frakneeses's review
4.0
Wow. Just... wow. This book is original and captivating; creepy and provoking---solid with its characters. The writing transports you immediately to the pages of the book.
Luckiest to have found this book in a second-hand bookstore. It was the gem hidden beneath the pebbles.
Luckiest to have found this book in a second-hand bookstore. It was the gem hidden beneath the pebbles.
teffin's review
3.0
this reminded me of tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson only I found this easier to enjoy and I love love love Somber Kitty
brookeklebe's review
adventurous
funny
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? It's complicated
3.5
sedonak's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
cheylemurs6's review
5.0
OMG i went on a ghost and scary book craze. I would reas this before going to bed and someparts would give me the chills. i find the book andvetures and i can pumpikins big head in my head and some way slolem cate is cute?
sandraagee's review
3.0
After getting a request for this book from a kid who has proven to have excellent taste (she's a regular at the library, and we've done a lot of book talking!), I finally picked up May Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson. I was kind of impressed with the book. May is a friendless 10-year-old girl who has a vivid imagination...and the threat of being sent to boarding school looming over her shoulder. One day while walking in the woods near her home, she falls into a lake and is sucked into the "Ever After," home of ghosts, specters, and ghouls. May finds herself instantly hunted by Bo Clevil, who has outlawed the living from remaining in the Ever After. Teamed up with Pumpkin (the ghost who has haunted May's house for years) and trailed by May's pet Somber Kitty, the two set out to find the Book of the Dead, which will hopefully tell May how she can return home.
This engaging story is perhaps a little slow to set up, but May's adventures in Ever After are exciting and fraught with danger. The characters that May meets up with along the way are diverse and well-drawn, each with their own distinct and endearing personalities. There are lots of interesting dead spirits to be found here, but is not a scary book. It would, however, be a good tone-setting for those looking to get into the Halloween spirit but who don't necessarily want to have their pants scared off.
This engaging story is perhaps a little slow to set up, but May's adventures in Ever After are exciting and fraught with danger. The characters that May meets up with along the way are diverse and well-drawn, each with their own distinct and endearing personalities. There are lots of interesting dead spirits to be found here, but is not a scary book. It would, however, be a good tone-setting for those looking to get into the Halloween spirit but who don't necessarily want to have their pants scared off.
opiumvampire's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
This is one of the most important books of my childhood and I literally would not be the person I am today without it. I reread it almost annually and love it more each time. I highly recommend this book to any lonely little girl obsessed with ghost stories, but be warned that they will never be the same again.
bookworm32's review
3.0
An all around easy and fun read. May Bird is a great hero to some of the girls who just don't fit in. She comes into her own eventually and helps save the day....well, that is until another problem pops up.
onegirlreads's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this story, it follows a 10 year old girl who ends up in the after life (The Ever After) and meets a whole bunch of crazy ghostly characters on her adventure to get back home. But it never really drew me in and while I enjoyed the idea and the world, it wasn’t complex enough for me and didn’t stand up to some other middle grade stories that I enjoyed more. However, I personally think it’s a pretty good story as far as middle grade goes and I would recommend it to someone close to the age group it was intended for.