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The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

31 reviews

michaelawatkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, and Car accident

chrisomeara's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.5

A perfect autumn book that reads like an 80's film concept that Spielberg never got around to making. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

joykeya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A story with slim to none action but still eerie in a way you don't expect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

amber_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This is going on my list of books that I wish I could experience for the first time again. A perfect and at times heartbreaking coming-of-age story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

caroliiineb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

desertlurker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Details:
Narrated by Corey Brill
Unabridged

July's pick for Horror Summer Camp.

This was a fun read. It reminded me of Goosebumps and Spooksville. It felt super nostalgic of 80's summer camp horror and it channeled that really well.

The uncle was such a loveable odd-ball. I would have loved to have summers like that, as a kid, although I don't deny the local legends would have terrified me at the time.

Being a short book, I didn't notice how long the chapters were, at first, but when I noticed this, I felt like each chapter felt like a shorter story within the book and that amplified the serial tone of Goosebumps it had me thinking of, that I enjoyed. 

The last 5% shook me. It was so sad and I couldn't help casting my mind back to all the adventures that had happened in the book and being in awe at how cleverly crafted the story was.

A much lighter (to begin with at least) pick than June's read for the Horror Summer Camp. A fantastic read with the nostalgia and melancholy of Summer as a kid imbued inside, and more depth to it than you may initally expect.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

bri_fabiano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

laurenvoice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book reminded me of The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike and The Body by Stephen King, mixed with Gravity Falls.

The Saturday Night Ghost Club was a sad but enjoyable read. Each chapter includes a different legend or mystery that the Saturday night ghost club investigate, with the actual true story behind them being emotional. Knowing Uncle C has Lex and his family around him gave this a hopeful but bittersweet end. And it is sweet knowing Jake has Billy as a friend for life.

The Saturday Night Ghost Club was not what I was expecting. However, it is the type of book that will stay with someone for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

lexjade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder