The Ghost and the Goth (Ghost and the Goth Novels)

by Stacey Kade

After being hit by a bus and killed, a high school homecoming queen gets stuck in the land of the living, with only a loser classmate--who happens to be able to see and hear ghosts--to help her.

• ISBN10: 1423124871
• ISBN13: 9781423124870
• Publish Date: 10 May 2011 (first published 29 June 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 1 April 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Hyperion Books for Children
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 281
• Language: English

Reviews

[Lindsey Gray]

This was one of those books I just stumbled across while looking for something new to read. I'm so glad I did. It was funny, poignant, and suspenseful all at once. It made me want to buy the next two in the series before I had even finished. Definitely deserves five stars.

[jeannamichel]

Alona Dare skips school and is run over by a bus. She dies, only to discover that goth boy, Will Killian can see ghosts. The only way for her to move on to the light is if he helps her. They just have to stop hating each other to do so.

I really loved this book. It looked fun and sounded great so I knew I had to read this book. Kade definitely has a way with words. Switching the perspectives from both Alone and Will would have been confusing if they did not, both, have distinctive voices. Kade made them come alive.

I was absolutely in love with Alona’s snobbish voice. I suspected to her to be annoying and I was ready to put the book down in five minutes, but instead I found Alona strangely amusing. Sure, she was the clichéd cheerleader type, but she did have her own problems, her own sob story. It was nice for a change, even though cliques, in the novel, were much exaggerated, but quite imaginative and I enjoyed the over-the-top auditorium cafeteria.

Will was cool and NOT goth, no matter what the title says. He wears dark navy blue shirts, since he is so odd, everyone assumes he’s goth and worships the devil or something like that. Will is definitely not goth, but he is a strong character, which makes me love the book even more. I thought it was funny that some people have pets, but Will had Marcie: his IPod (it has inspired me to name my IPod— Shane.).

The plot was more in-depth than I first thought. Judging by the cover, there was going to be a ghost and a goth (well, duh!) and the ghost would be begging for the goth’s attention. Of course there was more to it than that. I loved, especially, learning Alona’s secrets. She seemed cliché and a bit superficial until the secrets started spilling out. One thing I have to share with you is the funny image I got in my head when Will and Alona kissed (you knew they were going to kiss, that was not a spoiler), Alona is a ghost after all and no one can see her, so it probably looked as if Will was talentedly (because that must take talent—one-way kissing) kissing the air. Haha, that’s so weird, I crack up every time.

I love the cover. It looks so much fun and humorous that I’m surprised not a lot of people have read this.

Overall, it was a fantastic read that I really can’t complain about. I totally recommend it to those who love romantic comedies.