He's just a character, so I don't feel bad for saying this: Gilley needs to die. Or at least quit whining so much. He's the worst thing about this series (ignoring M.J's occasional too stupid to live moments), and if he was either gone or toned down some, I would like the series.He's not even worth it half the time. Yes, in this book he was somewat helpful, hacking and searching, but it's the most helpful he's been the entire series. Eithher he's eating and getting off when somebody points out to him he's gained weight, he's whining and moaning about the ghosts, or he's acting like a five year old when anybody does anything he remotely disagrees with.I couldn't have somebody like him in my life, not for long, and I really, really hope the next book does what it hinted at, and puts him in mortal peril. Heath is okay, M.J. could be worse (she could also be way better), the ghosts could be less "omg worse danger ever", and the story better overall, but Gilley seriously ruins the whole series. I am half way through with the book at this point and I am seriously considering just putting it down. It is not holding my attention and the author keeps repeating herself and then contradicting herself. Sometimes it feels like Laurie has forgotten what she wrote 20 pages earlier. The book starts with M.J. having a conversation with her spirit guide, Heath's grandfather, Sam about the demon that is hunting and killing his family. He tells M. J. that the only way to get rid of the demon is to kill the person controlling it. After family members start dying, M. J. questions if the cause of death was natural-really? Then she questions if the demon killed the person who raised it. She also tells everyone that she has no idea how to get rid of the demon. What really gets me is around page 150 she has another conversation with Sam where she asks him if he has heard about the demon. Sam then tells her that she has to research how to get rid of it. Where is Laurie's editor? Not only are their errors in plot, but that are also a ton of grammatical and typographical errors. Argh, but i don't want to waste my money, so i will be finishing it. However, I will not be picking up the next in the series unless the second half of this book is absolutely amazing. Edit: It gets better in the second half, but still not enough for me to pick up the next book in the series.
Do You like book Ghoul Interrupted (2000)?
Not as much ghostie action as the other books in series. Still a good, quick, easy read.
—reader
Not as "Scooby Do" feeling as the previous books in the series. Good for a summer read.
—Joy
All caught up with this series -- next book comes out Jan. 2013!!
—adan
