• City of Ghosts

  • By: Victoria Schwab
  • Narrated by: Reba Buhr
  • Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (859 ratings)

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City of Ghosts

By: Victoria Schwab
Narrated by: Reba Buhr
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From number-one New York Times best-selling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead...and enter the world of spirits. Her best friend is even a ghost.

So things are already pretty strange. But they're about to get much stranger.

When Cass's parents start hosting a TV show about the world's most haunted places, the family heads off to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here, graveyards, castles, and secret passageways teem with restless phantoms. And when Cass meets a girl who shares her "gift", she realizes how much she still has to learn about the Veil - and herself.

And she'll have to learn fast. The city of ghosts is more dangerous than she ever imagined.

New York Times best-selling author Victoria Schwab delivers a thrillingly spooky and action-packed tale of hauntings, history, mystery, and the bond between friends (even if that friend is a ghost...).

©2018 Victoria Schwab (P)2018 Scholastic Inc.

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Intended for a Younger Crowd

I live anything the V Schuab puts out. I even found this entertaining; however, it is intended for a younger crowd. I would say 5th grade and up. kinda mysterious, kinda spooky, but not the typical dark, gothic, bloody, action packed Schuab that I love!!

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Charming, thrilling, and superbly narrated

um, i totally loved this!!!

I guess it shouldn't be surprising because it's Victoria Schwab after all, right? I knew it would probably be <i>good</i> but omg i had so idea how utterly charming and thrilling it would be.

After Cassidy Blake has a near-death experience, she gains the ability to see ghosts -- and a ghost best friend. Coincidentally, her parents are the writing duo behind the Inspecters paranormal mystery series, but they are in the dark about her ability. Her dad is big on hard facts and a no-nonsense non-believer in ghosts, while her mom loves the stories and is chipper in even the most ominous situations. When they land a TV show exploring the most famously haunted cities, Cassidy ends up spending her summer in Edinburgh and coming face-to-face with the famous Lady in Red.

The narration of this book was so excellent that I’m sure I enjoyed this book more than I would have on paper. She has a clear tone, good inflection, and natural sounding accents (they are in Edinburgh after all!)

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Excellent narration!

This was a fun and unique ghost story! Had me guessing a little, even at the end. Love how it leaves room for more. The narration was beautiful. It really made the story come alive. Loved it!

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THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!

I just got done listening to it and the reader does such a good job with all of the accents and brings the story to life, i highly reccomend reading it!

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Riveting

Super good story from the beginning. Keeps you hooked all throughout. I really enjoyed the performance and I loved that she mentioned a bunch of verbiage the character found odd like saying biscuits instead of cookies and torch instead of flashlight because I’ve always found that odd too.

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Pretty Mediocre

The author has better books then this one. This story is very shallow and feels kind of dated. I like the idea of a girl who speaks to ghost and has a ghost best friend. But the main character is more a check box of traits you would give a mid 2000s quirky high school loser girl then an actual personality. Has a hobby that’s artistic and outdated. Check, takes BW photography on film. Doesn’t get invited to cool kids party’s, check. Really into pop culture think, check Harry Potter. Parents work as artiest of some form check both are writers, ghost story writers. There is not much else to the main character. But the story is okay. I don’t think it worth a credit though maybe bundled with something else or bought for under $5

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great listen!

loved this book and I'm not usually an mg reader! Victoria writes such lovely prose.

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"The longer he stays, the stronger he'll get."

A girl who can see ghosts.
Her best friend IS a ghost.
And a city full of ghosts...

What kind of spooky adventures awaits them?

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I love V.E., and this is a great book BUT....

I do think this is definitely a middle grade book, and those who liked her dark stuff might not enjoy this. It a bit fluffy but I do think it’s great to branch out as an author. It’s not great but it’s not bad either. It was only like 5 hrs so I got through it fast while traveling. I would totally recommend this book for a young book lover! Happy reading!

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Exceptionally good ghost story

This was one of the best Ghost story's I've ever read. It was a fun and exciting adventure. Lots of surprises and a great characters. A kind of new twist on the ghostly world. I had a hard time stopping, just to much fun. Also a great narrator, she had a wonderful voice, and I love the way she portrayed each character. Thanks for bringing this to us.

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