Where Memories Go: Why Dementia Changes Everything
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Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2)
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In Wizard's First Rule, Richard Cypher's world was turned upside down. Once a simple woods guide,...
The Hive at Kew
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The Hive was the centrepiece of the gold medal winning UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo, and from...
Domus 1930s
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Modernist quintessence: The birth of the International StyleOffering an unrivaled record of...
George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992
Mark A. Vieira and Sharon Stone
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George Hurrell (1904-1992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait, the maverick artist...
The Long Shadow of Chernobyl
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Opening with an essay by Mikhail Gorbachev, the last head of state of the Soviet Union, awarded the...
Teenage Erin's family moves after a difficult time. Erin surprisingly feels solace in her new room--where she soon realizes she isn't alone. It's occupied by the spirit of Joe, the teenage boy who lived in the room before her. At the local school, Joe's brother Olly is struggling with being left behind. Until he meets a girl--different from anyone he's ever dated before. Now, Erin finds herself torn between two brothers. One living, one caught between two worlds. How can she choose?
It's probably my fault for choosing a book with such a plot, but this one is pretty silly. To say it's cheesy and schmaltzy is putting it mildly. I kept thinking about if you could read a book like this without having to abandon all realism... I'm not sure. But, Erin accepts the fact that there is a ghost in her room without any issue at all. Which, um, okay? Even better, she falls in insta-love with this ghost.
There's very little character development here. We get light background on Erin and what seems like even less on Joe (in fact, it seems like his personality switches halfway through). So we're supposed to believe they are two flawed teens, and Olly is a happy go-lucky guy, without much evidence at all. There's insta-love everywhere you look. A preposterous plot. And no one is willing to use Google, apparently.
Still, it's a teen read, so I can see how they might enjoy some of this craziness. It's a fast read, and I won't lie, I was caught up in the story at times. And the ending really was pretty perfect. Still, as much as I hate to do it, as I've read some of Kessler's other books and loved them, I think this was a 2.5-star read for me.
Everything Beautiful In Its Time
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To the world, George and Barbara Bush were America’s powerful president and influential first...
Rise to Rebellion (Faith Clarke #3)
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Summer 1776. Different missions call Faith Clarke and Jeremy Butler to Philadelphia, where delegates...
Historical Fiction Mystery Faith Clarke Series
