Lighthouse Legend

Dawson's Creek Suspense #1

by Holly E. Henderson, Liz Tigelaar

The first of a new series of mystery thrillers based on the hit TV series Dawson's Creek. From day one, Joey doesn't like the lighthouse. But now that Dawson has persuaded Jen, Pacey and Joey to volunteer as summer interns at the local Oceanographic Institute, Joey's been assigned the role of tour guide at the abandoned, forbidding structure. Her friends think she's stressing out but Joey swears she's hearing voices. Or at least one, whispery, child-like girl's voice that calls and calls to her. Someone - or something - is out there...

Genres: Young Adult, Collections, Paranormal, Tv

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Fredrik deBoer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A dream fantasia of professionally-produced fan fiction, this story takes place in a world that is and yet is not the world of Dawson's Creek that we know and love. It's impossible place in the show's timeline, a lazy summer that never occurred, is our first indication that we have stepped into a mirror universe where the characters are not just themselves but their ur-selves, exaggerated versions whose tics and phrases signal a world just slightly askew. The actual ghost story is as perfunctory as it is incidental to the larger story, which is of our heroes volunteering at a bizarre facility that houses an antique lighthouse, some sort of research aquarium that has no visitors but does have fish tanks where the tops open up to the sky (?), and some sort of library of obscure records where one can research the fate of a single drowned girl from 200 years prior. The obligatory Joey Potter love triangle does not cast Pacey against Dawson but rather Dawson against Nick, the brooding grad student whose personality wanders around in the book like a cat in a bodega. Why are unpaid teenaged interns who were hired a few days ago tasked with birthing a premature dolphin? Who knows!

I will go to my grave wondering what the hell was supposed to be happening with Kate. They built up her mystery until the very end and then left her sitting on that cliff in the storm, never to be rescued for the sake of plot sense.

I believe this is the first novel I have ever read where the author's name does not appear on the front cover. Three stars.

[SpookyxSpice · Rating 1 out of 5]

Actually shocked to find out that both writers had actually written for the show.
It definitely doesn't come across that way. Too much overload of each character's essence in every single conversation they all had to be in. Too obnoxious. Far too many mentions of how 'jealous and angry Dawson is' about Joey talking to another guy. Too much swaying back and forth from it being told from Joey's perspective yet having to have Dawson's perspective on every damn matter. The whole show was about Dawson and his self imposed importance on everything, I thought if anything the books would give the other characters a chance of having a voice.
Too many awkward jokes about sexual harrassment, virginity, the females of the story being less to the male characters, etc.
Definitely NOT the characters we're used to seeing on the show.

My stubborness and curiosity made me not DNF this book, it is a very quick read. Took me about 2 hours with interruptions. I didn't enjoy it for the reasons mentioned above and if the story focused more on what the book is marketed as - the ghost story - I feel it would have read a lot better. I did like the story of Mary and her tragic tale.

[Taiylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I probably would’ve enjoyed this book more if the timeline made sense and there weren’t so many redundancies. The show makes it clear how naturally jealous Dawson is, but I don’t need to read it in every other sentence.

[Erica Leigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recently learned that this series existed so I had to buy all of them.

After reading this one, I can confidently say that I have no regrets.

It is corny and obnoxious and doesn’t feel like the show, sure, but it’s still totally fun and readable if you’re looking for something ridic. And if you haven’t watched the show, don’t worry—there are many references to v specific incidents and random characters from season one sprinkled throughout and described in detail.

Maybe too many.

If it weren’t for all the show references, it’d have nothing to do with it tbh. To illustrate my point, here’s a sampling of what else is in store:

- A dolphin baby shower
- A Victorian child ghost
- An underwater exploration
- A mermaid? Maybe?
- A dangerous stormy boat outing

Maybe they should’ve adapted these books for the series. 😆

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess this was okay-ish. I'm horrified that this daft summer internship took place during the summer that Pacey and Joey spent at sea on True Love. Pacey and Joey's relationship was the best thing about Dawson's creek, and this book just totally ignored it 😭

* Dawson randomly decides to do a summer internship, and talks Joey, Pacey and Jen into doing the same.
* They end up at some research facility with a lighthouse. Joey does tours of the haunted lighthouse, Pacey and Jen look after a pregnant dolphin and Dawson is supposed to help find a ship that sank in 1852 after being smashed on the rocks.
* Joey keeps seeing a dead little girl talking to her, Jen thinks she should see a shrink.
* Eventually they do find the wreck and Mary, the dead little girl is finally at rest.

[Luca Ripari · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

[E.H. Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

All you Dawson’s Creek fans out there, did you know there was a book series to go along with the episodes? If you’re in the mood to revisit your teen years, or you miss the days of Dawson and Joey, pick up these little paperbacks that are perfect for summer afternoons!

Even if you never watched the teen phenomenon—you youngster!—there’s still plenty of enjoyment to be found in the thriller edition Lighthouse Legend. You won’t be lost or get anything spoiled for you, as the story takes place during a summer vacation, and all is resolved before the fall school year (and the television show) resumes.

This book is a little spooky, so it’s a perfect Halloween read. Dawson, do-good-er that he is, is volunteering over the summer over at the lighthouse, and he’s talked the rest of the gang to work with him. While Joey is the lead in this book, each of the other characters have a pretty healthy part, and I’m sure other books in the series will vary the protagonists, if you find Katie Holmes’s “I’m going to be sick” expression too foul to read an entire book about her.

Joey is working at the lighthouse one afternoon when she hears a voice… A little girl begs her to help her, but she’s nowhere to be found. Is someone playing a practical joke on Joey, or is there a ghost in the lighthouse? Find out in Lighthouse Legend!

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[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really Good. A lot different from the TV series, or anything i usually read, but really kept my interest while reading.

[Hayley · Rating 3 out of 5]

From my Dawson's Creek obsession days.

[Anke Zweel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was how my mom got me to read by buying books of characters I already know.

I has been a while since I read these books but I do remember I loved it

[Ds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le storie di bambine morte che infestano fari sperduti fanno sempre un po' paura, ma se vengono condite dal polpettone romantico alla Dawson-Joey perdono tutto il loro fascino.

[Arnita Medina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this quick read, I loved everything Dawson Creek, what can I say