City of Ghosts: 1

Product Information

The shriek I let out when I saw the words "approved" on Edelweiss was enough to make my husband come running into the room to see what happened. If they have fleshed out morally grey characters and an intriguing story line I’ll be a goner before I can say: “What? It’s gripping story holds you spellbound in horror of the darkness that still pervades the Russian psyche today.

I have read so many of Schwab's novels, but never a middle-grade one and it's amazing how the author adjusts her writing but still keeps her voice. The events of the book are set post war during Stalin’s reign and it certainly made me appreciate how lucky we are not to have lived in that place at that time.It talks about friendship, trust and death in a child-friendly way without giving kids the feeling that you don't trust them they couldn't stomach such heavy topics. Letztes Jahr las ich den Thriller „Black Sun“ aus dem Bastei Lübbe Verlag, der identisch wie dieser Thriller in Russland in der Nachkriegszeit spielt. I saw some negative reviews (all from adult readers) which actually made me go into this with lower expectations.

As it becomes apparent that the hideous discovery that opens the book, may be in some way related to his previous life, Creed really puts Rossel through the emotional wringer, but never losing sight of the qualities that some of his colleagues regard as ineffectual imbue Rossel with a strength and decency that proves so valuable in this extremely testing investigation. I also enjoyed that Cass can actually see ghosts, and interact with them, even though no one else in her family can. I absolutely adored the world Victoria created here, and thought the Veil itself was a delightful touch. Despite the bizarre nature of her everyday life, Cassidy is such a level-headed, calm child, and I loved that about her character.The strength of Rai’s text lies in its versatility, as it can be read as enjoyably for its historical content, cultural insights or its supernatural interventions. Pulled into the veil without her choice, Cass attracts the attention of the deadly Raven in Red, who’s intent on stealing Cass’s life-force and trapping her in the veil forever. The overall atmosphere of this book is immaculate and I’m so excited to read future installments in this series. Man spürt als Leser, wie der Krieg noch die ganzen Nebenfiguren sowie die Landschaften beeinflusst hat. This is a book about a girl named Cassidy who, while riding her bike one day, has a near collision with a lorry and ends up in a lake and drowns.

I also LOVED that this was set in Edinburgh; if I’m correct, each book in the series takes place in a different city, which I think is super cool. Nothing special and it felt a little rushed, but it's based on a good idea, it had a great writing style and characters with a lot of potential. Cassidy Blake isn’t the most popular girl in her school, but she has the only friend that she needs; a ghost named Jacob that saved her from death.

And while I like how Cass and Jacob turned out at the end of the book, and the villain, I was really disappointed by how little we got to know a side character named Lara. That is, until her parents, who are ghost hunters, by the way, get a once in a lifetime opportunity to film a show about the most haunted spots in Scotland.

Since cassidy '' died '' and came back too live she has the abbility too travel here and see ghostst. I loved the deeper cultural richness of this book, as some of it revolves around the world of classical music, with some intriguing clues being woven into this thread of the novel. Whilst the end was ok, it was still flooded with the music references that just started to become a bit boring as it was continual.The books are perfect for middle-grade readers and fans of Neil Gaiman and Laini Taylor - they are ghostly stories of friendship and adventure that are haunting and mysterious, without being too terrifying.