Rhiannon
3.5/5⭐
A fun ride through this park! A brand new high concept amusement park goes off the rails and mayhem ensues. The book's concept was really well envisioned and executed (ha!), the set pieces were familiar, yet fresh. A lot of these ‘attractions' sort of tickle the nostalgia part of the brain, like you're sure you've heard an old childhood urban legend/campfire story about some of them long ago...
This novel definitely skews on the lighter/younger side for Ralston, which was somewhat surprising. So it's perfectly ok for you to let your teenager read it (of course, that then introduces them to Ralston's other stuff which you may find a bit more difficult explaining.)
The plot got kind of chaotic towards the end, but the momentum stayed strong. There's also lots of pseudo-science-invention stuff happening that can be jarring, but c'mon you're reading a book about a ghost-filled amusement park, so suspension of disbelief is already fully activated.
Overall a fun novel.
Oh, and the website... GhostlandPark is hysterical. Talk about commitment to a project!
3.5/5⭐
A fun ride through this park! A brand new high concept amusement park goes off the rails and mayhem ensues. The book's concept was really well envisioned and executed (ha!), the set pieces were familiar, yet fresh. A lot of these ‘attractions' sort of tickle the nostalgia part of the brain, like you're sure you've heard an old childhood urban legend/campfire story about some of them long ago...
This novel definitely skews on the lighter/younger side for Ralston, which was somewhat surprising. So it's perfectly ok for you to let your teenager read it (of course, that then introduces them to Ralston's other stuff which you may find a bit more difficult explaining.)
The plot got kind of chaotic towards the end, but the momentum stayed strong. There's also lots of pseudo-science-invention stuff happening that can be jarring, but c'mon you're reading a book about a ghost-filled amusement park, so suspension of disbelief is already fully activated.
Overall a fun novel.
Oh, and the website... GhostlandPark is hysterical. Talk about commitment to a project!