The World Inside is a ghost story written with teens in mind. However, since the prose is at a third grade level, per the publisher, even younger children might enjoy it too.
Fifteen-year-old Tamika’s mother won’t let her join her friends in Paris for a summer vacation. Instead, she is forced to go with her mom to clean up her Aunt Lati’s supposedly haunted house while Lati lies in a coma at a nearby hospital. Tamika is prepared to be miserable until she meets a next door neighbor and begins to see frightening visions in some of her Aunt’s many paintings. Can Tamika figure out whether she is imagining things or are the ghosts really trapped? Will her aunt come out of the coma to explain what is going on?
The World Inside reminds me of a Goosebumps-style plot combined with a psychological suspense novel. The author does a good job blending the genres together. Teens and those who aspire to be teens will enjoy this ghostly book. 4 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and Jolly Fish Press for providing me with an advanced review copy.