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Hello everyone! Today is my spot in the “Ghostlight” Book Tour hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours. I have a review and a playlist for you.
DISCLAIMER: A review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review.
And now, without further ado, let’s start.
About the book
One teenโs summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girlโand she has demands. . . .
The award-winning author of Airborn delivers a roller-coaster ride of a story about the wakeful and wicked dead.
Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fellโor were they pushed?โremains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . .
Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he doesnโt actually believe in ghostsโuntil he finds himself face to face with Rebecca Strand.
The true story of her death is far more terrifying than any ghost tale Gabe has told. Rebecca reveals that her father was a member of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from โthe wakeful and wicked deadโโmalevolent spirits like Viker, the ghost responsible for their deaths. But the Order has disappeared, and Vikerโs ghost is growing ever stronger.
Now Gabe and his friends must find a way to stop Viker before they all become lost souls. . . .
Title – Ghostlight
Author – Kenneth Oppel
Genre – Middle Grade Ghost Story
Release date – September 6th, 2022
Review
Gabe, a teen on a summer job, tells the same ghost story every day. Fun fact, he doesn’t believe his story for a bit and just hopes to give the tourists a great scare until he meets an actual ghost. A ghost who needs help. Gabe finds himself in a dangerous situation. He has to stop a dangerous ghost with his friends, which is a near impossible task.
What a great spooky ride this was! I immediately liked the story from the start. The first sentence was the best way to start this ghost story, and I know that I’m certainly not the only one thinking like that. “Ghostlight” is not only an amazing middle grade story, but it also talks about some important topics in life that one may or may not encounter at some point. I always like these messages that are displayed in middle grade novels and I wish there would also be some or at least more in adult books.
I also really liked the setting of the story. A lighthouse? And of course the surrounding area. I mean, come on, how great is that? Something refreshing, and of course lighthouses are always great places. The writing style was pretty great as well, and I also managed to read this in one sitting, which I think speaks high volumes. I absolutely should stop gushing about “Ghostlight” but I can’t.
“Ghostlight” is terrifying but the right kind of spooky, I sometimes even forgot that I was reading a middle grade book, so keep that in mind while picking up the book. It may not be meant for every young reader out there.
Where to buy?
Goodreadsย |ย Amazonย |ย Barnes & Nobleย |ย Book Depositoryย |ย Indigoย |ย IndieBound
Spotify Playlist
about the author
I was born in Port Alberni, a mill town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia but spent the bulk of my childhood in Victoria, B.C. and on the opposite coast, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At around twelve I decided I wanted to be a writer. I started out writing sci-fi epics then went on to swords and sorcery tales and then, during the summer holiday when I was fourteen, started on a humorous story about a boy addicted to video games.ย
Author links:
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Tour Schedule
September 5th
Nine Bookish Lives โ Promotional Post
TheGeekishBrunette โ Review
September 6th
Confessions of a YA Reader โ Promotional Post
The Book Dutchesses โ Promotional Post
September 7th
Stuck in Fiction โ Promotional Post
Debjaniโs Thoughts โ Review & Favorite Quotes
September 8th
Tirilu โ Review & Favorite Quotes
September 9th
Kait Plus Booksย โ Promotional Post
Boysโ Mom Readsย โ Review
September 10th
Book Notes by Athina โ Promotional Post
Phannie the ginger bookworm โ Review & Playlist
September 11th
This Soulโs Devouring Wordsย โ Review
The Nutty Bookworm Reads Alotย โ Review
Instagram schedule
September 5th
ninebookishlives โ Bloggerโs Choice
September 6th
daniereads87 โ Review
writingrosereads โ Promotional Post
September 7th
get.outside.and.read โ Review & Favorite Quotes
September 8th
fangirlpixiebooks โ Promotional Post
tbrandbeyond โ Promotional Post
September 9th
gryffindorbookishner โ Review
September 10th
booknotes_athinaย โ Bloggerโs Choice
dhirviepagesย โ Top 5 Reasons to Read Ghostlight & Favorite Quotes
September 11th
anjalisdevouringworldsย โ Bloggerโs Choice
*A review copy of this book has been sent to me in exchange for an honest review. This has not influenced my review in any way.
Oppel is one of my favourite MG authors – glad you enjoyed this! I didn’t think it was too scary, but then I had a nightmare about the final pages so what do I know ๐