The Horror of Lighthouse Hill - Jim Catapano Book Review

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" Melody McClean, champion monster fighter from the realm known as the Shadowverse, is sent to Charles Gosgrove's Inn at Lighthouse Hill, NY, to investigate a ghost sighting and a bizarre death. Her friends Stu and Phil have already disappeared en route to the Lighthouse. Melody and her friend Jason soon learn that there are sinister forces at work at the Lighthouse trying to prevent them from learning its secrets. Along the way, Melody befriends Cosgrove's estranged son Mark, and together they try to unravel the mystery of Cosgrove's past. Melody learns that giant spiders have been sent by a supernatural force to protect the portrait of an unknown little girl, and they have killed whoever has gone near it. Meanwhile, Melody's friend Crystal searches for Stu and Phil, and their leader, Steven, learns that one of his own superiors, a Cosmic Power, may have betrayed them. This is the second of a series of adventures featuring Melody McClean and the Shadowers, following on from "A Stirring of Shadows." "
Jim Catapano, Resident Jim Catapano Scholar

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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%

Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the haunted house chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - mastermind
Has magical powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript

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