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A review by alyram4
City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab
4.0
4.25/5 stars!
City of Ghosts was such a fun, fast-paced middle grade book! Throughout reading it I could definitely feel vibes of The Archived, which was one of Schwab's early YA books. I love the fun chemistry that Cassidy and Jacob have throughout the book! Their friendship and the way the acted with each other always made me smile or feel like there really was such a strong connection. The inclusion of ghosts, with Cass having survived a near death experience and Jacob being a ghost himself, was such an exciting addition and led to so many scenarios. As with most middle grade books, the print is rather large/spaced out, so while it is 285 pages, it leads to much quicker page turns. It was also very fast-paced, which I loved, but still added quite a bit of development to the characters. I did have an issue with how our villian in the end didn't really seem to be so disastrous, but that was mostly due to how quickly the book went by. Although I wish the "battle" could've had something more to it, it was still done well.
Overall, this was a fun book! While it is a middle grade book, I can see people of all ages enjoying this! It has just enough spook, scares, and wittiness to catch the attention of older readers! Definitely pick this up for either yourself or someone else! It's a great introduction to Schwab's work while still being true to herself.
City of Ghosts was such a fun, fast-paced middle grade book! Throughout reading it I could definitely feel vibes of The Archived, which was one of Schwab's early YA books. I love the fun chemistry that Cassidy and Jacob have throughout the book! Their friendship and the way the acted with each other always made me smile or feel like there really was such a strong connection. The inclusion of ghosts, with Cass having survived a near death experience and Jacob being a ghost himself, was such an exciting addition and led to so many scenarios. As with most middle grade books, the print is rather large/spaced out, so while it is 285 pages, it leads to much quicker page turns. It was also very fast-paced, which I loved, but still added quite a bit of development to the characters. I did have an issue with how our villian in the end didn't really seem to be so disastrous, but that was mostly due to how quickly the book went by. Although I wish the "battle" could've had something more to it, it was still done well.
Overall, this was a fun book! While it is a middle grade book, I can see people of all ages enjoying this! It has just enough spook, scares, and wittiness to catch the attention of older readers! Definitely pick this up for either yourself or someone else! It's a great introduction to Schwab's work while still being true to herself.