The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman,  focuses on the  life of a young boy who was adopted by ghosts after his parents had been murdered when he was a baby. Nobody Owens (or Bod) is kept in the Graveyard by the ghosts because they fear that the person who murdered Bod's parents is still searching for Bod. Bod is the main character who lives in the graveyard with the ghosts. These ghosts regularly teach  him useful tricks to protect himself from the dangers of  life outside the graveyard, like fading and dreamwalking.

I found this book to be very tedious at times, as all Bod seems to do is have a chat about his past with the ghosts. However the sections of the novel where Bod journeys outside the graveyard are quite exciting, for example when he is in Mr Bolger's shop. I found this part of the novel most enjoyable, because I was unsure what would happen to Bod when he is locked in a small room by Mr Bolger.

“Bod pulled on the door, but it held fast. He felt stupid for having been lured inside, foolish for not trusting his first impulses, to get as far away from the sour-faced man as possible.”

I also think that the author has put a lot of thought into making the the main characters very interesting. Bod, the mysterious young boy who only knows life within the graveyard, and his guardian, Silas, who is neither living nor dead.

Overall, I will give this novel 7/10 for the interesting plot. But I would not recommend it to young adults. Instead,  it should be aimed at children of 10–12 years, because there isn't much complicated writing used and I think a person of that age would enjoy the fantasy aspect of the novel

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