Book Review: The Attic on Queen Street

By Jessica Oravec

The Attic on Queen Street, by Karen White, is the seventh and final book in her Tradd Street series, which first began back in 2008 when readers were introduced to Melanie, a real estate agent who could see, hear, and feel ghosts, and who did her best to ignore them. In The Attic on Queen Street, Melanie has a full house: twin toddlers, a teenage stepdaughter, an estranged husband (Jack) staying in the guest room, and a film crew that keeps discovering what happens when ghosts are not happy that you are in their home.

As Melanie and Jack do their best to keep their nemesis, Marc Longo, from stealing their home out from under them, they must also dig deep and remember who they are and why they married in the first place. Melanie is also helping her friend, Veronica, discover the truth about her sister’s murder and why she seems to be haunting their house.

At its heart, the Tradd Street series is about accepting who you are, your flaws and your gifts, and using those gifts to help others. It is about opening your heart and learning that life is better when it is shared with others.

Fans of ghost stories and historical fiction will enjoy this book series. Readers will see how the past affects the present, and White is very adept at weaving the two together. The Attic on Queen Street is a wonderful addition to the Tradd Street series. Thankfully, this isn’t the last time we will see these characters, as a new spin-off series is coming!

While you could read The Attic on Queen Street first or as a stand-alone book, it is best to start at the beginning with The House on Tradd Street. You will better appreciate the growth of the characters and how their actions shape them along the way.