City of ghost Books 1-3

Cassidy Blake #1-3

by Victoria Schwab

Meet Cassidy Blake. She can pull back the veil that separates the living from the dead and enter the world of spirits. Even her best friend Jacob is a ghost. but Cassie’s life is about to get even stranger when her parent start hosting a ghost hunting show the family heads off to film around the world.

Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Collections, Ghosts

953 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

This author also writes under the name of V.E. Schwab.

VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Fragile Threads of Power. When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she can be found in Edinburgh, Scotland, tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.

Reviews

[Avani ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely love this gothic middle grade series

[Alba Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro 1: City of Ghosts, 3 estrellas 💫
Libro 2: Tunnel of Bones, 3.5 estrellas 💫
Libro 3: Bridge of Souls, 4 estrellas 💫
= 3.5
+ 0.5 como regalo porque se lo merece :>
Total de la trilogía: 4 estrellas 💫


A pesar de que la barrera idiomática hizo que por un momento me quisiera colgar de una ventana, realmente adoré esta trilogía. Cassidy y Jacob son un equipo fantástico, y en el último libro, junto con Lara, se vuelven un trío de oro

Realmente extrañaré muchísimo leer los chistes de Jacob, la seriedad de Lara y las peripecias de Cassidy, pero de momento me conformaré con saber que los tres se encuentran sanos y salvos y con un pie en el mundo de los vivos y el otro en el mundo de los muertos, como les corresponde

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a fantastic series and I hope that the author continues on with it.

[Angelina Hazewinkel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main characters have a special place in my heart.

[Toothless · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read the first one but I’m about to read 2 and 3 one soon

[Rhea · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is a good writer for sure I love her work so this middle grade fantasy seemed perfect for my soon to be 10 year old who loves creepy stories. But she and I were reading together and both discovered the story felt like it lacked depth for the protagonist. She is a 12 year old girl with rich parents and presumably has had world history and would have access to the internet based on context clues in the story City of Ghosts. But she’s somehow amazed by things that 8 year olds in this era wouldn’t be shocked by such as an apartment is the same as a flat. Fish and chips means fish and fries or potato wedges. Pants means trousers. We found that stuff unbelievable. My daughter who is almost 10 says she knows all of that lingo and she’s learned a lot from reading and the internet. Another thing we noticed is there isn’t much going on with the concept of the veil. The protagonist plays peekaboo with some ghosts but that’s it. And the constant callbacks to Harry Potter. I don’t think my children are uncultured but they’re generation alpha . Harry Potter fans who are adults won’t like this but Harry Potter doesn’t have that timeless classic effect that they think. None of my gen a children or their friends reference HP the way millennials did.
Is the 12 year old incapable of describing the facade of a building without saying “it looks like a building I saw in Harry Potter?”
Doubtful.

But it’s not terribly written or too horrible to read. We just dnfd this best seller because it wasn’t for us.

[Anket · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Me encanta el sentido de la amistad tan fuerte que se representa en el libro. La forma en la que la protagonista y sus amigos nunca se abandonaron, a pesar de la distancia, la vida, la muerte, el peligro y todo lo que se les cruzara.
La pluma de V.E. Schwab es muy entretenida de leer. Y las aventuras que planteaba me tenían tensa.
Hubo momentos donde creí que realmente uno de ellos iba a morir, o bueno, atravesar al siguiente plano (en el caso de Jacob)

[Jamie Lindemulder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whew! That was long. I was originally going to read these one at a time and read another book in between each. But, then I got hooked into the storyline. Despite the length (over 900 pages), it does read pretty fast. If you like a good ghost story or like YA books, definitely check it out. I did find it hard to believe that the main character was about 11 or 12 years old and able to wander around all of these places.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved the different ghost stories used in this book. They had scary, yet sad stories and interesting plots. The descriptions of places and buildings were a little lacking and I wish he had described these interesting places more. I know this is a Teen read and the main character is 12 but the descriptions of certain cultural aspects are extremely juvenile.

[Kyle McAllister · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books just kept getting better and better. The perfect series for the month of October. Hang tight while I plan a trip to visit all of the real locations in Edinburgh, Paris, and New Orleans. In typical VE Schwab fashion, she takes a paranormal ghost story and turns it into a compelling series of YA novels. Definitely recommend.

[Sumino Okami · Rating 3 out of 5]

I ready all 3 of them in one book. I thought it was sweet and I love the paranormal. But I was expecting more of a resolution for Jacob. Or maybe more of a story on his side. I know he went through a lot and passed away, but couldn’t Cass go look for his family (whether they are deceased or not)? I know it’s middle grade book, but I felt like there could have been more.

[Zabeen · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh my god this book was absolutely incredible it was so interesting and Cassidy always had u thinking she was about to die it was so good i only bought the city of ghost but after it I had to buy the whole series i usually dont write reviews but I just had to talk about how good it was I definitely recommend

[Jane Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creative, surprising and grabbed and kept my interest

Well-developed plot and characters. Scenes were intriguing and surprising. Appropriate for tweens or elderly. Held my interest through 3 books non-stop.

[Rachel Cash · Rating 5 out of 5]

i have read all three and absolutely amazing

[Rachele · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's s a nice story. My only complaint is that the main character has rather millennial pop references, but other than that it's a fine adventure.

[Selene · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first two books were great! Third was very repetitive, and the end was obvious from early on.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, easy to read young adult fantasy series.

[Tamara Buchfelder · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a massive V.e. Schwab fangirl, I devour anything by her. I loved those short but beautifully written tales. Every book felt like a journey

[Jenny Skaggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like these books! They keep my attention!

[Marito Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful collection. Nice caracters. Intriging. I love preety much everything about it.

[Gaylene · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are great for middle grade readers who love a good ghost story that's pretty spooky, but not traumatizing. And there's so much humor in between the scary stuff, so it stays pretty light.

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun and interesting middle grade set of novels! Don’t go in expecting too much depth or complexity, as this is not what it’s meant to be.

[Ashja Bosboom-Fetvaciyan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Childrens book with one too many reference to Harry Potter

[Sheena Winter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very captivating read. I enjoyed learning about the history of each place visited.

[dogsleepy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️
read for school, it was good for a kid

[Emily Prior · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 1: 3.5/5 stars
Book 2,: 3.7/5 stars
Book 3:4/5 stars

Great books too read!

[Brie McKinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great series! It's hard to explain, but I love how each book has its own atmosphere! Definitely a series that I can recommend to both adults AND children!

[Kimberle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series Cassidy and Lara and my favorite character Jacob

[Rhiannon White · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books had such a nice story, although simple at times as this is intended for younger children. I loved the plot between the three books.

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such an adorable adventure! I loved Cass and Jacob’s relationship and I loved the Haunted Mansion (Disney) vibes I got from the stories! Id I’m so happy the ending was happy! 😊