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betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
In my journey to eventually read all of V.E. Schwab's books, this book was absolutely a delight! I loved the way ghosts were re-imagined in this book, and Cass and Jacob's friendship was probably one of my favorite aspects of the book. The fact that Cass's parents are ghost hunters but her dad doesn't believe Cass can see ghosts just adds a fun twist on the whole story.
There's so much you can do with this concept, and I'm excited to see where the series goes next! I checked this out to read in the Halloween season, which we are passed now, but it fit the current weather here, so that's fine with me too. Also, the fact that Schwab can write for any audience is a feat in and of itself and I'm just in awe of her writing skill!
There's so much you can do with this concept, and I'm excited to see where the series goes next! I checked this out to read in the Halloween season, which we are passed now, but it fit the current weather here, so that's fine with me too. Also, the fact that Schwab can write for any audience is a feat in and of itself and I'm just in awe of her writing skill!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Murder
There are a lot of mentions of HP throughout this bookavidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Murder
bizzarley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
I thought this was a YA when I picked it up and was a bit dissapointed when I saw it was a middle grade story but its written SO well! Its so very charming with a strong atmosphere and I really really enjoyed it! A good start to spooky month!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Child death
shaybrawner's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.0
"So this is Scotland, I think. How haunted can it be?"
This book is for you if... you want an easy to read ghost story.
City of Ghosts was definitely enjoyable, but felt rather slow to me. I think the first half of the book just had me waiting for actual content but then the second half was packed full and almost felt like it wasn't giving enough.
I will say 100% young readers will adore this, if you're looking for a ghost book for a sibling, a child, ect... this is such a good one. Victoria Schwab does an outstanding job at making this book for the age it was intended for(I am not part of this age range), and I could see this being in many teachers classrooms. I think for me personally the second book will be better as I tend to prefer the second books of series’s, because we've gotten though the world building and the explaining of things so we get so much more action.
I don't really have any complaints except the pacing and just that I found all the explanations of things boring. Jacob was a shinning star of this book, and I honestly could've hated everything else about this book but would want keep reading the series for him, and I have no idea why. He's just great!
CAWPILE Rating: 6.14/10
Stars: 3/5 Stars
I'm intrigued for the next book.
This book is for you if... you want an easy to read ghost story.
City of Ghosts was definitely enjoyable, but felt rather slow to me. I think the first half of the book just had me waiting for actual content but then the second half was packed full and almost felt like it wasn't giving enough.
I will say 100% young readers will adore this, if you're looking for a ghost book for a sibling, a child, ect... this is such a good one. Victoria Schwab does an outstanding job at making this book for the age it was intended for(I am not part of this age range), and I could see this being in many teachers classrooms. I think for me personally the second book will be better as I tend to prefer the second books of series’s, because we've gotten though the world building and the explaining of things so we get so much more action.
I don't really have any complaints except the pacing and just that I found all the explanations of things boring. Jacob was a shinning star of this book, and I honestly could've hated everything else about this book but would want keep reading the series for him, and I have no idea why. He's just great!
CAWPILE Rating: 6.14/10
Stars: 3/5 Stars
I'm intrigued for the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Murder
readsandrants's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I loved it, more than I thought I would. This book has been sitting in a corner of my room for at least a year, and I’ve owned it for at least another, and it felt like a daunting task, picking it up and starting it. But I could barely put it down from start to finish. I can’t wait to read more from this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief