THE BODY SNATCHER WEARS LIPSTICK, by Artemis Hunt, is an amazingly fun and hilarious story about a woman who develops the ability to body jump. Abby hijacks other people's bodies having a great time until she realizes that her fun comes at a price for her old body. After meeting her dream man and celebrity crush, her choice to return to her hum-drum life becomes nearly impossible.

This book was a fabulous read. I loved Abby to death. She was never the 'pretty girl' and her life was nothing to write home about. But when given the chance, after a painful monkey bite, to live anyone's life Abby took her new gift to the next level. I loved reading Abby's thinking process. She is snarky and sarcastic which had me cracking up on every single page.

Hunt truly has a talent for understanding the human mind and creating anticipation for the reader. Abby knew she wasn't doing the right thing but she kept on going and going. I loved the scenes with her and Jake, but I always wondered what he was thinking. He and Abby both underwent huge character development in their short time together and Hunt wrapped up the book quite nicely. Definitely a must-read!! ( )

Abby Watson has always lived an uninteresting life. Her best friend doesn't really seem to be that much of a friend and she's intent on laying her own inconsistencies at her feet. She hates her job and every aspect of the life she leads. Unable to stand up for herself, Abby can't seem to shake the fact that those she co-exists with take advantage of her at every turn. Except her mother, of course.

When her boss sends her back to the office to fetch him some much needed documents one night, Abby never imagines that doing so will change her life completely. She finds herself flitting from body to body as she searches for the man who's captured her attention from an early age. A man that she's intent on never letting go once she gets him.

Having the time of her life, she rejoices when she finally finds Jake Carradoc, even if the consequences of her doing so weren't the best way in which to garner his attention. Feigning amnesia after Jake accidentally runs her off the road, she makes a smooth transition into his life and enjoys the fact that he's much closer to her than she ever imagined. He's everything she ever wanted and more.

Abby can't imagine going back to the life she had before, but there's one thing that she hadn't counted upon. Her body is dying. Without her soul to keep it afloat, it can't sustain itself. The thought of leaving Jake tears at her heart and she wants nothing more than to stay with him. Yet she knows there's only one right thing to do, even if it means she must let go of the one thing that has truly made her happy.

This was quite a different aspect on all things paranormal. The book was a great read. The one thing that I questioned, as I felt it was unnecessary, was the inclusion of Jake's script. It didn't feel as if it really meshed with the story. Other than that, I enjoyed the book very much. ( )

This was a totally different take on paranormal that I hadn't read before. Abby can literally look people in the eye and jump into their body! So when she is in hospital and her so called best friend Jenny visits her though it turns out that she just wants Abby's car keys so she doesn't have to pay for the gas it will take to get to the school reunion.So of course Abby is out for payback lol and bot does she get it. Abby jumps into Jenny's body and lets say has some serious fun, she goes to the reunion party and totally embarrasses Jenny by being what Abby now knows is the "real Jenny's attitude" to everything, and everyone. Its quite difficult to say a lot without giving away spoilers but just think for a moment.......if you could jump into anyone's body what would you do? I mean your at the school reunion with the very people that bullied you as a teenager.....who would you jump into and what would you do as payback when you did? The even funnier bit is that when Abby has had enough in one body she can simply jump into another, the previous "body" just kind of "wakes up" and can't remember a thing!! Abby can have her hearts desire, but will she choose to take someone life over permanently or return to her rapidly failing body in the hospital bed her mum sits beside sobbing?
Definitely worth reading, the scope for where this could have gone were endless,and I did enjoy where it went, the only thing that slightly irritated me was when Abby was reading Jake's script, it didn't really need to be in the book. ( )