I wasn’t quite sure of what to make of this book when it hit my doormat. The front cover says that there is an apparition contained on it and the back cover tells me to download an app so that I can see said apparition. Is this the way forward for books and their covers?
So I opened it up – the app and the book and have to say that I’m glad I did. The book did take me awhile to get into it as to be honest, I really didn’t have a clue what was going on. It wasn’t until you got some of the back history that everything becomes clear and the gripping story evolves.
The story is focussed on Lucy. She is a Junior Field Operative who can hear rather than see the Visitors. The Visitors are ghosts who have now become such a problem that there are companies who specialise in finding their source and getting rid of them for you. Most of the companies are run by adults but it is the children who actually do the work as they can see the Visitors. Lockwood & Co is different as it is run by Anthony Lockwood who is a child and George who helps out mostly making tea and doing research. Lucy ends up working with them and this is where the story comes to life. It follows the trio as they chase the Visitors and come across a ghost who nearly kills them but also gets them to solve the mystery of who killed her.
I really enjoyed this book. I think the way that Jonathan Stroud has written all three main characters shows that he understands the way teenagers think as there is some great humour in it as well as a cracking story full of mystery and ghosts. Nothing seemed rushed and he let the story tell itself. I’m not sure if there is going to be another Lockwood & Co book as this book does have a really good ending with nothing left hanging, well not much anyway but I for one will be first in the queue for the next one, apps and all.
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