I found this book through the same heartwarming TikTok tale so many have and I love that story; it's beautiful seeing people support one another. It was surprising, funny, and an emotional ride for people who have had some of the feelings in this story before. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor is a thrilling teen fiction mystery with a paranormal twist. While TikTok may have helped Leigh Howard jump to the top of the charts, its reviews are keeping it there.

The characters felt shallow and inconsistent, there were lapses in time during paragraphs that were unclear and made the story incredibly difficult to follow, and please don’t get me started on the only Hispanic character’s name being Nacho. Racing against time, they must decipher cryptic clues and overcome numerous obstacles, both supernatural and human, to find the artifact and put the restless spirits to rest. At one point the family friend made a comment about putting the MC over his knee and spanking her, that was so ick and made me cringe. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing migrants, asylum seekers and people from ethnic minority backgrounds residing in North London from becoming socially excluded, .From first glance the cover was a little misleading, I see a woman with curves leaning over a bike - that was one of the biggest issues for me while reading this book. With each clue they discover, the presence of malevolent spirits becomes more tangible, and the danger intensifies.

By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. When the police tell her the investigation into her parents' murder has hit a brick wall, she knows the only way she will ever know peace is to solve the mystery herself. His goal was certainly achieved—within three days, the video had amassed over 17 million views and received comments from people around the world interested in purchasing Warner’s novel. The name and way the character "Nacho" is written is strange and feels like an insensitive and unnecessary depiction.For a story about grief and internal struggles, it all boils down to an over the top action piece that I struggle to believe any 16 year old could actually go through. I enjoyed seeing Leigh’s growth throughout the story as well as her internal dialogue shift from the initial thoughts she had upon arriving at the manor. My comment is about where the murder “mystery” leads, this was my least favourite part, it was more complicated than the rest of the book and not as interesting, it didn’t fit with the book vibe in my opinion. I really wanted to love this book, I really did love little Bodie and even eventually big Bodie, It had a really good plot line. Both were essential to Leigh’s well-being and growth besides helping her get to the bottom of it all.

Doors slam shut on their own, mysterious whispers fill the air, and ghostly apparitions roam the halls at night. There are paragraphs that contradict each other, as if the author forgot to go back and choose the direction he intended. Most issues could be solved with better editing, the rest could be solved by aging the MC up a mere few years.Ty, Leigh's father's friend, describes being disappointed in Leigh and having the urge to "put her over his knee and spank her" which again I think was weird, unnecessary, and added nothing to the plot. I don’t know this guy and this isn’t a sponsorship,” says Jerrad Swearenjin in the on-screen text of his now-viral TikTok. The writing was done so well and the author truly possesses such great descriptive prowess — as many have mentioned. Billy and Blaze always found themselves in the middle of some crisis and, with courage and heroics, never failed to save the day. I had to show support as a fellow book lover and avid reader, I loved the traction and the love the book community, as well as the world was showing Shawn.

Shawn would be the first to tell you, being a husband and father is by far the wildest and most rewarding part of life. I believe a lot of the reviews are biased based on the traction of tiktok, news and Shawn’s own personal story. It’s been so many years since I’ve read a YA mystery book and this was nothing short of that but more.Instead I got creepy vibes from an older male author writing about a teen girl getting undressed, trying to distinguish sexual vs mentor energy from older men, and let a ghost “penetrate” her body.