Spirit Week

Going into this book blind I would’ve thought this was a ghost story. However, it’s a retelling for the Shining but for a much younger audience. It’s not a strict retelling, but it’s about the Underlook Hotel in Estes Park. It’s about the writer who lives in that hotel with his son Danny, and the ghosts that inhabit it. It’s also about a girl from the community who hates everything about the hotel and the young boy who has come to interview the author on film. I loved how the author incorporated ideas of other famous hauntings as well as mining and lore from the town itself. Overall, this was a fun and interesting read, but it could have been better. I say that because the ending is depressing and leaves a bit of a bat a show more taste in my mouth. However, there is no blood and guts or gruesome deaths, making this book perfect for the age group. show less

Okay, two for two! Marcks does it again. I really love his method of storytelling. We’ve got a small-town mystery, a thriller, and a girl who loves STEM all in one action-packed story. I’ve only known these characters a little while, though Elijah returns, but I enjoyed them all the same.