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Black Heart Crypt: A Haunted Mystery (2014)

by Chris Grabenstein(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1299164978 (ISBN13: 9781299164970)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

series

Haunted Mystery

review 1: Zack is back, and this time he is trying to get help for seeing ghosts. Part of this help arrives in the unlikely guise of three quirky aunts, in whose trunk Zack and his friends find a heart shaped puzzle. They unwittingly set free centuries worth of Ickleby ghosts when they take the puzzle apart, and they must put up with a gruesome cast of evil doers in order to redo the spell and save their town for being brutalized by the Ickleby criminals. Zack's stepmother Judy is supportive as always, and Zack's mother continues to make creepy appearances, although this time she is more apologetic and interested in making amends.Strengths: Good, creepy story with great ghosts and a strong supporting cast of ghost fighters. A bit icky at times, and similar to John Bellairs in its cr... moreeepy factor.Weaknesses: I almost wish that these titles were not in a series, so that students could pick up the volumes independently.
review 2: Another fun book in the Haunted Mystery series! Although this one is probably my least favorite of the series so far. It's Halloween and Zack is mixed up with ghosts that have a vendetta against his family. Some new characters that were fun are Zack's aunts who are witc....uhhh, herbologists. Zack has the chance to give up his ghost-seeing abilities, but does he? I love Chris Grabenstein's short chapters that really make for a quick read, even if it does make the story seem slightly disjointed at first. But once the pieces start falling together, it's a pleasant surprise. less

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