The Poe Estate by Polly ShulmanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Synopsis:
This is a mind-bending, rousing adventure celebrating classic ghost and horror stories, by the author of The Grimm Legacy and The Wells Bequest.
Sukie's been lonely since the death of her big sister, Kitty--but Kitty's ghost is still with her. At first that was comforting, but now Kitty's terrifying anyone who gets too close. Things get even weirder when Sukie moves into her family's ancestral home, and an older, less familiar ghost challenges her to find a treasure. Her classmate Cole is also experiencing apparitions. Fortunately, an antique broom's at hand to fly Sukie and Cole to the New-York Circulating Material Repository's spooky Poe Annex. As they search for clues and untangle ancient secrets, they discover their histories intertwine and are as full of stories of love, revenge, and pirate hijinks as some of the most famous fiction.
Sukie's been lonely since the death of her big sister, Kitty--but Kitty's ghost is still with her. At first that was comforting, but now Kitty's terrifying anyone who gets too close. Things get even weirder when Sukie moves into her family's ancestral home, and an older, less familiar ghost challenges her to find a treasure. Her classmate Cole is also experiencing apparitions. Fortunately, an antique broom's at hand to fly Sukie and Cole to the New-York Circulating Material Repository's spooky Poe Annex. As they search for clues and untangle ancient secrets, they discover their histories intertwine and are as full of stories of love, revenge, and pirate hijinks as some of the most famous fiction.
My Thoughts:
I struggled with this book. It took me days to read it. It wasn't a bad read but I just wasn't pulled into this story. There were definitely parts that were better than others. I had to push thru some other parts. I did like that, although part of a series, this book could be read as a standalone. The lending library is the focal point of all 3 books but the stories all have different characters and objects. The objects in the library fascinate me. I love how they are fictional but yet real somehow. For some reason, I feel this book lacks something that the others had. It wasn't bad but just didn't capture my imagination like the others. Overall, an ok addition to the series.View all my reviews
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