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I received this book several years ago through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers giveaway but never got around to reading it until now. What a pleasant surprise this book turned out to be! Jake has moved to yet another town with his ghost-hunting parents, who film a paranormal show for public access tv. Despite never actually recording any ghost interactions, his parents continue their quest on a shoestring budget. Jake is not as thrilled as they are with ghost hunting - instead he longs to stay in one town long enough to make a friend. Paranormal Properties is a fun and engaging story of a chilling mystery, unexpected friendships, and stepping up for people you love.… (meer)

The book is set in another world, full of magic and slightly unusual creatures. A dark Mage is attempting to take over the ruling Mage council and it's up to two teenagers to try and stop him and prevent the destruction of the world as they know it.

An engaging middle grade/Early YA novel, this book was easy to read and held my attention throughout. It's clearly the first in a series and sets up for the next one in the epilogue, but it is a fully-contained story in its own right, packed with magic and suspense.… (meer)

Finally got around to reading this book. I won this book through www.librarything.com in exchange for an honest review. It was "okay." It flowed well & was easy to read. The main characters in this book were running from a dangerous Dark Mage, Kronus. I should have "felt" the danger, but I didn't. Also, there really were quite a few inconsistencies throughout the book. One thing would be said but a character would go ahead & do the opposite. And there were at least two places where a character just kinda "magically" knew some information that they really shouldn't have known. No, it wasn't a matter of "magic" helping them know it. And the love part just kinda seemed like it came out of nowhere..the author didn't adequately lead up to it.

All in all, it was a pleasant read with a straight forward plot. It might be good for someone who has never read other books in the Fantasy genre..but people who have read many Fantasy books will probably be disappointed. This is the only book by this author that I've read & she does have other books before this one. Hopefully, those are better.… (meer)