Kate Racculia's Tuesday Mooney Investigates the Supernatural

M Killian: I started reading this book, about a scavenger hunt through Boston, right before I traveled to Boston myself, and I'm so glad I did! I enjoyed recognizing places I'd researched and then got to experience for myself. I rode the T a lot while there and loved being able to see these places for real.

I also visited Salem and Derby Wharf and walked out to the small lighthouse, where Tuesday's best friend disappeared, likely drowned, when they were sixteen. I visited Essex Street a few times and could definitely picture her parents having a shop there.

As for the story itself, I found it enjoyable. I loved the Poe references in the scavenger hunt clues and I liked how all of the characters came together to contribute something to the search.

The title of the book refers to how Tuesday hears the voice of her missing best friend in her head, which makes her believe that Abby truly is dead. Abby comments on Tuesday's life and it's easy to assume that this is Tuesday's reaction to dealing with the sudden death of Vincent Pryce at the hospital auction in the beginning of the book. She managed to suppress Abby's voice for years, but now it has returned. But is it really a...

United States on Jul 25, 2023

Sharyn K: When this book was described to me as “a grown up Westing Game,” I knew I would love it, even before I read it. I didn’t expect how much I would love it, but this book has a huge heart, and it captured mine. The mysteries of the game and the characters, all the masks they wore, and the revelations, both personal and in the mystery of the game. Read it and love it!

United States on May 08, 2023

Kindle Customer: This book is about change, grief, loss and Boston but mostly about Tuesday Mooney. Boston is a true character in the book. Games are a great part of life and this book proves it. Tuesday is a product of Salem working in Boston for a min profit when she attends a n auction and her life chages. This book is about the trappings of being rich and elite and two sides of having a fortune. Character development is very good., Characters are very very real and relable. I truly enjoyed the ride.

United States on Nov 03, 2022

Serena: Even though there were times I had no idea what was going on in this book it is so clever and so different that I delighted in reading it. I hate to use the words delightful and hysterical in reviews because they are so over used and over stated. However, this book was just that--a delight!

The book takes place in Boston where an extremely wealthy and unusual man dies. Before he died he set-up a game to take place after his death. Anyone could play. Of course, people joined in trying to solve it because many of them hoped to find a lot of money. Nobody actually knew what the prizes were for the people who made it to the end.

The characters in this book are all winners even if they actually aren't. I grew to be very fond of most of them. The story is so different and enjoyable that I will be happy to read more from the author.

United States on Aug 20, 2022

TeeMee-Kraftqueen65-Obsessive Reader: At times, especially in the beginning, the whole theme, characters, storyline, comes across a bit high schoolish, rather than an adult life demeanour. A few chapters in, and I seriously thought I wouldn't be able to finish this. The more I persisted, the more I found myself entertained with the book. It started to fan out and loss that edge of immaturity I originally picked up on.

I have to say by the end of the book, it goes a little deeper than it initially appears on the surface.

Makes you realize how many people, ourselves included, proceed through daily life, hiding our true nature, and not accepting what's right there all along. For a lot, just as Tuesday, and her pre-adolescent neighbor find, it's only once we lose someone through death, or even other ways, that we begin to know life is for the living. Unfortunately for many it can take a lifetime before this realization comes to light.

We also tend to parade around in character, rather than letting others get to know the true us. In my humble opinion, I think this has to do more with not loving, or believing in, ourselves enough. If I can't love, accept, embrace, the real me, than how can I expect...

United States on Jul 21, 2022

J. v. Kirchbach: This book was bonkers in all the best ways, and I am totally here for it. An eccentric billionaire dies, leaving his wealth to whomever can follow the clues he's cleverly laid out around the city - as long as they get there before everyone else does?

I thought the plot was interesting and well executed (if you look super hard, I'm sure you could find stuff to nitpick at, but doesn't that tend to take the fun out of things??). All in all I really enjoyed the plot.

Tuesday was a fun protagonist to root for, especially because sometimes she did crazy things that were completely not appropriate to the situation around her - but seemed like something that someone would really do. I enjoyed the host of side characters (and there were quite a few) - and thought each of them added something to the story, as opposed to being filler characters. The mystery surrounding Tuesday's past was super intriguing and the mystery she gets herself caught up in even more so. Some things I totally saw coming, while others were complete shockers. Highly entertaining !

Germany on Feb 06, 2020

Abby C.: So interesting, I couldn't put it down till I finished and then I wanted to read more of it. Great characters

Canada on Feb 05, 2020