Ghoulfriends Forever
Gitty Daneshvari
- Reading
- Try a few chapters together, then let the reader continue independently if the school’s cast and frequent monster puns are enjoyable rather than distracting.
- Themes
- Different strengths in friendship: Rochelle’s caution, Robecca’s curiosity and Venus’s readiness to challenge accepted behaviour shape how the friends approach problems. Their contrasting qualities are presented as both useful and capable of causing friction; cooperation depends on making room for different approaches.
- A mystery shaped by school life: The school’s corridors, rules and cliques create both clues and barriers as the newcomers investigate what is happening. The mystery moves briskly, with discovery and character encounters taking priority over an intricate puzzle; comic relief offsets the suspense.
- Worth knowing
- The mystery includes students losing their emotions and behaving as if under a trance, alongside a threat to the school. The suspense is brisk and balanced with comic relief.