3 stars. Thank you to Netgalley and East Side Press for a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A town equipped with a ghost hunting family and sudden crazy happenings during a solar flare? Definitely an interesting premise and for the most part I think it was pulled off. The story did drag a bit in certain places and some aspects seemed unnecessary or placed in their for shock value. I think I would’ve enjoyed the story a lot more if it stuck to it’s main premise instead of adding unnecessary elements and plot devices.

Serious trigger warnings necessary for this book though and it would’ve been nice to know that upfront, especially because a lot of this stuff didn’t have to be included. Animal death, parental death, suicide, self harm, abuse, sexual assault, hoarding, and revenge porn all show up in this book heavy. Overall good story attempt, but the delivery could’ve been better.

Anna Fagan's father is a ghost hunter, and Anna is over it. Their house is a mess, she's tired of dealing with the supernatural, and she's a subject of mockery at school, which doesn't help her chances with the boy she likes. While this seems like typical teenage angst with a touch of paranormal, things rapidly take a dark turn: all the usual high school and small town unpleasantness suddenly seems to ramp up to eleven, and Anna's sure the causes are supernatural (with a side-helping of solar flares), so she needs to do something. But there's the small matter of getting revenge against the kid who killed her dog, her father's hoarding problems, and compulsively checking her crush's Instagram account.

Most fascinating to me was the way so many of the awful events became so credible when it was just a matter of taking things a little further. We've all had horrible thoughts, imagined terrible things happening to people who made us mad - but usually we try to stop short of following through on them. This story featured believably flawed characters, with mental 'voices' that echo the sort of impulses we don't like to admit to, and this was part of what sucked me in: the possible horror to be found in everyday negativity if it's left to take over.

While I enjoyed the ghost aspect of this book I feel like the author kept adding more drama on too of it just for the sake of it. I felt that once I got used to one aspect of the drama another major incident would happen that really didnt seem to make since. While I was entertained by it and would for sure pick up the next book in what I am sure will be a series, it definitely goes into a guilty pleasure reads.

The Ghost Hunter's Daughter by Caroline Flarity was a lot of creepy fun. I'm a massive fan of Supernatural and the like so this sounded like could be right up my alley. It has a lot to like when it comes to the thrills and the ghostly action. Unfortunately, though, it didn't quite live up to my high expectations when it came to the character and pacing department. Our main character was kind of aggravating if you ask me and there were times when the pacing slowed down way to much in comparison to the rest of the novel. Overall, this novel was good and there's a bunch of potential but it never quite lived up to it all. If you have a soft spot for YA urban fantasy, horror, or paranormal, you may enjoy picking this up.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book!

This was dark and unexpectedly gritty! It has actually been on my radar for a while, but somehow I just never got around to reading it until now. I've read loads of ghost YA novels, but this one stood out for the general darkness, cast of unpopular but likable characters, and a very unusual plot that had me hooked. I had to know how the darkness was spreading, and the eventual reveal was really good and very clever. The writing is good too, although the plot kind of plods along in the beginning. Once you're hooked it's game over though!

If you're in the mood for YA that is a little different, then give this a go. Not your average ghost story! Four stars.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

This is definitely geared towards young adults / teens, BUT it was a good, light read nonetheless.

Female supernatural-ish. I loved this! Not a super long story but really kept it interesting and active so it wasn't hard to get into and stay into and easy to finish quickly. Which can be perfect for the reader that is looking for something in between. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

A fantastic YA supernatural tale! A realistic depiction of teenagers who are struggling to forge a path through their own emotions while dealing with the every day struggles life throws at them. And that doesn't even mention the spooky stuff.

The Ghost Hunter's Daughter is a fun supernatural adventure meets almost coming of age novel that explores how people deal with grief, resentment, anger, and ultimately how they figure out who they are.

Anna, Freddy, and Doreen are a great trio and their interactions are fun and genuine. I wished we had more time to spend with just the three of them before the main plot gets underway, but any moment with the three of them together really shines.

Bloomtown feels like that nice neighborhood where your aunt and uncle moved so your cousins could go to a better school. It models the suburban lifestyle without seeming too picture perfect and flawlessly demonstrates the small town struggle: conform or be a target. It's the perfect backdrop for Jack's less than normal supernatural career and highlights Anna's difficulty fitting in, which is something nearly every teenager can relate to.

One of the biggest factors that separates the good from the great when it comes to YA is how the teenaged characters interact with each other, with their parents, with authority figures they come into contact with. Anna, Doreen, and Freddy feel like real life teenagers with real life teenager goals, desires and problems, with a little dollop of shadow people and tricksters on the side of course.

I personally love sci-fi and supernatural topics, but can concede that a huge barrier to those topics can be exposition. Meaning that a lot of sci-fi or supernatural novels can be exposition heavy to introduce you to their particular brand of lore, specific to their tailored story. Flarity, however, does an excellent job of naturally inserting tidbits of information just precisely where they're needed. It creates a natural flow of information that doesn't feel overdone or forced and keeps the readers right on the same page as Anna, who's been doing this 'Goblin Girl' stuff for years.

I will say though that certain aspects felt slightly incomplete. The novel is a medium length read and could potentially have been more fleshed out when it comes to threads that support the main plot. For example, the quasi-romance between Freddy and Anna seemed lack luster at best and rushed at worst. The same could be said about the Jack and Geneva relationship, which is honestly probably too strong a word to describe it. Though I can say in the grand scheme of things these are fairly mild complaints.

Overall, I'd have to recommend The Ghost Hunter's Daughter to anyone looking for a fun tale of supernatural proportions!

I really enjoyed this book. Imagine if the Warren's from the Conjuring had a teenage daughter. Can you imagine how difficult that would be? This is her story. The majority of the town think she's the daughter of the town crazy (the Ghost Hunter so they call her Goblin Girl). There are some happy moments (puppies!) and some sad moments. I really started to feel for the well-developed characters. I will not go into a lot of detail (I despise spoilers) but there are quite a few surprises and the main character does something that might be possible that really made me think about "what if...?" Which is sort of the theme of the book. This is a very well written book with great characters that could easily, and hopefully will be, a series of books.

This book was an amazing read for me I enjoyed every moment of it, the concept behind this book was a new one for me.
The characters were so well written as was the book it's self, it was easy to follow and keep up with I didn't find my self wondering how this happened or who this person is as the book was well laid out and the author gave you all needed to no as the book went on.
overall this book is amazing definitely one I would recommend to all.

GENRE(S): Fantasy, Horror, YA.

QUICK SUMMARY: 16 year old Anna is ‘Goblin Girl’ because her dad “clears” haunted objects. After a solar flare lights up her town, the citizens act out: teachers lash out, her two best friends withdraw, the school bullies turn murderous, and she has her own dark impulses rearing up. She has to harness her own supernatural powers to figure out how to stop it… and maybe also find out what happened to her deceased mom’s soul.

TW: Pet death, Sexual Assault, Hoarding, Grief, Stalking, Self-harm, Suicidal Thoughts, Referenced Pedophiliac Character, Toxic Masculinity, Non-consenting voyeurism, reference to Assisted Suicide.

AVG. GOODREADS RATING: 3.81 ★ over 62 ratings.

MY RATING: ★★★★ (4)

MY REVIEW: For a book that clocks in at just over 200 pages, it packs a hell of a lot into it. It’s really some tight plotting, and I have to admire that.

It’s gritty, grim, and raw, and offers some uncomfortably real and outright sickening answers for common and confusing tropes such as ‘why does the popular girl randomly hate on the freak~ protagonist?’ It’s horror, in the way that biting into a sandwich and realising it’s mouldy, or drinking juice and realising it’s full of ants (tooootally not a real story) is horror. The occasional POV switching to give insight into some seriously troubled and/or creepy mind-sets as to this, as does the body horror, and not being in control of your own emotions.

It reminds me of the early seasons of Buffy, where the marrying of real life creepiness and supernatural horror against a backdrop of clean, bright high school where you’re a teenager with limited power makes it all the more unsettling. Episodes it especially gave me the vibe of: the one where the invisible girl tries to murder the Prom Queen, the creepy puppet at the school play, and the headfuck of ‘is Buffy the slayer, or a mad girl in an asylum?’ And also, because the girl protagonist is self-centred but enormously brave, with a guy best friend who is crushing hard on her, and a girl best friend who sometimes disappears around the edges.

Would recommend it! Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC 🙂

I discovered this book by accident on Netgalley and I’m so happy I did. I liked how they used the negative portals to show the issues everyone was having with each other. I feel sad for Anna having lost her mom and having her dad kinda lose himself also. I wish we had more ghosts hunting instead of the bullying at school, I kind felt like that took away from the story a little bit. I did like how it was kinda like her normal life of ghosts and evil spirits and it caught me off guard on who else was being possessed, but it was very entertaining. I love watching paranormal shows and movies and I do believe in ghosts and spirits so when I can find a good book involving all of these I’m happy. Also I love YA and think this was done well and a great novel.

This is my first ever NetGalley review! I read The Ghost Hunter's Daughter in a little less than three days - it was a nice easy read to dip in and out of and I can imagine young people enjoying the supernatural elements, the sci-fi parts and the high school sections. Some of the themes were dark in places, such as self-harm, severe mental health issues, revenge porn, peer pressure and loss, but as I work with young people in an educational environment, I understand that these issues are very important. Perhaps it was a little unrealistic to include all of them in this one book, though.

I did find myself wandering and a little bored in some parts, and I found that some of the structural choices were a little sporadic. For example, jumping from the main narrator to someone else within the text did not add anything to the story - I found it a little bit too obvious. I think the structure could work in this style, if they were separated into smaller chapters narrated by different characters.

Otherwise, I think the story was an okay read, and I could see this perhaps working as a tv series, in the future.

This was a fun and interesting read that is more of a coming of age story within a world that contains the supernatural. While the story has supernatural elements, I really felt this book was all about Anna and her growth/self-discovery. There are triggers: self-harm, suicide and the memory of a minor being groped.

This story is about the life of Anna, a teenage girl trying to live her life with the extra issues that come with being a ghost hunter and dealing with the supernatural. Anna had to grow up fast and that is seen in her character development. She acts both her age and a bit younger as she is still trying to balance her two worlds. I loved the secondary characters as much as I did Anna and it was great to get a glimpse into her life. Friendships and family are present in this story and help Anna with her adventure.

The plot of this story was very addicting and I was constantly on edge as to see what would happen next and what the outcome would be. This is a YA story so there is not much graphic detail or over detailed accounts of specific issues and the ending was slightly predictable (thought that did not ruin the story in any way). I liked that the major life issues did have a realistic feel towards them and I enjoyed Anna’s reaction, made her seem very real.

I think that (as I said before) this story is a must read for those wanting a different version of a coming of age story. I think that it proves how people are stronger then they think they are, how having a few solid friends really helps in life and that not everything is as it seems. I may have read more into this story then the author intended but I kept going back to the deeper feelings and thoughts that this story brought out in me. I received an ARC via NetGalley and I am leaving an honest review.

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The blurb for this book caught my attention and I was delighted to receive a copy for NetGalley. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me. I got 30% into it and I hadn't connected with the characters and I found it a little too slow. I'm sure it's probably just an age thing and I can imagine teenagers will absolutely love this book and its fun quirkiness. The writing was good, there was nothing to fault at all, it just wasn't for me.

I really liked how this book wasn't afraid to get real. It's nice to see the main character that doesn't have this perfect life. Anna doesn't live in a perfect home, her father isn't the greatest dad, and she and her friends have fights. There's also a need for a trigger warning as Anna goes through some dark thought which resulted in self-harm. Another thing that I liked is how the plot unfolds. It does so in a way that doesn't give it away but when you do realize it;s like BOOM it all makes sense.

I think that the major thing that I didn't like about this book was that it needed a little more planning. The romance portion of this book was underdeveloped for me. There are also some things that are just left there and not touched on like characters

I honestly fell for the synopsis to be completely honest. I really thought that being possessed by a demon is going to be a really neat idea, I thought I was going to love it. Though I wasn't entirely loving it, I actually liked it. I really did enjoy reading it.

I had a tiny little problem with the characters, which seemed kind of flat. I think there could be a better approach to it in the future.

The narratives, however, were quite good and I often found myself lost in the plot for a few pages, which is actually great. Although sometimes I was a bit lost and confused.

Per total, I really enjoyed the book, it was kind of humoristic too, which, in my opinion, it is great.

Also, thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the reading copy!

I am a big fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural - growing up I was obsessed with demons and vampires and ghosts. In fact, I wrote my dissertation on family relationships in vampire literature (before Twilight became a huge deal...) and so reading the synopsis of this book made me super excited and I requested it straight away. Netgalley was kind enough to supply m,e with a copy and I got stuck in.

This book starts by introducing us to Anna, who is stuck in a messy life and a messy house. her mother killed herself because a demon possessed her and her dad was never the same after this. Anna has her own problems, however. She is bullied at school for being the daughter of a Ghost Hunter. The kids are mostly scared of her... although some find it a turn on. Anna finds herself plagued by nightmares and scary violent thoughts and she begins to uncover the secrets of her Hell-Mouth style town.

I just loved this book so much. It reminded me of everything I loved as a teenager and i especially loved the supernatural beings and lore which played a huge part of the story. Great book, I totally recommend this being picked up and checked out.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.

The publisher gave me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book rocked my socks off! I love the supernatural and love a strong-willed girl who is fearless. It is wonderfully paced and keeps you pulled in. You need this book!

Really a 3.5 star. The first half started out strong and kept me reading. It started to fizzle out when Anna lost Freddy and Dor to their issues. Too much was put on Anna's development rather the evil part of the story. The momentum of the book was lost for me. It was such a great story line that just got a little lost in the execution.