The first is that I really didn’t buy the relationship between Georgie and Emmett. However, a few things are holding Ghosts of Greenglass House back from being as delightful as the first one. That book worked well for a reason, so it was smart of Milford to call back on all those great elements and create a new story out of them.
I love books that emphasize the power of stories, and I’m glad that Milford stuck to the same sort of thing she did with Greenglass House. The story aspect that I really enjoyed from the first book is back, as well. There were a few aspects that I found a little confusing, but for the most part, all of the clues were integrated really well into the novel, so much so that I never picked up on them until the characters explicitly pointed them out. The truly shocking reveal I figured out beforehand, but there was another one I didn’t see coming, so that was delightful.
I did think the mystery, or parts of it, was easier to figure out than the first book. The fantasy element is even stronger in this book, and the mystery is delightfully twisty as well. It’s been a while since I read the first book, but luckily Milford does a good job of filling in enough of the gaps that I wasn’t completely lost. Rating: 3/5 I loved Greenglass House, so of course I had to pick up the sequel! Ghosts of Greenglass House picks up a year after the events of the first novel.
There’s no chance of that happening again, though Milo is certain of it. It’s almost enough to make him wish for a winter break like last year’s, when his house was full of secretive guests and unexpected mysterious, and Meddy had helped him unravel it all. Worst of all, Milo’s friend Meddy has been conspicuously absent for a long, long time. Then there’s the lone guest staying at his family’s inn, an art student who seems determined not to leave until he’s sketched very single stained-glass window in the place. For another, it’s been a tough couple of weeks at school, thanks to a teacher who doesn’t get how much Milo hates having attention called to him, and to his adoption. For one thing, there’s no snow, and it’s hard to get into the spirit when all you have to work with is a crust of stupid frost. Milo keeps waiting for that special relief that usually settles in at the start of winter vacation. Ghosts of Greenglass House, by Kate Milford, was published in 2017 by Clarion.
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