Danny Boyle and the Ghosts of Ireland

De: William Graham

Narrado por: Patte Shaughnessy

Danny Boyle and his sister Melinda are caught in the middle of a battle between the good and evil ghosts that haunt Ireland.

©2002 William Graham (P)2015 William Graham

Cute short story

I really enjoyed this story. It was a fun little adventure. Highly recommend. Nothing too scary for older kids.

Pretty Good

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This was a good children's book: while on holiday, two young American children are recruited into a war between good and evil ghosts. While this is the second book in the Danny Boyle series, I didn't feel like I needed to have read the first book in order to understand this book. Both Danny and Melinda were characterised well and it was enjoyable to listen to their adventures. However, there were a few errors, especially the 'Irish Prime Minister' who is actually the Taoiseach.
The narrator, Patte Shaugnessy, was also brilliant and fit with this novel excellently.

please buy this for your child

I was gifted this audio ARC for a honest and unbiased review from the author/narrator.

First let me say i requested this book as i have always loved ghost stories especially when Ireland is involved.William Graham wrote a fantastic ghost story for children and adults alike. There were great times with Casper like ghosts that made me lol.
Patte Shaughnessy was the perfect fit for this book.
If I could rate higher than 5 I would

Pretty decent story

Well written and well performed. It was a little short but all around worthwhile.

A Strong Sequel and Promising Series!

Where does Danny Boyle and the Ghosts of Ireland rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

We all have our favorites categories. As this was a children's book, it may not be in my All Time, but I would definitely listen to this book with a younger audience, as was my intention when I picked this up. I have two infant granddaughters and I want to build a (sound cloud?) library to share the literary world with them. This is a new era - when I was a mother, I read books to my sons. Not many parents of this generation read to their children, so I imagined listening to books with my preciousnesses and growing their creative imaginations. This book would be enjoyable, fun, funny, with a dash of culture - and spooks!
To clarify, I LOVED this book and can't wait to share it's adventure and journey with my little loved ones!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I can't say I had a 'favorite' - Moms *never* confess to having a favorite child, right? *wink,wink*

Have you listened to any of Patte Shaughnessy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my introduction to this author and narrator. I have two more of his books in my library, that I intend to listen to and review by the weekend! This narrator was ideal for this book.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This was a creatively written children's book. When Danny was telling Melinda about the ghosts, and she didn't believe him, I held my breath. I laughed out loud at the ghost's greeting to Melinda. It was priceless. Or refreshing. I also chuckled at the very end, when the children returned home. Their doppelgängers left and ... obviously, they acted differently!