Samantha Shannon

I really give this 3.5 stars. I started out with 4 but had to remove a star.

I don't even know how to start this review...

I guess I'll start with the subject matter...ghosts, parapsychology, 'giests, it's got it! That was what brought me to the book in the first place. But, I felt like I was just throw into this world too quickly w/out enough explanation.

But, I got through it and figured out what most of the new terms meant not realizing there was a glossary at the back of the book since I was reading the Kindle edition.

That said, I'm still confused. Can someone tell me...how does throwing a "spooled" ghost at someone hurt them? Why would that ghost want to hurt them unless it was one your ghosts?
There's never really much or any talking to ghosts in this book but there they are all the time. So, do people talk to ghosts or just use them to hurt other people?

And, can we have authors stop writing books as if they are movies? I just want a book that ends with an ending and not with a cliffhanger that makes me wait a year or two for another book and that is written completely for a movie from the get go. Ugh!

But, again, I liked the essence of the story. I thought a bit too much time (at least 3/4) of the book was spent on Paige's hatred of what was so clearly a "warden" that wasn't going to do her harm and who didn't hate her.

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