I've read most of the ones he wrote by now. sadly, such is not the case with the resolutely tidy Ghost in the Mirror. there were also many genuinely disturbing moments. the three prior books were not pat affairs, they felt choppy and real and things were left unexplained. Zimmerman puts Rose Rita in genuine danger - and that is seriously out of character! Strickland also seems to be setting up an inevitable romance between Rose and Lewis, which is just too tidy. Unfortunately, Strickland makes some misjudgments here and there that are off-putting: on a minor note, the regular references to past books feels amateurish on a major note, Mrs. so that is not lost: good job on that, Strickland. these are no fun, delight-filled magical adventures they are the stories of growing up slowly, a day at a time, with magic acting less as a wondrous gateway to adventure and more as a foreboding sign that there is actual malice and evil in the world. he is able to attain the resolutely realistic, prosaic tone combined with a genuinely creepy creepiness that made the earlier three books a unique delight for me as a kid. John Bellairs died in 1991 he wrote the first three novels of the series, the rest of which were completed by Brad Strickland from Bellairs' notes. this was by no means a bad experience, and as a children's adventure, it is fine.but for me, i have to admit that the magic has faded a bit.
Zimmerman are transported back to rural Pennsylvania Dutch country, 1828, and must solve various issues involving both white and black magic. this is the second solo adventure for Rose in this one, she and wizened old witch Mrs.
This is Number 4 in the Lewis Barnavelt series, featuring angsty, geeky youngster Lewis and his tomboy best friend Rose Rita.
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