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A review by noellesmagicallibrary
The Curse of the Dead Man's Diamond by Christyne Morrell
4.25
A little scary and very funny, The Curse of the Dead Man's Diamond is a great book for young horror lovers.
Eleven year old Charlie is forced to move from NYC to a weird little town in Florida named Casaluna. She hates everything about this move, especially the fact that her new house is supposedly cursed and inhabited by three ghosts.
The ghosts need her help. They're trapped in the home, unable to directly communicate with the living, due to a curse involving a skull shaped diamond. In Casaluna there has been a long held tradition that one is buried at sea with a token to enter the afterlife. When Arthur Winklevoss found a diamond washed up on the shore he didn't believe in the warnings about a curse, that diamond was going to solve all his problems. WRONG! It caused nothing but trouble.
If Charlie can find that diamond nearly 100 years later and return it to the ocean then the ghosts will be free to leave the house and move on into the afterlife. But, she could also sell that diamond to get enough money to move back to NYC and afford the rent on her old apartment. What will she do??
I really liked these characters and I honestly laughed out loud a couple of times from the dialogue. This book is accessible to young readers who want a story about ghosts without having the pants scared off of them.
But I do have a question, either I missed read a section or I don't understand the author's intention -- What was that bit at the end about Madame Rayna?? Because she's either over 100 years old, or she's not human. How can she be the town medium in Charlie's day but also the fortune teller for Arthur and Ada. Is she actually a ghost herself? Or is my math wrong? Seriously, if someone knows the answer please tell me!
I was given an advanced copy for review, all thoughts are entirely my own. Thank you Delacorte Press and TBR Beyond Tours for the opportunity
Eleven year old Charlie is forced to move from NYC to a weird little town in Florida named Casaluna. She hates everything about this move, especially the fact that her new house is supposedly cursed and inhabited by three ghosts.
The ghosts need her help. They're trapped in the home, unable to directly communicate with the living, due to a curse involving a skull shaped diamond. In Casaluna there has been a long held tradition that one is buried at sea with a token to enter the afterlife. When Arthur Winklevoss found a diamond washed up on the shore he didn't believe in the warnings about a curse, that diamond was going to solve all his problems. WRONG! It caused nothing but trouble.
If Charlie can find that diamond nearly 100 years later and return it to the ocean then the ghosts will be free to leave the house and move on into the afterlife. But, she could also sell that diamond to get enough money to move back to NYC and afford the rent on her old apartment. What will she do??
I really liked these characters and I honestly laughed out loud a couple of times from the dialogue. This book is accessible to young readers who want a story about ghosts without having the pants scared off of them.
But I do have a question, either I missed read a section or I don't understand the author's intention --
I was given an advanced copy for review, all thoughts are entirely my own. Thank you Delacorte Press and TBR Beyond Tours for the opportunity