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All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story Graphic Novel by Scott Peterson, Mary Downing Hahn

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lala_tour's review

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adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

laura_mcgovern's review

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hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

‘All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel’ by Mary Downing Hahn and adapted by Naomi Franquiz, Brittany Peer & Scott Peterson is a spooky graphic novel for young readers.

Travis and his sister Corey are troublemakers. After they get kicked out of their summer camp, they get sent to live with their aunt at her Inn in Vermont. When they learn there are stories about ghosts haunting the place, they can’t resist playing a prank to scare the guests and maybe drum up some business. What they don’t know is that their pranks will wake up some ancient evil. Now they have to figure out how to reverse what they’ve done.

I’ve read a few of these adaptations and they are all fairly well done. The stories are appropriately scary and the art is pretty decent. I enjoyed this story and especially the group of mischievous ghosts.

goss's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

myapapaya666's review

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2.0

Fun read. graphic novel did not know it was YA but was still a little spooked

jacktardis's review

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adventurous funny sad medium-paced

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

3.75

lillanaa's review against another edition

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5.0

I don't find myself drawn to horror as much these days, and I did intend on reading this during October, but sometimes things get away from you! That being said, this was phenomenal. The art was vibrant without feeling overly pandering and gory, and it definitely hit a good ghost story note without being overwhelming. There's also a lot of really interesting depth here, everything feels natural and Downing Hahn does a great job writing something that is scary without leaning on tropes. I had fun here, and would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants something spooky but not overwhelmingly horror.

kitsuneheart's review against another edition

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5.0

I’ve been LOVING all these graphic novel adaptations of Hahn’s middle-grade horror stories. Haunted houses, creepy dolls, children in peril! They’re genuine scares for the tween-ish age group, with great pacing, well-developed characters, and terrible things without gore.

In this book, twins Travis and Corey decide to do some pranking at their grandmother’s quaint inn. There’s been rumors that it’s haunted, and it’s time to give those rumors some strength.

Unfortunately, by pretending to be ghosts, the twins have given some strength to something else. And they soon learn the true history of the inn, and why the Lovely Bad Ones are the LEAST of their problems.

Maybe don’t let your kid read this right before bed. Or when you’re vacationing at a lovely bed and breakfast. Or do. Sometimes, they need a good scare.

Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.