I really liked Agatha’s arc; she started off petulant and spoiled, but very quickly matured into a respectful, responsible girl. I think this is one of the few books I where I preferred first-person over third-person!
Thomas was very nice, I really liked him. He was distant but kind, and even if he didn’t show it much, he really did care about Agatha. I fell in love with Bryn almost immediately! I loved how bright and bouncy and outspoken he was, despite Sexton’s (GODDAMMIT I HATED THIS GUY ALMOST AS MUCH AS CLARENCE) abuse.
Speaking of Sexton and Clarence, those two were utterly despicable. There was a brief moment towards the middle of the book where I thought Sexton was going to help Agatha and I started hating him just a little less... And then he stole her boat and that little soft spot froze up all over again!
Clarence... Well, I hated him from the start. The very first scene in the book tells us everything we need to know about him: His greed, his spoiled and very appropriately named dog, Brutus, and his love of ordering others around.
The plot is quite straightforward and a little repetitive: Agatha sees Rose the ghost girl, she gets into shenanigans trying to find out more about Rose, Clarence rolls in to cause trouble, rinse and repeat... But the characters kept it fresh and I barely noticed. For a book with only six regularly-appearing - and admittedly one-or-two-note - characters, it sure felt like there were a lot more!
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