Bridge of Souls (City of Ghosts, #3)

by Victoria Schwab

#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab
invites readers to New Orleans in this instalment of her thrillingly
spooky City of Ghosts series!

Where there
are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows ... unless it's the other way
around?

Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing
down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have survived
two haunted cities while travelling for her parents' TV show.

But
nothing can prepare Cass for New Orleans, which wears
all of its hauntings on its sleeve. In a city of ghost tours and
tombs, raucous music and all kinds of magic, Cass could get lost
in all the colourful, grisly local legends. And the city's biggest
surprise is a foe Cass never expected to face: a servant of Death
itself.

Cass takes on her most dangerous challenge yet...

• ISBN13: 9780702303920
• Publish Date: 4 March 2021 (first published 2 March 2021)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Scholastic
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts: This was such a satisfying way to end the series! Bridge of Souls was imaginative, introducing twists that were more sinister than in the first two books without getting too dark though for middle grade readers.

Yet, what surprised me most were the repeated Harry Potter references, which I didn't think added very much for the target audience. I felt like that was nostalgia aimed at older readers, which was unnecessary.

In any case, the Cassidy Blake trilogy, made me think of Schwab's Vicious duology (written for adults) in that the main characters all had experiences with death, giving rise to their special powers and yet, their premises are so far removed from each other. Bridge of Souls understandably was nowhere near as complex as Vicious but I still found myself invested in the lives of Cassidy, Jacob and Lara.

[writehollydavis]

Queen Victoria does it again! This read was full of excitement, twists and turns, laughter, and heart. My itch to write middle grade is growing. :)

[alindstadtcorbeax]

Star Rating: —> 4.5 Stars

Wow— Schwab stepped it UP with this latest novel in the Cassidy Blake series!!! I really, really enjoyed this one!

RTC