The Poe Estate

The Poe Estate was FANTASTIC! I couldn't put it down, but, to be fair, it's my favorite kind of book- part magic/ghost story/ hidden secrets. 

Sukie and her parents move into her ancestral home after the death of her sister, Kitty, but Kitty's trouble making ghost moves with them. The house is full of spirits, flying broomsticks, and ancient secrets including one about a buried treasure. To find the treasure, Sukie and her friends must travel through some of the most famous ghost stories of all time that have been protected by a magical library.

This book is the third book in The Grimm Legacy series, but I don't think you need to have read the others to enjoy/understand it. The last chapters were a bit tough to navigate as Shulman kept referencing books I haven't read since college (Hawthorne, Poe, James, Wharton) and that is one main reason why I think it's for an older age group (7th grade & up). While it often referenced some really creepy stories (Fall of the House of Usher anyone?) this story wasn't scary at all. It was 

light-hearted and funny.

In a world of Dystopian novels, this was a refreshing fantasy that reminded me of Harry Potter and who wouldn't love another Potter book??!!!