Marshall Seaver is 16 and has big plans for the summer, all involving his best friend since childhood, Cooper Foley. The next novel will not be at the top of my must read list, but I'm curious enough to take a look.
Although I encountered problems throughout the novel, it intrigued me enough to continue reading, and the ending sealed the deal. So far this sounds like a not-so-good review, so why would I give it three stars? Two reasons: I kept reading and the ending.
I like to get lost and getting tossed out makes it hard to do so. Occasionally it seemed like there were "oh yea, he's a teen" moments added in and it always threw me off the story. Most of the time Marsh's voice was consistent and believable. Perhaps these elements will be fleshed out further in the remaining titles, but it seems they could have had higher prominence at this point.Īnother issue I had with the novel was the narrator. Some elements seemed tied in at the last minute that seemed they could have played a larger part. There is a mystery element, which I admit it added up for me as the characters figured it out (a plus). Either way, it's not how I like to feel about a novel.īasically, I feel the plot was not as strong as it could've been. This is either the result of scenes not actually being frightening (at least from my point of view) or my not having concern for the characters (or both). I never felt myself get nervous for the characters when they were in danger. Each ghostly episode feels like a carbon copy of the last, except the setting is different.
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