The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh

Synopsis:

Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a remote tropical island for vacation. As Harper starts to have visions of the resort’s history of disappearances and discovers more about the island’s dark and fabled past, she must use her newly acquired spirit hunting talents to save everyone on the island from murderous spirits on the attack.

My Thoughts:

I love the Spirit Hunters books. They're diverse, and genuinely scary for the middle grade genre. They also have a great message about how important family and friends are, especially in times of supernatural peril. In The Island of Monsters, Harper and her family go on vacation to the remote Razu Island. Before they even get there, her grandmother warns Harper that there are terrible dangers ahead. 

Once Harper gets there, she's immediately thrust into a world of ghosts and demons. Terrible things have happened on Razu Island in the past, and Harper needs to hone her spirit hunter skills in order to save her family, friend Dayo, and other resort guests from fates worse than death. 

Does that sound intense? It certainly is, at times. That said, I enjoyed the first book better. The stakes seemed higher, and I loved having more of Harper's grandmother in that novel.

Have you read this book? What did you think?