Reviews

Ghost in the Machine by Patrick Carman

kade_spade's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Just as fun and entertaining as the first book! Once again horrible acting, maybe even worse than the first book’s videos, but that didn’t take anything away from the story for me.
Great and creative resolution to the mystery and for younger readers I can see the plot twist being huge for them. I will be reading the rest in the series, but the books could’ve ended at this one no problem. I can see how reading these books as a kid/teen could shape someone’s love of horror/thrillers!! 

stacyxmarie's review against another edition

4.0

This series is such a fun immersive experience. It’s like watching a TV show and reading a book at the same time. And it’s so creepy!

jacob_miller666's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

loved the plot twist with henry being the old joe bush

laneybugg's review against another edition

5.0

Wonderful follow up to the first book!! I love how these books incorporate video and reading, it gives the kids something to read for so that they can get on the website and watch something that sends chills up your spine. Great book, go read it!

witchedkid's review against another edition

4.0

Despite me remembering the twist at the end from when I was a kid this book ended up being a delightful read. The suspense in this book felt a lot better than the first one, like it figured out exactly how to play to it. Big bonus that the videos were better this time around too, a couple of them even had me legitimately frightened.

ianthatbookdude's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

crystal_reading's review against another edition

4.0

This was a nice conclusion to Skeleton Creek. Fun idea to combine Internet video with a book.

aropuzzler's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

pakebrokenshire's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

sc104906's review against another edition

4.0

This is the second book in the Skeleton Creek series. Ryan and Sarah continue to uncover the mystery surrounding the old dredge. Ryan's parents have become more proactive about keeping him and Sarah apart, but the two find ways to communicate. They uncover secret societies with secret codes and try to determine who the ghost is and what his intentions are.