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Moll, Redd, Agnes, and Ossie are powerful-and dangerous. But they don't want people to fear them. They've spent their lives trying to understand and control their supernatural gifts, trying to help people instead of hurt them.

That's why they offer paranormal investigative services to anyone who needs them. But when the case of a missing young woman brings them to an old (and potentially haunted) Victorian mansion, soon it's the four teens who are in the greatest danger. The secrets they uncover about the paranormal forces inhabiting the house may shed light on the darkness that exists at the edge of their powers and finally help them gain control-if they can make it out alive.

Short and Sweet Review

Tell the Ghosts I’m Gone follows Moll, Redd, Agnes, and Ossie, four teenagers who each have their own supernatural abilities. Their powers can be pretty dangerous, especially when they lose control, so they’ve spent a lot of time learning how to understand and manage them. Instead of being afraid of what they can do, though, they decide to put their abilities to good use and start their own paranormal investigation business. Their goal is to help people who are experiencing strange or unexplained things while also proving that the paranormal isn’t necessarily something to fear.

Their latest case leads them to an old Victorian house where a young woman has gone missing, and it doesn’t take long for them to realize that there is A LOT more going on than a simple haunting. The house itself is incredibly creepy, with doors that don’t always lead where they’re supposed to, strange paranormal activity, and secrets that go back much further than the teens realize. The deeper they get into the mystery, the more dangerous things become, and they eventually realize that they may not just be investigating what’s happening in the house, they may have been drawn there for a reason. I really enjoyed this one! The paranormal investigation aspect was probably my favorite part because I love when a book actually lets the characters investigate a haunting instead of immediately jumping into the supernatural action. There were some genuinely creepy moments, and the atmosphere made it really easy to picture this old, unsettling house and all the weird things happening inside it. Some of the ghosts and paranormal encounters definitely gave me that feeling of okay… maybe I would simply leave the house at this point.  But honestly, the characters are what made the book for me. Moll, Redd, Agnes, and Ossie have such a great found family dynamic, and I loved how much they cared about each other. They’re all dealing with their own struggles and trying to figure out how to live with powers that they don’t always understand or control, and I thought that added a really interesting layer to the story. Their abilities aren’t just cool supernatural powers, they can have real consequences when things go wrong, which made their journey of learning to control them feel much more meaningful. I also really liked how the book incorporates the history behind the paranormal world. The spiritualism, occult elements, secret societies, and history surrounding the house gave the mystery a lot more depth. There is definitely a LOT going on by the time everything starts coming together, though. The story begins as a fairly straightforward missing person/haunted house mystery and eventually expands into something much bigger involving the characters’ own histories, their powers, and some pretty dark secrets. I enjoyed all of the twists, but there were definitely moments where I had to slow down and make sure I was following everything. The emotional side of the story worked really well for me too. Beneath all the ghosts and supernatural chaos, there’s a story about identity, belonging, trust, and figuring out who you are when the people around you have spent so much time trying to protect you from the truth. I especially liked seeing the characters start to understand their abilities in a different way instead of simply viewing them as something dangerous that needed to be hidden.

Overall, Tell the Ghosts I’m Gone was such a fun, creepy, and emotional read. I loved the combination of paranormal investigation, supernatural powers, haunted house horror, and found family. The mystery kept me interested, the atmosphere was fantastic, and Moll, Redd, Agnes, and Ossie are the kind of characters I’d happily follow into another adventure. I did think some of the later parts became a little complicated and I would have loved a bit more time to explore certain revelations.