A review by hessionsreadingworld
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

5.0

Pop-Sugar 2019: A ghost story.

I was dreading this prompt. Seriously dreading it. Instead, I found a fantastic YA series that is well written, funny, and page turning. Reminds me slightly of "The Bone Season" and Harry Potter.

Premise: England 50 years after the "problem" started. The problem is that paranormal activity is heightened. Different types of ghosts (Types 1, 2, and 3) roam the land at night and cause problems for ordinary people. Only children and adolescents have the abilities to see and hear these apparitions and there are several competing companies that are called upon to address the problem. Lockwood and Co is a small outfit comprised of two males, and a female investigator. Each individual has their own skill set and together they work to bring fame to their company, and climb the ladder to be the best agency in England.