The Forgotten Lore by Diana PeterfreundMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Even though I was an english major in college, I'm not sure I ever read anything by Edgard Allen Poe. So to read a YA book about the Poe family and about EAP's life was different, but not bad overall. I liked that I had the same feelings about poetry and english class as Ellen, where we just didn't care.
Ellen is a great character. She's determined, dedicated, and focused when she wants answers. And she definitely wanted answers that were coming up about her ghost friend Eddy (aka Edgar Allen Poe). I really felt for her when the full story came out about her dad and why she was staying with her Aunt.
Gus was a bit strange for me and definitely a mystery. I'm with Ellen in wondering why he never got in trouble about breaking the school dress code...
I liked the history parts and her and Gus exploring places they are not meant to explore. And seeing Eddy become distraught when he codes were cracked within seconds using a computer was quite humorous.
I'm pretty intrigued on this story line and may dive into book 2 later when my reading schedule opens up to see what other adventures await Ellen and Gus.
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