Review: Very Good Young Adult Book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2013
In general I do not read YA books, but I did read Marvin's Curse as I am a ghost junkie and well, I like the author.  This book is geared as a Young Adult book and it's written very well.  The storyline is awesome and although I had some problems (mostly little things like why she couldn't remember her name but could remember the name of the Ivy on the headstone, and the fact it was written with English (European)  colloquialisms and being American I had to look words up - ha.) I have to say this author has a wonderful way of writing and I'd recommend this book, to both YA and adults (even if I found some fault of my own).  I think all in all I'd love to see this character evolve, grow up, not have so much anger and perhaps come into his own as a spirit medium.  This book certainly has the potential for the character to do so.  I would like to see the idea behind the city in the book explored more, why, where, who, how, etc.  The character I didn't care for though was Stella, I just simply didn't like her.  But then as I stated I'm not a young adult, so perhaps that's why.  Marvin sort of grated a bit as well in the beginning but was much better toward the end.  I'd highly recommend this read to any YA, and to those of us who are older and into the ghost genre, but I caution here, this is written for young adults, remember that.