I did not know this was apart of an ongoing series. I felt it hard to get into and i love middle grade books. Maybe I’ll pick it up another time but for now this was just not for me.thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the arc.

If you don't realize it going in (as was the case for me) it becomes apparent quite quickly that this is part of an ongoing series. The frequent references to past events and already established relationships make this difficult to understand if you're coming in cold. The plot is scattered and hard to follow.

Loved this book - a fantastic follow up to 1234 I Declare A Thumb War. The right amount of action, mystery, and scary.

“Come, ghost,
Come, monster,
Come, devilkin,
Tonight’s story is about to begin.”

The Graveyard Girls are trying to make contact with Silas Hoke, Misery Falls infamous murderer. The mystery surrounding him was amped up when they recently found his grave. His empty grave.

“A missing corpse that had yet to be un-missing.”

They tried reaching him via Ouija board and they made contact, just not with Silas.

I like all of the Graveyard Girls but enjoy spending time with them even more when they’re all together. That’s when we get to hear their scary stories, after all. The story in this book is photography based, ‘Scream for the Camera’, and it’s a fun, creepy one.

Each girl is dealing with something difficult in this book.

“Something weird is happening.”

Sophie has a crush. Although I’m not anti bad boy, I was very anti the way he was treating Sophie and not the hugest fan of how this part of the story resolved.

Gemma is busy working off her G-Tone mistake.

Whisper is on the hunt for a grave robber. Her investigation begins at home.

Frannie dreams of stardom. It’s a shame about the theatre curse.

Zuzu’s old friends don’t know about her new friends yet but that’s the least of her problems. It’s very possible that she’s possessed.

I love the focus on friendship and the overarching mystery, which I’m guessing will continue over the course of the series. Gemma’s story was my favourite in this book.

I would have absolutely adored this series as a kid and, to be honest, probably would have found it scary at times. I’m keen to see how the individual stories and the mystery surrounding Silas Hoke play out.

Favourite no context quote: “We don’t have time to be eaten by a plant!”

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Union Square Kids, an imprint of Union Square & Co., for the opportunity to read this book.

Both me and my kid started reading it and we quickly realized that we should read the first book in the series also.
So, we put this one aside. Got the first book. Read the first book. Enjoyed it a lot. And got back to reading this book.
And we both enjoyed it!
The book is kind of scary. Kind of gory. But very gripping, exciting, fast-paced and absolutely age-appropriate despite it being a horror read.

The Graveyard Girls is something that I believe we have needed but sorely lacking. This is the sequel in the series, which I did backtrack and read the first, only to discover that I really enjoyed the story and wanted to read the sequel. Scream for the Camera followed four friends - Whisper, Sophie, Frannie, Gemma, and the newest friend/member of their club, Zuzu. Strange things have been happening to the girls after their last visit to the cemetery which led to a sinister discovery of a missing body. Now, you have cursed theater shows, dangerous crushes, potential suspects under the same roof, and exploding paperweights...oh yeah, and the potential possession of their newest friend. The story told in the graveyard by the girls gets a little more spooky than the last, the circumstances more dire, and the ending, leaves you wanting more. I was sad to reach the end, but excited for the story to continue. The friendships that are modeled are great for any young girl that is navigating the fun times of Middle School. I would definitely recommend this for purchase, I know I will be for both where I work, as well as for the home.