City of Ghosts

Today’s post is on City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab. It is 285 pages long and published by Scholastic Press. It the first in her Cassidy Blake series. The cover is white with a girl in silhouette with a cat. The intended reader is someone who likes mild horror stories with a child lead. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this book. The story is told from first person close of the main character, Cassidy. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- Cassidy Blake’s life is full of Ghosts.
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 stranger. But they’re about to get much stranger.
When Cass’s parents land a gig 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 another 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.

Review- This is a fun intro horror novel. Cassidy can see ghosts, talk to them, and interact with their deaths. Her parents are ghost hunters but they have cannot see ghosts themselves and Cass is not sure that they would believe her if she told them that she could. The main point of the plot is Cass learning that she can help ghosts to move on to the next world. The other girl, Lara, is the one who teaches Cass about how to do that and that ghosts can be very dangerous themselves. The story is fast-paced with interesting characters and strong writing. If you have a child who is interesting in trying a horror story without getting nightmares then I think that this novel will work.

I give this book a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.