mattered.
Overall I really enjoyed being back in the world of Eerie-on-Sea with Herbie and Violet, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Thank you #NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
In this 3rd installment of The Legend of Eerie-on-Sea series we're one again following Lost-and-Founder Herbie Lemon and his best friend Violet Parma as they work together to solve yet another eerie mystery. Ghastly Night is approaching and the residents of Eerie-on-Sea are getting ready for their annual celebration. This year with the arrival of a theatre troupe and Calistra - who claims to know of Herbie's life before he arrived in the town - it's up to Herbie and Violet to save the town from the Shadowghast's grasp.
The friendship between the two main characters is something I really enjoyed reading about in this book especially. I liked how they had their disagreements but in the end they were there for each other when it really mattered.
Overall I really enjoyed being back in the world of Eerie-on-Sea with Herbie and Violet, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Thank you #NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition
5.0
We loved the first two books in this series. They were kind of scary, but this one feels a little different, as the author ties the supernatural element to a lamp used in a theater in Eerie-on-Sea, while the first two books featured creatures that were forces of nature, natural beings that resided in Eerie but weren’t inherently evil. In fact, in those books, other than figuring out his nemesis’ latest plan, Herbie’s biggest challenge was understanding why the creatures did what they did to be able to stop them, before others killed them.
In this book understanding the creature is indeed one of Herbie’s challenges, but the being featured in this tale is inherently evil and it gives the story a more horror / spine-tingly feel overall. Not bad, just different.
Eerie has an All Hallows’ Eve tradition of holding a puppet show called Ghastly Night to ward off the Shadowghast, a sort of nightmare creature that can steal your shadow, if you’re not careful. What happens once your shadow’s stolen is less clear.
Lady Kracken brings in a famous magician, Caliastra, to do the show in the dilapidated Theater at the End of the Pier, instead of the town’s Dr. Thalassi and Mrs. Fossil, proprietess of the Flotsamporium and sole vendor of manglewicks, a sort of mangled candle the whole town lights during the Ghastly Night puppet show to ward off the Shadowghast.
Herbie Lemon, the Nautilus Hotel’s Lost-and-Founder resident orphan, learns Caliastra knew his mother. She knew both his parents, however briefly, aboard the ship, the SS Nautilus, before it sank off Eerie and orphaned Herbie. And she offers Herbie a home. A “real” home. With her traveling show.
Or is it all smoke and mirrors, designed to get Herbie away from the hotel and relative safety, and set the stage for one of Sebastian Eels’ nefarious plans?
Yeah, I thought so too.
It turns out, Caliastra is controlling the Shadowghast with a silver orb inside a magic dragon lantern and she has big plans for the Ghastly Night puppet show. Including turning Violet against Herbie.
Or is it her plan – at all? Is it possible someone – very sneaky – is controlling Caliastra? Someone who’s already stolen her shadow? Someone like …Sebastian Eels?
I won’t spoil how the kids defeat him, again. Or what Herbie learns about his family.
Love the creepy feel to this latest book in the Eerie-on-Sea series.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
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In this book understanding the creature is indeed one of Herbie’s challenges, but the being featured in this tale is inherently evil and it gives the story a more horror / spine-tingly feel overall. Not bad, just different.
Eerie has an All Hallows’ Eve tradition of holding a puppet show called Ghastly Night to ward off the Shadowghast, a sort of nightmare creature that can steal your shadow, if you’re not careful. What happens once your shadow’s stolen is less clear.
Lady Kracken brings in a famous magician, Caliastra, to do the show in the dilapidated Theater at the End of the Pier, instead of the town’s Dr. Thalassi and Mrs. Fossil, proprietess of the Flotsamporium and sole vendor of manglewicks, a sort of mangled candle the whole town lights during the Ghastly Night puppet show to ward off the Shadowghast.
Herbie Lemon, the Nautilus Hotel’s Lost-and-Founder resident orphan, learns Caliastra knew his mother. She knew both his parents, however briefly, aboard the ship, the SS Nautilus, before it sank off Eerie and orphaned Herbie. And she offers Herbie a home. A “real” home. With her traveling show.
Or is it all smoke and mirrors, designed to get Herbie away from the hotel and relative safety, and set the stage for one of Sebastian Eels’ nefarious plans?
Yeah, I thought so too.
It turns out, Caliastra is controlling the Shadowghast with a silver orb inside a magic dragon lantern and she has big plans for the Ghastly Night puppet show. Including turning Violet against Herbie.
Or is it her plan – at all? Is it possible someone – very sneaky – is controlling Caliastra? Someone who’s already stolen her shadow? Someone like …Sebastian Eels?
I won’t spoil how the kids defeat him, again. Or what Herbie learns about his family.
Love the creepy feel to this latest book in the Eerie-on-Sea series.
Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students?
Visit my blog, The Fabric of Words, for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
koplomps's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jennyhk's review against another edition
5.0
We loved reading Shadowghast and loved reading about the adventures of Herbie and Violet. It’s full of mystery and suspense and a great addition to the Eerie-on-Sea series, but can also be read as a stand alone story. We love the characters in Eerie-on-Sea and can’t wait to read the next story! This is a great story to read at this time of year but fans of Eerie-on-Sea will enjoy it all year round.