Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Voted by members for Middle Grade additional read

Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab



We have read the first book in the series City of Ghosts in September. Feel free to join the discussion here.

Trouble is haunting Cassidy Blake . . . even more than usual.

She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs.

When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter -- and turn to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. But time is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger.

And if Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.

I'm looking forward to this one as it is set in a city I know well. I'm wondering if the author will do a good job at picturing Paris' vibe!

I read this one and really enjoyed it. This is a fun middle grade series. It’s a complete story, but leaves you with questions about the characters that make you want to read the next one.

Just starting this now, managed to squeeze the first book in at the end of last year.

I need to finish 1 book before starting this one. I'll try the audio version probably starting next week.

Sounds interesting and quite different, looking forward to reading it!

I just finished reading the first book and can't wait to start this one.

Just finished Tunnel of Bones. I hadn’t read anything by Victoria Schwab before this book & I’m glad I gave it a chance. It was definitely a great read.

Before I started this book, I didn’t realize it was part of a series. Will definitely be backing up to read the first one.

So I'm almost done with this one. I have to say that I liked it better than the first one. Maybe it's because I was listening or maybe because there was less setting up.
Also the fact that it was set in France was a lot of fun to me (being French and having lived in Paris for more than 10 years). I laughed so hard at the accents (English to French and French to English). It was hilarious to see how posh French people are depicted. Definitely added to the story.

I enjoyed both, but this one had the edge for me. I think I connected emotionally with the ghost story which increase my enjoyment.

I enjoyed this one more than the first because I felt like the first took a little while to set the story up where this one was able to just jump into it. I like to see the growth of the characters so it was nice that Cass already had an idea of what she could do. I also like the developing relationship between Cass and Jacob, which has some interesting aspects.