Embassy of the Dead

By Will Mabbitt

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536210471
• ISBN13: 9781536210477
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Walker Books Us
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Middle Grade

First time (read e-copy) 5 Stars Second time (listen to the audiobook) 5 stars This is a middle fantasy/horror, but I would not say it was scary. This book made me think of the movie Beetlejuice at several points in this book. All the characters where very developed, and I loved so many of them. I have to say to ending left so many thing up in the air, so I wonder if there's going to be a follow up book. The are ghost, ghost animals, adventure, and so much more. I really love the adventure this book took me on. I would say this book is good for anyone 9 years old and older. I even adults will love it because I really loved it. I did not love the pictures in the book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.