Aside from these books being really great (and gentle) horror-mystery stories for young readers, I really love all of the vicarious world traveling I can do while reading these books. I don’t think Schwab’s intention in writing this series is to make me, an adult woman, jealous of a fictional child, but I always find that part and parcel of reading these spooky middle-grade books. In the meantime, the poltergeist’s antics are getting more and more dangerous. This young poltergeist has forgotten who he is, and Cassidy can’t send him on until he remembers – meaning that she and Jacob have some sleuthing to do. Schwab’s fun references to Harry Potter continue in this book, but Cassidy’s poltergeist is certainly no Peeves. Tasked by Lara with using her ability to travel into the Veil and send ghosts on, Cassidy has been testing out her new abilities – all while secretly fearful that she’ll one day have to use them to send her best friend, Jacob, “on.”īut that worry will have to wait after Cassidy accidentally attracts the attention of a poltergeist while exploring the city’s famous catacombs. In this sequel to last year’s City of Ghosts, Cassidy Blake is off to Paris, where her parents are set to film another episode of their paranormal documentary show.
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