Lora Senf

Overall this was okay. Her characters were good and the setting in Blight Harbor was imaginative. Evelyn and Desdemona, the two main characters were well done. Evelyn, a young lady, lives with her aunt, Desdemona, in Blight Harbor, a small town that has, per capita, more ghosts than any other place in the country. Desdemona explores the supernatural and is concerned about a former slaughter house on the edge of town. As she is investigating she enters a doorway into a ghostly realm haunted by a deceased serial killer and trapped there by a being called the Clackity. It is up to Evelyn to try to rescue her from the ghost of the serial kiiler and free them both from the grip of the Clackity. Senf's writing is good, though the story drags in places. My biggest struggle is that it is somewhat predictable. But I am not the target age group. For a young person reading this it is probably a good story. For them the characters might be more relatable.… (altro)

What a thrill to return to Blight Harbor and embark on another adventure with Evie and Bird! After many of the town's house ghosts have started to go missing (including Evie's ghost friend Florence), Evie is compelled to get to the bottom of it. She finds herself back in the Dark Sun Side and meets an eerie entity named Portia who is after the souls that light the Nighthouse located in a deep sea of shadow called the Radix. Evie partners with a trapped ghost named Lark to get to the Nighthouse and release all of the ghosts' souls. This is full of adventure with skeleton mobs, a never-ending train and battles with shadow creatures. A big mystery is unveiled that is personal to Evie and promises for more adventures to come. I love this tale of courage, friendship and very good problem solving! I can't wait to see what is next in store for Evie.… (altro)

Welcome to Blight Harbor, the seventh most haunted town in America per capita where ghosts live in all the houses and witches and other supernatural beings are considered normal. Evie Von Rathe lives in the town with her aunt Desdemona who writes an advice column in the local paper (hilarious!). When a visit to an abandoned slaughterhouse goes terribly wrong, Evie’s aunt goes missing somewhere inside the building and it’s up to her to save her. The Clackity is a very dark, nasty creature that Evie must outwit on her quest to find her aunt, encountering a cast of other unsavory characters along the way. With every challenge Evie grows stronger and more confident in herself. There are SO MANY awesome pieces to this story that it’s impossible to list them all. I loved the good sparrow friends that assist her, the near blind witches she meets that are not as they first appear to be, the penny-eyes ghosts that are also prisoners, and the most horrible of all - the ghost of a former serial killer that is responsible for all of the torment. I absolutely loved this book! Fans of Neil Gaiman, John Bellairs, Edward Gorey and any Tim Burton film will enjoy this creepy yet heartwarming gothic tale. The artwork is also perfect.… (altro)