I will just start
off by saying I really did enjoy this book, but just a heads up it is a young
adult novel that is set in high school. So that is the target audience, but
there is enough drama, action and comedy to keep the attention of those that
are unfortunately no longer young adults, but at the same time it should not be
held to the standards of adult mystery/horror writers.
The basic premise
of this novel is like a combination of Revenge of the Nerds meets Case of the
Body Snatchers, this is due to the fact that is set in high school around a
group of freshmen misfits that are constantly being picked on by the “popular”
kids, but when a group of spirits, that suck the life out of kids in the high
school and sometimes even enter then in order to stay in existence, come into
the school these misfits save the day. Most of the target age audience probably
would not get these references so that is another part that does make it
enjoyable for older audiences.
Another part that
I highly enjoyed was each of the characters themselves, each has his or her own
unique personalities and quirks, but at the same time these quirks play off
each other for some very funny moments.
One thing I would
change about this book those was plot development. I really wished the author
would have made it a bit more suspenseful by drawing out some of the more tense
moments, it seems that so much was focused on the characters and the beginning
that the ending felt a bit rushed, but other than that I feel this is a really
great book.
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