I AM HAPPY. I needed this comfort read. Animal companions are everything, especially if they are ghost dogs. This is more middle grade than YA but i loved it for the less drama and has a way better plot than a lot of the other YA mystery i have read.

The reason I didn’t rate this higher was simply because it didn’t connect to me personally or elicit that strong feelings out of me so I did not want anyone to think that just because I rated it 3 stars was because I didn’t like it that much. I just feel like I didn’t get much out of it aside from passive comfort.

I also really appreciated the asexual rep and there is less drama between the characters. It felt like i really was accompanyimg this kid around this world where vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and all supernatural beings existed on this mystery hike. What a fun time.

“Maybe, sometimes, wants felt like needs. Because the alternative hurt too bad.”

— 3.0 —