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lee25's review against another edition
3.0
So, a spoiler to start with .
[b:The Monster Museum|40242929|The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1527708715l/40242929._SY75_.jpg|59586071] has Ellie on a ghost hunt on her own, but travelling with Michael and Melissa.
Unpopular opinion alert... I don't particularly like Ellie and Michael as a couple, I actually thought she had more chemistry with Nicholas and I thought for a moment there was a spark between her and Jacob at the theatre in [b:Lullaby|31291926|Lullaby (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #7)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1469825610l/31291926._SY75_.jpg|51955053], but Ellie and Michael don't work for me.
So, I enjoyed the parts of [b:The Monster Museum|40242929|The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1527708715l/40242929._SY75_.jpg|59586071] when Ellie was working best. This was a creepy ghost story but not one of my favourites.
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this one ends on a cliffhanger[b:The Monster Museum|40242929|The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1527708715l/40242929._SY75_.jpg|59586071] has Ellie on a ghost hunt on her own, but travelling with Michael and Melissa.
Unpopular opinion alert... I don't particularly like Ellie and Michael as a couple, I actually thought she had more chemistry with Nicholas and I thought for a moment there was a spark between her and Jacob at the theatre in [b:Lullaby|31291926|Lullaby (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #7)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1469825610l/31291926._SY75_.jpg|51955053], but Ellie and Michael don't work for me.
So, I enjoyed the parts of [b:The Monster Museum|40242929|The Monster Museum (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #10)|J.L. Bryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1527708715l/40242929._SY75_.jpg|59586071] when Ellie was working best. This was a creepy ghost story but not one of my favourites.
michalice's review against another edition
5.0
I look forward to the email arriving with a copy of the latest instalment of this series, this one was an unexpected surprise but one that was worth it. I love a good spooky book, and with the Ellie Jordan series you never know what will happen with each new instalment, and The Monster Museum definitly keeps you on your toes.
Ellie is contacted, just before Christmas regarding a haunting in a museum. Ellie is initially delaying this investigation until she realises that children are involved, and against he better judgement of Stacey plans to go it alone to start the initial assessment. But Ellie soon finds herself with the company of Michael and Melissa, who plan to make a Christmas holiday out of it.
I loved the contrasting elements to The Monster Museum, the setting is an idyllic little town, covered with a blanket of snow ready for Christmas, yet the haunting itself is as far away from idyllic as it can get. It's creepy, the setting is possibly the strangest setting so far, and the added twist on things just puts this haunting into the 'no way I'm going there' category.
I liked how Ellie is committed to her work, and how she is determined to make sure these children get a good Christmas. I enjoyed seeing the children together, as well as what they do individually and how it's linked to the haunting. The story behind some of the objects was creepy but fits the setting, real or not. The town itself sounds like a perfect town, but things definitly don't go as perfectly planned as hoped, for both the haunting and the 'Christmas holiday'.
I liked that we get to see the friendship between Michael and Ellie start up again, and seeing them try to make their friendship work again. Seeing more of Melissa was both good, as well as odd, and my ideas brewing away in my head were so far off the mark about why it's so odd. However I did miss Stacey and her dose of comic relief, I'm hoping she comes back to help Ellie after her time away.
The Monster Museum was a book I really enjoyed. I loved the creepy factor, the surprise ghosts, but I also did not see it ending the way it does...and that just leaves me desperate for the next instalment.
Merged review:
I look forward to the email arriving with a copy of the latest instalment of this series, this one was an unexpected surprise but one that was worth it. I love a good spooky book, and with the Ellie Jordan series you never know what will happen with each new instalment, and The Monster Museum definitly keeps you on your toes.
Ellie is contacted, just before Christmas regarding a haunting in a museum. Ellie is initially delaying this investigation until she realises that children are involved, and against he better judgement of Stacey plans to go it alone to start the initial assessment. But Ellie soon finds herself with the company of Michael and Melissa, who plan to make a Christmas holiday out of it.
I loved the contrasting elements to The Monster Museum, the setting is an idyllic little town, covered with a blanket of snow ready for Christmas, yet the haunting itself is as far away from idyllic as it can get. It's creepy, the setting is possibly the strangest setting so far, and the added twist on things just puts this haunting into the 'no way I'm going there' category.
I liked how Ellie is committed to her work, and how she is determined to make sure these children get a good Christmas. I enjoyed seeing the children together, as well as what they do individually and how it's linked to the haunting. The story behind some of the objects was creepy but fits the setting, real or not. The town itself sounds like a perfect town, but things definitly don't go as perfectly planned as hoped, for both the haunting and the 'Christmas holiday'.
I liked that we get to see the friendship between Michael and Ellie start up again, and seeing them try to make their friendship work again. Seeing more of Melissa was both good, as well as odd, and my ideas brewing away in my head were so far off the mark about why it's so odd. However I did miss Stacey and her dose of comic relief, I'm hoping she comes back to help Ellie after her time away.
The Monster Museum was a book I really enjoyed. I loved the creepy factor, the surprise ghosts, but I also did not see it ending the way it does...and that just leaves me desperate for the next instalment.
Ellie is contacted, just before Christmas regarding a haunting in a museum. Ellie is initially delaying this investigation until she realises that children are involved, and against he better judgement of Stacey plans to go it alone to start the initial assessment. But Ellie soon finds herself with the company of Michael and Melissa, who plan to make a Christmas holiday out of it.
I loved the contrasting elements to The Monster Museum, the setting is an idyllic little town, covered with a blanket of snow ready for Christmas, yet the haunting itself is as far away from idyllic as it can get. It's creepy, the setting is possibly the strangest setting so far, and the added twist on things just puts this haunting into the 'no way I'm going there' category.
I liked how Ellie is committed to her work, and how she is determined to make sure these children get a good Christmas. I enjoyed seeing the children together, as well as what they do individually and how it's linked to the haunting. The story behind some of the objects was creepy but fits the setting, real or not. The town itself sounds like a perfect town, but things definitly don't go as perfectly planned as hoped, for both the haunting and the 'Christmas holiday'.
I liked that we get to see the friendship between Michael and Ellie start up again, and seeing them try to make their friendship work again. Seeing more of Melissa was both good, as well as odd, and my ideas brewing away in my head were so far off the mark about why it's so odd. However I did miss Stacey and her dose of comic relief, I'm hoping she comes back to help Ellie after her time away.
The Monster Museum was a book I really enjoyed. I loved the creepy factor, the surprise ghosts, but I also did not see it ending the way it does...and that just leaves me desperate for the next instalment.
Merged review:
I look forward to the email arriving with a copy of the latest instalment of this series, this one was an unexpected surprise but one that was worth it. I love a good spooky book, and with the Ellie Jordan series you never know what will happen with each new instalment, and The Monster Museum definitly keeps you on your toes.
Ellie is contacted, just before Christmas regarding a haunting in a museum. Ellie is initially delaying this investigation until she realises that children are involved, and against he better judgement of Stacey plans to go it alone to start the initial assessment. But Ellie soon finds herself with the company of Michael and Melissa, who plan to make a Christmas holiday out of it.
I loved the contrasting elements to The Monster Museum, the setting is an idyllic little town, covered with a blanket of snow ready for Christmas, yet the haunting itself is as far away from idyllic as it can get. It's creepy, the setting is possibly the strangest setting so far, and the added twist on things just puts this haunting into the 'no way I'm going there' category.
I liked how Ellie is committed to her work, and how she is determined to make sure these children get a good Christmas. I enjoyed seeing the children together, as well as what they do individually and how it's linked to the haunting. The story behind some of the objects was creepy but fits the setting, real or not. The town itself sounds like a perfect town, but things definitly don't go as perfectly planned as hoped, for both the haunting and the 'Christmas holiday'.
I liked that we get to see the friendship between Michael and Ellie start up again, and seeing them try to make their friendship work again. Seeing more of Melissa was both good, as well as odd, and my ideas brewing away in my head were so far off the mark about why it's so odd. However I did miss Stacey and her dose of comic relief, I'm hoping she comes back to help Ellie after her time away.
The Monster Museum was a book I really enjoyed. I loved the creepy factor, the surprise ghosts, but I also did not see it ending the way it does...and that just leaves me desperate for the next instalment.
ciannait76's review against another edition
4.0
Great addition to the story and also a cliffhanger, so if you don't like those wait for the next installment then buy both this book and the next.
jennjenn's review against another edition
4.0
Not my favorite in the series.
I love this series but this book just fell flat for me. Normally I would be absolutely panicky reading but I saw the twist five minutes in and the ghost just wasn't as scary as some of the previous ones. That being said I still love the series and highly recommend this author if you love a good ghost story!
I love this series but this book just fell flat for me. Normally I would be absolutely panicky reading but I saw the twist five minutes in and the ghost just wasn't as scary as some of the previous ones. That being said I still love the series and highly recommend this author if you love a good ghost story!
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