A perfect middle grade book that has intrigue, frenamies, friendships and love. Taking place at a summer camp, Ronnie, our main character, begins experiencing some unusual phenomena. The summer camp is at a manor that has a hunting history and Ronnie finds out how much she is connected to the history of Rhee Manor.
When she turned 12, she began rhyming which baffled and embarrassed her. Summer camp reveals a lot about why and we are then introduce to Korean folklore featuring gwishins, ghosts, witches and dokkaebi. Ronnie’s life is also based on probabilities and she is convinced that nothing is 100% until she realizes what is.
I really nice, week written debut novel that I believe young adults will find a combination of fun, mystery and ghostly inhabitants.

For fans of The Last Fallen Star, Witchlings, and Ghost Squad, a heartfelt middle grade debut where Korean folklore is all too real and summer camp includes a gwishin haunting.

This is a fantastic middle-grade fantasy that I think everyone should read. Absolutely phenomenal!

This book had so much potential but it did not quite get there. I really liked the aspect of Korean mythology and culture that Lee-Yun eventually leaned into. It’s the “eventually” portion that keeps me from giving this book a higher rating and from enjoying it more. Although Lee-Yun introduces the “ghost” with the very first scene, she does not do much at all with the paranormal aspect for another 25% of the book before starting to explore this aspect that the title indicates would be the primary focus of the book. Instead, this first quarter of the book reads much more like a fairly typical middle grade summer camp novel. This disconnect kept pulling me out of the narrative, making it difficult to fully immerse in the novel. That being said, I do not think many middle grade readers would have the same problems that I as an adult reader of middle grade novels did. Once Lee-Yun did lean into the more fantastical aspects of the narrative, the story gets going and really does well.

This was an easy read, exactly what you expect from a middle grade book. I loved the Korean inspired lore and I'm always into supernatural stuff. There are lots of twists which makes it entertaining.

fun title - not too deep - exploration of what it is to be of another culture and how culture impacts one's life choices - adventure, scary but not too scary

What an incredibly touching story. I loved this middle grade novel so much. Loved the summer camp setting, the Korean folklore, and the spooky vibe. Will def recommend this to the kiddos in my life,

This was an unexpectedly fun and heartwarming story about identity, history, and of course, friendship!

The story is set in a summer camp, Camp Foster, who had a mysterious and tragic past where the owners always died young and a ghost that haunted the camp. Due to its summer setting, the story has some really fun summer activities and the author took us along with Ronnie in her various explorations and activities. Due to the camp’s past, the book has an interesting mystery that have high enough stakes but not too creepy so it will be enjoyable for all ages. Our main character, Ronnie, is Korean American and upon the death of her mother, constantly felt like she’s not korean enough for her family and friends. I like the discussion on identity, whether it being Korean or being a Witch, and how it’s shared very gently and appropriately for middle grade audience. I believe it will struck a chord with many diaspora or mixed children, especially during this formative age. The author also did a great job in weaving korean mythology into the story that it does not feel like info-dumping us readers.

My only complaint is that this book is waay too long, at around 350 pages, and at some points in the story you can feel this length as the pacing slogs awkwardly. Overall though, I highly enjoyed this one and recommend this if you like MG mystery. Especially if you’re a fan of Small Spaces by Katherine Arden!

Absolutely adored this debut. I ordered a copy immediately after reading the first few chapters. I can't wait to see where the story goes next!

I wanted to love this book so much, and while the book is so full of heart and love, I struggled a bit to get into it. Most of it dragged on and it felt really long--80k words for a middle grade horror was a lot. However, I loved the summer camp setting, all of the growing pains of being a kid, and the haunted lore throughout the book. I just wish it was a bit more fast-paced and tightened up.

A MG story set at a summer camp in Washington state. Ronnie has recently started rhyming for no reason and can't figure out how to stop it. Dad's solution is to send her to summer camp with her best friend Jack. With themes of fitting in, old v. new friendships, and love of family set against a camp full of creepy monsters from Korean folklore, readers who love a good scare will be delighted with this one.

This is a fun take on Korean mythology with a little horror mixed in. It's a good scary book for beginners, because it's not very spooky. It is ultimately heart warming. The one complaint I had was that the action in the final battle felt very stilted as the main characters were working out a plan to defeat the antagonist while they were fighting him. Overall, really fun!

A great contemporary ghost story for summer break as kids head off to summer camp (since it's set at a summer camp)!

These spooky story will keep you guessing! Summer camp with Korean folklore! Just beware, you aren’t going to want to wear a scarf after this one!

What a cute story! I really enjoyed reading about this and even learned more about Korean culture. It was such a heartwarming story. Perfect summer read.

I will be honest - I didn't get to finish this book yet. My tablet has issues with Netgalley Shelf, and sometimes it gives me an error and refuses to work. I have to reinstall Netgalley Shelf when this happens, and when I do, I lose all books that have been archived. Sadly, this happened with The Last Rhee Witch.

I really enjoyed learning about witches and demons in Korean mythology, and look forward to reading the rest of the book at some point! The characters were well-written tweens and the circumstances of friendships changing as kids get older rings very true.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this book (even if your app doesn't play nice with my tablet).

I absolutely loved this book. It was fun, it was modern, and so creative. A must-read for fans of Rick Riordan and/or his imprint publications.

Thank you NetGalley and Disney Hyperion for the eARC!

The Last Three Witch is a middle grade story about a girl who struggles with her identity and social interactions. She's Korean-American but thinks she's not Korean enough and it goes the same for other parts of her life that soon begin to make her feel "not enough." She attends a summer camp with her best friend and soon realizes it might be the change she needed to understand her life and shape her identity.

I enjoyed reading this book because it talked about friendship and family in a way that left me thinking about the importance of those in our lives. Thoughts like "family doesn't have to be by blood only" and "trust is hard to give out but necessary in order to make friends" we're in my mind while reading most of this book.

The characters were good. I guess it was because of them being kids mostly that they felt a bit flat at times but they were developed enough to follow the plot of the story just fine. My favorite character was the cat, to be honest, because its actions said more than any words he could've said.

The plot itself was good. The only thing that bothered me was reading about the main character being indecisive but that could just be me and my lack of patience for kids.

Overall, this book felt like a warm hug after going through a stressful day at school. It was cozy/sad enough to made me almost tear up a little but not be traumatized when finished reading.

A delightful story of family, friendship, and Korean folklore. Ronnie is off to summer camp where she hopes to spend quality time with her best friend, but he's already made a new friend who seems to hate Ronnie for no reason. When Ronnie, who 99% sure that ghosts and the supernatural are not real, starts seeing a Gwishin, a Korean ghost, things really start to spiraling out of control. Ronnie finds herself in an unbelievable world of magic, witches and Dokkaebi, with her life in danger. The Last Rhee Witch was an exciting read with a lot of great folklore tied in. It was just spooky enough without really being too scary. Kids will really like this one, and it is a great choice for summer with the camp setting.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

The Last Rhee Witch is an amazing middle-grade supernatural debut from Jenna Lee-Yun. It follows the story of Ronnie, a 12-year-old girl who isn’t quite sure where she fits into the world. Then she starts rhyming her words uncontrollably when she is feeling upset. Her dad thinks a change of scenery would do her good. So along with her best friend, Jack, they are sent off to summer camp at Rhee Manor. Here Ronnie starts seeing a ghost called a gwishin and realizes that there may be more to her rhyming than she originally thought!

This book is full of heart and my summary isn’t doing it justice. The characters are all wonderful, Ronnie, her dad, Jack, Olivia, Sam, and all the camp counselors. It is easy to fall into this world and wish you were at summer camp with all of them! I loved how fast-paced the story was. We meet our ghost on the very first page!

I can see my 6th graders really getting into this story. I am so excited to book talk it with them and add this title to my classroom library.

If you like a good summer camp friendship story that also has some ghosts, goblins, and witches, I think you would enjoy this book! Bonus is learning some Korean folklore! From gwishin to dokkaebi, this book is for anyone who enjoys reading about folklore as well!

I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to see what Jenna Lee-Yun writes next!

What was a hit for me:
- Korean folklore
- camp setting
- red herrings
- quirky aunties/found family
- cookbooks & magic!
- strong single dads
- friends with boundaries
- sacrifice & love
- grief and healing

What was a miss for me:
- the beginning of the friendship drama; I could barely keep track of the MC's pingponging feelings

I think middle grade readers will love The Last Rhee Witch, especially if they aren't thrown by the first 50 or so pages, because that's when it really gets cooking. A fun ghost story/mystery mashup with a great female lead who learns a lot along the way!