Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (Manipulation) Violence: PG (Brief fighting at the end).
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Ilana has been banished to Prague for the summer. Growing up in a Jewish household where both her parents were immigrants, she'd always had high expectations placed on her head. But now, her parents have sent her to live with her aunt away from friends, violin, and other such distractions to focus on her studies and claim the affluent, sturdy life that they never had. In Prague, Ilana discovers an old, decrepit Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's house that she takes it upon herself to clean up. As she cleans, she begins to befriend a tragic spirit with beautiful blue eyes that keeps showing up to talk to her. The summer will progress, as will Ilana's relationship with Benjamin the ghost, and she will soon discover the terrifying danger that lurks just outside "real" society. Ilana and Benjamin are both 16yo (technically).
The Ghosts of Rose Hill was such an interesting book. It was written in a poetry format that added a fairy tale or folktale charm to the beautiful words and vivid imagery. While wildly fun and different, I did feel like sometimes the characters did fall flat, and regardless of the gorgeous writing and unique plot, it failed to emotionally move me really at all. Overall, I would recommend this to people that need a quick and fairly easy read (I slaughtered this bad boy in under 4 hours) or individuals that have a liking for this writing style or are wanting to try it out. Ilana is Latina, both she and Benjamin are Jewish.
Sierra Finlinson
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