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Feb 03, 2024IndyPL_JaredW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow, the synopsis the library has listed leaves something to be desired. Imagine a world that has a pandemic of ghosts, but though they are able to kill anyone, only teenagers and younger can see or hear them (and only some of them). For…
Jan 18, 2024 CALS_Amanda rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Sometimes the way publishers sort books into age categories mystifies me. Take _Screaming Staircase_: this is a story of three battle-tested people out on the front lines of their society, discovering corpses and unraveling their…
Aug 30, 2023SnoIsleLib_Teen rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This chilling tale about a ghost-infested London creates strong suspense, and there is no telling what will happen next. Stroud's characters and scenes are so realistic, that it seems as if this could happen in real life. I heavily…
Jul 27, 2023slc_PGH rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Didn't know about this until the Netflix series (which has, of course, already been cancelled) and was thrilled to discover they're not only books, but books from the same author of the Bartimeus trilogy. Like that trilogy, these are fun,…
Jun 11, 2023
In Britain, there is an epidemic of deadly ghosts. To hunt down these ghosts, a number of investigation agencies have formed. Lucy, an agent from the countryside, comes to London searching for work, but can only join the smallest agency,…
May 18, 2023Evelyn_b0Ok_Reviews rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
🗝️👻📗𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕾𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖈𝖆𝖘𝖊📗👻🗝️ Ever since the Problem has started, children and teenagers have been the only ones capable of stopping these ghosts. Some are born with Sight, Sound, or Touch, abilities…
May 04, 2023
"This exciting and spooky story about a group of ghost-fighting kids is the perfect read for Halloween! Plenty of humor too!" - Hannah S.
May 01, 2023crimsonsparrow rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
MPA ratings: PG-13 for fear PG for peril, suicide, smoking, & mild language
Apr 04, 2023AMB_4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this! Found the Netflix show first, watched it, loved it. Then decided to try the books, and am not disappointed. Discovered the author also wrote the Bartimaeus (spelling?) trilogy, which I only ever read the first book of, and may…
Jul 20, 2022Reads_A_Lot rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
My son liked this book and asked me to read it. It’s not my usual genre but it was entertaining. Kind of cross between Harry Potter and Odd Thomas. Set in a time where killer ghosts come out after dark but only children can see and…
Oct 11, 2021
Haunted houses, killer ghosts… and only teens to stop them. When Lucy joins enigmatic Anthony and studious George at Lockwood & Co., a teenage ghost-hunting agency, she expects to face the dangers of the evil dead, but not to have to…
Oct 11, 2021
Haunted houses, killer ghosts… and only teens to stop them. When Lucy joins enigmatic Anthony and studious George at Lockwood & Co., a teenage ghost-hunting agency, she expects to face the dangers of the evil dead, but not to have to…
Feb 16, 2021whilom72 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent series. I have read Lockwood & Co. several (4-5) times through. If you haven't tried the audiobooks, I highly recommend them. The narrator is wonderful and adds to the characters and story. I hear her voice now when I read the…
Dec 28, 2020
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Oct 08, 2020labraden rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
After Lucy Carlyle left her previous position under less than happy circumstances, she lands a job at Lockwood and Co., a small Psychic Detection Agency where she joins Anthony Lockwood and George Cubbins in detecting and eradicating…
Sep 24, 2020nynysam rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I LOVED the series and I always have them stocked at my bookcase. Pity there was only five books, however. I would have loved to read more. The books are just so suspenseful, creepy and funny! Five stars whole series
Jul 19, 2020jghenry1422 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A good and entertaining read for what it was. I actually checked this book out twice before really getting into it--read most of it during most of shutdown-mode, spring 2020 while COVID was going rampant (proved a good and amusing mental…
Dec 04, 2019ValleriM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What a fun book! Great cast of characters!! I loved them all. What could be better than kids on their own without adult supervision ... and loads of doughnuts? The balance of humor/storyline/action was perfect! I can't wait to read the…
Dec 13, 2018
I love it< it was entertaining
Nov 20, 2018SusanJ_124 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A solid start to a new series. I will read more of these books.
Mar 17, 2018maryamge rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
IT'S SO GOOD!
Jan 31, 2018OPL_KrisC rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I love creepy books and The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud is no exception. I think it's interesting how kids of a certain age are the ones that have the power to help with London's ghost problem and I love the character of Lucy…
Apr 17, 2017ttmagin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A new and scary Nancy Drew mystery. As an adult, it did not really seem scary at all but I think that would be different for a young adolescent. The characters were unique and well developed. I enjoyed the read but found it easy to put…
Dec 05, 2016Kayleb_Miekell_avarn10n rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An excellent book about young, sarcastic British ghost hunters. I'm reminded of Doctor Who (Anthony Lockwood could almost be a young David Tennant), but Stroud has still created something original that is not too creepy* but certainly…
Jun 20, 2016LibraryGal82 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am a big fan of the paranormal and other unsolved mysteries. This book fed that appetite and has left me wanting more. Looking forward to the second book in this series.