How (not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe, 369 pages. Delacorte (Random), 2026. $13 (pb)
Language: R (70+ swears, 3 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (kissing, porn mentioned); Violence: PG (ghostly danger)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SOME
17yo Amity has great summer plans for her time before college, but everything is upended when her mother declares that she has taken a job across the country in Massachusetts. Amity has no choice but to follow, because her mother’s job is where also gets a free ride to college. How could they move into the haunted house in little Harlow’s Rest. Even the first night Amity catches the local ghost hunter outside - even if he is handsome. But Theo, the ghost hunter, knows that Amity’s house is haunted and he will have to convince her of that before it's too late. And he thinks she’s pretty special too.
The first half is a tiny bit spooky and mostly getting to know and trust each other. This one doesn’t satisfy as much as Love at Full Tilt did. But it is light and romantic and the final scares are pretty scary.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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