This novel kind of played out like a typical teen horror movie. There was a group of friends: the obsessive leader, the popular, carismatic infulencer, the tech genius, and one in touch with the spirit world (against her will). The plot kept my interest, and I enjoyed the characters. I especially enjoyed hearing multiple narrators. Even though they didn't do simultaneously or multi-narration, it was cool hearing different narrators for all of the main characters. I wish it had been scarier, but I can only expect so much from YA. All-in-all, it was an enjoyable listen. ( )

This is a great YA 2022 haunted house book with a group of teens staying the night. ( )

1) There is something that bothers me about using someone’s tragedy as a “twist” in a novel. It always bugged me how Elisa Lam was used for supernatural enthusiasts to have fun with, when it was clearly a mental health issue and it pisses me off when people think something like that is to speculate and have fun with. Call me sensitive, I guess.

2. I guess I’ve been reading too much YA, but the book starts off talking about TikTok, feminism that’s just stupid takes (Which I love but young people tend to take it too far or make it unimportant, which doesn’t help the movement. Who cares if someone says “guys”?).

Although. Beautiful cover. Usually books look kind of bland in the horror/thriller genre but this one definitely caught my eye.

“The dead and the living don’t coexist in harmony.” So true. The Ghost Gang (Chrissy, Chase, Emma & Kiki) are always on the hunt for a new place of horror to tape a Ghosthunters type video for their YouTube Channel. Introducing Hearst Hotel, aka Horror Hotel, where a girl goes missing & is found dead at the hotel. What then begins a mission to discover the secrets of Hearst Hotel becomes a race for their lives. Chrissy is psychic and sees ghost. She is the key to discovering the truth behind the murderous Horror Hotel, but can she and the rest of the Ghost Gang get out alive. Definitely a mix of TikTok wanna be stars & GhostHunters. Should be 3.5 stars, for how slow/confusing the story started. But if you are a horror buff like me, you’ll enjoy the nods to The Shining and all things that go bump in the night.

Reminiscent in some ways of the movie Ghostbusters, this adventure follows four teens who have come together because they have a fascination/connection with ghosts and spirits. Chrissy can't avoid them unless she's wearing a beanie (sometimes two) to block them out. Chase, the videographer in the group, is the driving force behind their YouTube channel and is determined to get their number of followers to the magic million mark. Emma is the geek who has assembled their ghost hunting and measuring gear, while Kiki is the human bling thanks to her Tik-Tok presence. When they decide to investigate the suspicious death several years before of another young woman with psychic ability, the journey lands them in what they think is an overnight stay in a seedy, but famous hotel in L.A. Add in creepy entities, both living and dead, and you have quite the fun read. ( )