Kaylee M’s Reviews > Lockwood & Co., Book 2 The Whispering Skull > Status Update

"It's truth carried Dangers", "Muffling the daylight" "I felt the floor pitch under me" "My senses were alive" "Somewhere came a birdsong, very beautiful, very loud." At this point in the story the author is trying to create a feeling of uncertainty and mystery through word choice, noting that the characters are very on edge and how the birdsong didn't feel right. Without these words, the tone would be different

I accidentally chose the Mandarin version on Goodreads. My book is in English, and I obviously can't read Mandarin. The book is starting to wrap up at this point, and I'm not a big fan of how it ends; they kill the antagonist. It just seems like a bit of a cop out, because the author didn't know how to have a respected member of society reintroduced to the world as a criminal. This is the second time he's done this

If the main character was a food item, they might be a pineapple, pointy and guarded on the outside, not willing to allow people close, but has a soft interior if not a little bitter.

I just realized that I accidentally picked the mandarin version on good reads. I cannot speak Mandarin.

I think Lucy would pick "First fig" that she would relate the most to. She's not big about showing emotions, but she doesn't hide them either; she's an open book. She's a very hardworking character, driven to success that she can never quite reach. The nature of her job makes her work all the time, and she is likely very close to burning out. She continues on because her friends need her and to spite her enemies.

I'm not a big fan of how this story is starting out. I think it falls into the trope that most ya novels fall into; really dumb romance tropes about a cool guy and a girl who acts cool but secretly is in love. I hate this trope, especially when none of the characters have any real personalities. The author doesn't understand how women work, and he justifies why a character is bad by insulting their appearance.

A set of words I find interesting is the River Thames. It's not a descriptive word, and doesn't really have a definition, but the River has a lot of history tied to it; it was the River that the country of England first founded itself on through the transportation of goods and was founded in 43 Ad by Romans. I find it interesting that parts of the real world can be found in works of fantasy, and it's mentioned a lot.

I wouldn't really say this book is the type of story where you get profound messages or teaches you much, but as a whole series, there are a few lessons. Being a story about ghosts, there are a lot of messages around death, namely that trying to escape it is impossible and it's better to just live every day to its full potential.

I don't think Lucy would fully believe in the American dream, partly because she isn't American and lives in the Uk. Ignoring the American part , Lucy might believe in the ability to work your way up in the world. Not to the extent that you can be anything, but you can still live a good life; she get's to work with her friends while living comfortably and is well respected, which is all she wants from her life.

I don't think Lucy would fully believe in the American dream, partly because she isn't American and lives in the Uk. Ignoring the American part , Lucy might believe in the ability to work your way up in the world. Not to the extent that you can be anything, but you can still live a good life; she get's to work with her friends while living comfortably and is well respected, which is all she wants from her life.