Genre: Middle-Grade, Fantasy, ParanormalPublisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 1101918896
Format: Hardback, E-Book
Release Date: 4th September 2018
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Rating: 9/10
Synopsis:
For the first time, Ruth is heading to Newfoundland to stay with family she's never met instead of spending the summer traveling with her dad. When she arrives, she finds Newfoundland is very different from her life in Toronto--people there are much more friendly, but also superstitious, believing in ghosts and The Sight and family curses. Ruth's cousin Ruby is also staying for the summer, and the two discover they have a lot in common: they both lost their moms when they were two years old, they're the same age and they even like the same food. But while Ruby believes in spirits and fairies, Ruth believes in science and cold, hard facts.
When they find ominous information on some tombstones in the local cemetery, Ruth and Ruby start investigating their family's past and discover that twin girls are born in every generation, and every set of twins dies young, leaving their children without mothers. What's more, one of the twins always has The Sight and can see the Ghost Road that leads to the mysterious lost settlement of Slippers Cove. What happened there? What does it have to do with their family? And who is the ghostly presence that keeps visiting Ruth late at night?
The answers lie somewhere along the Ghost Road . . . if they can only find it
Review:
**Thanks to PRH Canada for sending me a copy in return for my review**
The Ghost Road was a beautifully written, whimsical story that I loved.
Ruth is visiting Newfoundland for the summer to spend time with family that she has never met. She is shocked at the differences in Newfoundland compared to her life in Toronto. But, things soon change and she realises that Newfoundland has more to discover than she originally expected.
I really loved the characters in the book. Ruth and Ruby were my favourite characters and I really enjoyed reading about their interactions with one another. They quickly become friends despite having only just met and begin to rely on one another a lot. I also really loved the mysteries surrounding the two of them and, in particular, the mystery of why the two look so alike.
The family elements of the book were some of my favourite parts. I loved the bonds between Ruby and her Auntie. I also really liked Ruth finally being able to learn the truth about her family as well as her meeting family members that she had never heard of or met. Ruth's realisation that she knew nothing about her family was heartbreaking, but I loved her finally getting to meet the family she never knew she had.
The setting had beautiful descriptions that really made me feel as though I was right there with the characters. Charis Cotter has a way of describing the environment around the characters that is both eerie and beautiful.
My favourite parts of the book were the flashbacks that Ruth had about her ancestors. They provided more insight into the curse as well as additional information about why the curse came to be. The amount of detail in these passages was wonderful and I was left wanting more. My only criticism is that I wish that the ending had been a little longer. I personally felt it came to an end rather quickly and I would have liked to have it built more upon. However, I really enjoyed the book and the characters.
The storyline was fantastic and Charis Cotter did a wonderful job. I loved the ghosts and the more paranormal aspects of the story as well as the many secrets that Ruth and Ruby worked to uncover. I had chills during the moments with the ghosts that only Ruth could see and the secret room that the ghost helps her uncover.
This book may have been written for a more middle-grade audience, but I think this is a book that can be enjoyed by all.
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