Recent Reads: Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt

Source:  From Librarything Early Reviewers Program and Walker Books in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review.

Embassy of the Dead by Will Mabbitt
Series: Embassy of the Dead #1
Publisher: Walker Books
Publication Date: September 8, 2020

 

Format: Paperback ARC


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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Jake Green is dead. Or he might as well be when he mistakenly accepts a package from the Embassy of the Dead in this hilarious adventure of the afterlife, the first in a series.

When Jake Green opens a mysterious box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper intent on dragging him to the Eternal Void (yes, it's as fatal as it sounds). Now Jake is running for his life. Luckily, he has a knack for talking to ghosts, which just might help him survive long enough to reach the Embassy of the Dead and plead his case. With the help of a prankster poltergeist and a dead undertaker, Jake dodges fearsome undead creatures, discovers his own ghostly abilities, and gets excused from the school field trip due to a terrible (and made-up) bout of diarrhea. But the Embassy has its own problems, and Jake must be very careful where he places his trust--in both the living and the dead. With a plot that zips and a colorful cast of characters, this delightful new series delivers laughs and shivers in equal measure.

Review: 

Embassy of the Dead is a fun, adventure-packed, spooky story about a boy that happens upon a plot to take over the world, but not just the living world, the world of the dead too. 

Jake is just your ordinary boy until one day on his way home he is given a box and what person doesn't open a box if it is given to them. Jake discovers a severed finger and is immediately thrown into a supernatural crazy plot. He meets some ghosts, and learns about the Embassy of the Dead.

This was a quick read, full of action and a lot of running away from spooky reapers and other undeads. The characters were fun and I enjoyed them, there seems to be a plan for more books in the series which will help more with characters growth and development. There was some in this installment, nit not a lot yet. The plot is fun and combines the spooky/scary with a bit of mystery and as pretty action packed. I think younger readers will really enjoy this one.  

I received a paperback advanced copy of this book, so there were illustrations but I am not sure if they are final illustrations or just placeholder sketches. The are primarily sketches and very unfinished, but they do add a spooky feel to the events that they depict throughout the story.