sc104906's review against another edition
3.0
I received this from Edelweiss as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Twin Colm and Mal (Mal.Colm) and their mother are moving to an apartment in downtown Chicago. Their living space comes as a part of the position their mother has taken a a local college. Their new home is weird. It is old and creepy, with decrepit doorman and a multitude of vacant units. Their apartment comes fully furnished, leading the twins to ask questions about previous and current occupants. Since their mother has started work and the boys are off for summer, they use the daytime to explore the building and meet their strange neighbors. However, the strangest thing is that the number 13 appears as an elevator button for one hour every day. The boys must find out the mystery of their new home.
This was a cute mystery, complete with friendly/not-so-friendly ghosts, eccentric neighbors, and dastardly old men. This book was weird, but weird in a way that I can see young boys responding to. The scary bits of the story were tame, making it easier to give it to a young audience.
Twin Colm and Mal (Mal.Colm) and their mother are moving to an apartment in downtown Chicago. Their living space comes as a part of the position their mother has taken a a local college. Their new home is weird. It is old and creepy, with decrepit doorman and a multitude of vacant units. Their apartment comes fully furnished, leading the twins to ask questions about previous and current occupants. Since their mother has started work and the boys are off for summer, they use the daytime to explore the building and meet their strange neighbors. However, the strangest thing is that the number 13 appears as an elevator button for one hour every day. The boys must find out the mystery of their new home.
This was a cute mystery, complete with friendly/not-so-friendly ghosts, eccentric neighbors, and dastardly old men. This book was weird, but weird in a way that I can see young boys responding to. The scary bits of the story were tame, making it easier to give it to a young audience.
sharpiemyshoe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
jassie_77's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Keir Graff heeft een vlotte schrijfstijl, waardoor je het boek makkelijk wegleest. Dit boek begon redelijk luchtig en grappig, maar uiteindelijk bleek het ook best een diep, emotioneel verhaal te zijn. Niet een boek dat ik zou voorlezen, maar wel een mooi verhaal.
Keir Graff has a quick writing style, which makes this book easy to read. It started quite light-hearted and funny, but in the end it turned out to be a deep, emotional story. I wouldn't read it aloud in class, but I think it's a very nice story.
Keir Graff has a quick writing style, which makes this book easy to read. It started quite light-hearted and funny, but in the end it turned out to be a deep, emotional story. I wouldn't read it aloud in class, but I think it's a very nice story.
suzid's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
pussreboots's review against another edition
5.0
The Phantom Tower by Keir Graff is a middle grade horror about twin brothers Mal and Colm and their mother moving into the Brunhilde Apartments in Chicago. They're able to afford a fully furnished, luxury multi-room apartment because the building has had trouble keeping tenants in recent years.
http://pussreboots.com/blog/2019/comments_11/phantom_tower.html
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stophie12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
reader_fictions's review
1.0
The twin boys in this story appear to hate each other and are CONSTANTLY violent with one another. Literally any time they are together, they're hitting each other as hard as they can. The mom barely does anything about it, either, and it turned my stomach.
The story itself is mildly more interesting, but there's a lot of strange characterization and I'm not personally much into ghost stories, nor was I satisfied with the internal world building. How would the ghost tower manipulate Mal's MineCraft version of the tower???
If you like reading about boys punching each other though, go for it.
The story itself is mildly more interesting, but there's a lot of strange characterization and I'm not personally much into ghost stories, nor was I satisfied with the internal world building. How would the ghost tower manipulate Mal's MineCraft version of the tower???
If you like reading about boys punching each other though, go for it.
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