{My thoughts} – Cassidy, Jacob and her parents venture to Paris for the next installment in her parents television show. They get to go to some fun and interesting places. The Catacombs, The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and others. The description of these places almost makes you feel like you are right there with them, which is a nice feeling given I have been to a number of the locations mentioned within the book.

A Majority of the book centers on the Catacombs because it is the last place the ghost/poltergeist that Cassidy is trying to send on, had died. It takes her new found friend from the previous book and the help of Jacob along with a new friend in this book to help her work her way through how to best accomplish that task. The first thing she needs to do is to figure out how he had died and then to figure out how to best help him remember what happened that had caused his death so that he’d be able to remember who he was. Without his memories it is impossible for her to send him on. It takes a lot of detective work and some trial and error for them to all figure out the best way in which they can accomplish this task.

Cassidy also gets to learn more about Jacob in this book. More about his back story from before they met one another, more about what happened to him before he’d saved her life. More information that helps you to better understand the characters and their ever growing bond. There is so much information within the pages of this book and it is so well written and flows seamlessly together that it’s easy to understand and follow along.

I do believe this book had been written sometime before the fire of the Notre Dame Cathedral. I come to that conclusion because in the book they were actually able to go into the building and film their episode for the up and coming show. I was in Paris in July and that was not an option for us. We were able to see the building in ruins and were not allowed anywhere near it. It is said that it is going to take sometime to complete the repairs needed to restore the building as close to its former glory as possible. I do like how this book speaks about how nice the building was and gives a hint of how incredible it may have been before the fire had happened.

I enjoy how this series gives you that creepy feel as you are reading it. It isn’t too creepy that I’d classify it as horror, but it’s creepy none the less. The description of the Catacombs and all the scenes that take place there are enough to creep anyone out – it definitely has that ghost, chill, yikes vibe going on within it’s pages. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future and hope that she continues to add to the story of Cassidy and Jacob!

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{My thoughts} – Cassidy, Jacob and her parents venture to Paris for the next installment in her parents television show. They get to go to some fun and interesting places. The Catacombs, The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral and others. The description of these places almost makes you feel like you are right there with them, which is a nice feeling given I have been to a number of the locations mentioned within the book.

A Majority of the book centers on the Catacombs because it is the last place the ghost/poltergeist that Cassidy is trying to send on, had died. It takes her new found friend from the previous book and the help of Jacob along with a new friend in this book to help her work her way through how to best accomplish that task. The first thing she needs to do is to figure out how he had died and then to figure out how to best help him remember what happened that had caused his death so that he’d be able to remember who he was. Without his memories it is impossible for her to send him on. It takes a lot of detective work and some trial and error for them to all figure out the best way in which they can accomplish this task.

Cassidy also gets to learn more about Jacob in this book. More about his back story from before they met one another, more about what happened to him before he’d saved her life. More information that helps you to better understand the characters and their ever growing bond. There is so much information within the pages of this book and it is so well written and flows seamlessly together that it’s easy to understand and follow along.

I do believe this book had been written sometime before the fire of the Notre Dame Cathedral. I come to that conclusion because in the book they were actually able to go into the building and film their episode for the up and coming show. I was in Paris in July and that was not an option for us. We were able to see the building in ruins and were not allowed anywhere near it. It is said that it is going to take sometime to complete the repairs needed to restore the building as close to its former glory as possible. I do like how this book speaks about how nice the building was and gives a hint of how incredible it may have been before the fire had happened.

I enjoy how this series gives you that creepy feel as you are reading it. It isn’t too creepy that I’d classify it as horror, but it’s creepy none the less. The description of the Catacombs and all the scenes that take place there are enough to creep anyone out – it definitely has that ghost, chill, yikes vibe going on within it’s pages. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future and hope that she continues to add to the story of Cassidy and Jacob!

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This is a super fun, fast-paced, middle grade series that I'm really enjoying. I can't wait for the next one. ( )

For the second book entry into the Cassidy Blake series, Cassidy and her family, who happen to be ghost hunters and the hosts of the paranormal TV show The Inspecters go to Paris to do some paranormal investigation. First stop: the catacombs! And when Cass mistakenly frees a poltergeist from the catacombs, she and her spectral best friend, Jacob, must race against the clock to stop it before it wreaks irrevocable havoc on all of Paris. On top of all this, it doesn't help that Cassidy is tasked by Lara with using her ability to travel into the Veil and send ghosts on. Cassidy has been testing out her new abilities – all while secretly fearful that she’ll one day have to use them to send her best friend, Jacob, “on.” For now though, she has got to stop a poltergeist.

This was enjoyable sequel to City of Ghosts, one that deepens the mythology and worldbuilding of the series. Cassidy continues to be a wonderful heroine and a believable pre-teen. This is a great middle grade horror-mystery book, whose creepy subject matter and themes of friendship and family should appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman's children/young adult books such as The Graveyard Book.

I look forward to the third book in the series and more Harry Potter references.

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This felt so much shorter than the first one. I think it’s just because there wasn’t as much action. I still enjoyed it though. ( )