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Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

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katischr's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a powerful story about invisible illness and the power of having friends and family who love and support you.

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msaceyreads's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

jnishi's review against another edition

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5.0

Ursu does it again! What a great book. So relevant themes that middle graders will totally relate to from friendship breakups to the struggle of making new friends, distant teenager siblings, and blended families. Don’t even get me started on the chronic illness rep, which is just fantastic btw. The ghostly spookiness is not too overwhelming, it was the perfect amount of creep and spookiness.

awelsh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

chitownjr's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Middle grade novel. Spooky. Good writing

grace_ace's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is so good! I think it expanded on and added to the conversation that The Yellow Wallpaper, the short story it was inspired by, started.

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nightmarily's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

5.0

readsforlove's review

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5.0

This. Book. WOW. What an incredible representation of chronic illness. Violet was so genuine and kind and gentle--she didn't want to be an inconvenience to anyone, so she continued to downplay symptoms of her illness and withhold help those around her were eager to give. She was such an empathetic character, and I hope this book makes rounds in middle schools. There are so many important lessons here. Her friendships were so good, too, with how that all worked out. Just. AH. Also the writing? *chefs kiss* I LOVED all the descriptions. And Violet's internal monologue was so relatable. And all the characters?? I want more of them! (Will is my fav tho)

All in all, an amazing book that I highly recommend. (I was already recommending it to my sister before I'd even finished!)

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brulereads's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

A middle grade retelling of The Yellow Wallpaper!? Yes, thank you! I appreciated this spin on illness, mental and physical (enjoyed is not the correct word bc it was sad). The cover is what hooked me to read this yet the story was great too.

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scoutabout's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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