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Chargement... Paper Valentine (édition 2013)par Brenna Yovanoff
Information sur l'oeuvrePaper Valentine par Brenna Yovanoff
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Coming back to review this because this book deserves to have its praises shouted. I bought this book to read on a cruise ship, sitting out in the Caribbean sun, which is the exact wrong place to read a scary story. At its heart this is a true ghost story, and despite the sun and the sand, the ending sent a little chill down my spine. What really makes this book a great ghost story is the melancholy and dread that the author imbues the setting with. The MC Hannah sees ghosts, or at least the ghost of her best friend who died of anorexia while our MC watched in horror and fear. Now, however, Hannah is starting to be haunted by other ghosts, but these ghosts are murder victims, picked off one by one by a horrifying entity close to home. Driven by her dead friend, terrifying events and fear for her youngest sister and every girl just like her Hannah goes looking for answers only she can see. The scene setting is picture perfect. The mystery stayed hidden until the very end although I had my lurking suspicions, which seemed to get dashed every other page. I love a book that actually manages not to foreshadow itself into boredom. For all that the ghost story, the mystery and the spooky atmosphere are amazing, the characterization is even better. The main character is very real and vulnerable as are all of the characters. She's also intelligent and sensitive, struggling to find her place in a world after her best friend's death. The story is a very realistic look at how grief and loss change everything about us, even as we go on. The bad boy is brilliant. Rather than being broody, sparkly and stalker-ish he is honestly kind, if a little reckless and broken. I am incredibly tired of boys who spend all their time prying in to the lives of these young girls, emoting at them and whining. This bad boy is someone I could love and was incredibly realistic. Yes, he was a bit gruff and far from a prince charming but he treated our heroine as something precious and beautiful. He was never a dick, trying to push her away for her own good, only to reel her back in with much apologizing. He played no games and when he suffered, he actually had cause and I wanted to scream at the people harming him. A beautiful book that I wish would get half the attention of such trite collections such as Twilight and The Mortal Instruments. Here are real people, here is real friendship, here is real young love and real loss. Nicely wrapped of course with mystery, terror and ghosts. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor's peaceful suburban community is killing girls. For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go back to normal. But how can things be normal when Lillian's ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing her to investigate the mysterious string of murders? Hannah's just trying to understand why her friend self-destructed, and where she fits now that Lillian isn't there to save her a place among the social elite. And she must stop thinking about Finny Boone, the big, enigmatic delinquent whose main hobbies seem to include petty larceny and surprising acts of kindness. With the entire city in a panic, Hannah soon finds herself drawn into a world of ghost girls and horrifying secrets. She realises that only byconfronting the Valentine Killer will she be able move on with her life - and it's up to her to put together the pieces before he strikes again. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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This was a definitely an interesting book— it kept my attention and I liked so many aspects of it. But I think it’s something I would’ve liked better in my earlier days of blogging, if that makes any sense. I definitely knew who the bad person was,the early clue couldn’t have been more obvious to me, which kind of dulled the surprise. Overall, I did really enjoy the book ( maybe just not the romance). ( )