From NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a thrillingly
spooky and action-packed tale of hauntings, history, mystery,
and the bond between friends
Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't
like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates
the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits.
Her best friend is even a ghost.
So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get
much stranger.
When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's
most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless
phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift,"
she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil -- and
herself.
And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous
than she ever imagined.
For fans of The Day I Fell Into a Fairy Tale, R
L Stine and Scullduggery Pleasant
Collect the series: Tunnel of Bones and Bridge of
Souls
A spooky, page turning story with ghosts, friendship and history!
Ghost stories. Who among us doesn't have an occasional yearning for something far from the norm, a return to the days when people believed in ghosts and monsters and faeries, and did what they could to appease them? This is a return to those days, in a book that is current in setting but throwback in feel.
Cass died one day - or almost did. Near enough that it doesn't matter, because now she lives, but is able to pass through the Veil to the other side. She can't *do* anything, really, when she crosses, other than watch what happens for each ghost she encounters. Until her parents drag her to Edinburgh, Scotland, and in the space of a day meets another girl like herself, and ends up being dragged into the Veil without even realizing it. Now Cass needs to learn about her "gift", hide from a vengeful ghost, and protect her BFF - who *also* happens to be a ghost.
This was a quick, fun read - one that gave me chills in all the right places, but wouldn't be too overwhelming for most 8-12 (-ish) year-olds, either. Cass is an interesting kid, and her sidekick definitely has plenty of secrets to share. There is a definite conclusion to this tale, but there is also a definite feel that there will be a sequel - and honestly, I would enjoy that. Imagine all the ghost stories told around the world that could be part of a series like this?! I'm in!
Overall, I really liked it. It's like sitting around a campfire telling ghost stories - only in this case, one can have the pleasure of doing it again and again!
