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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not true RH as all of the characters are interested in other people. However, I've heard that they do move in that direction.
It reminded me a lot of Ghost Bird Series in the beginning but quickly changed after that. I haven't decided yet if I am going to stick with it all the way through the series.
It reminded me a lot of Ghost Bird Series in the beginning but quickly changed after that. I haven't decided yet if I am going to stick with it all the way through the series.
At first I really enjoyed this book. All the characters are well-developed and likable. The main character, Alexis, can interact with dead and because of it (and her past) rarely makes friends that she keeps. I loved reading about her interactions with her uncle and even her cousin. Throughout the book she remains FRIENDS with all the boys. Just friends. I had mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I loved that she was developing real and lasting friendship with the boys and that she was valued as a person. On the other hand, I didn't want her to end up with the guy she was talking to and I don't want the boys to not end up with her. The last conversation the boys had (about promising no one would date her ) kind of left the book on a bad note for me.
Besides the characters, the supernatural/psychic aspect of the book was very interesting and well done. I enjoyed the explanations we had as well as the family history involved. I'm thinking the next book will reveal what we all already guessed about her cousin's lack of ghost-y stuff.
I probably will not read the next book but I rarely do. It's a good read anyway.
Besides the characters, the supernatural/psychic aspect of the book was very interesting and well done. I enjoyed the explanations we had as well as the family history involved. I'm thinking the next book will reveal what we all already guessed about her cousin's lack of ghost-y stuff.
I probably will not read the next book but I rarely do. It's a good read anyway.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Getting through this book was a STRUGGLE and a half! Holy crap! I don't even remember the last time I had such a hard time! So it's truly a testament to how much I liked the characters and how cool the plot was that I managed to soldier on and get to the end.
Let me explain.
I'm an avid reader who's been at it for over 70% my life at this point. On top of that, I'm not a native english speaker. Both of those factors combine to make me extremely observant and nit-picky when it comes to how a book is written. I guess you could go as far as to say I'm a bit of a grammar nazi.
Please, know that I don't say this lightly but Oh, my God does this book need to undergo some SERIOUS editing. I can't even remember the last time I came across something this atrocious. It was utter SPAG hell. I even got this urge at times, like an unscratchable itch, to take a red pen and just go to town on this book.
The verbal tenses were ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE, even switching within the same sentence.
There was a crap-ton of grammar mistakes, especially of the your/you're, too/to, etc. variety. There was also the apostrophe apocalypse. More times than not they were misused when trying to denote possession. Lots of guy's vs. guys' instances and I don't think I came across a single instance of Miles' when talking about something linked to that character. Another thing I found incredibly distracting were the multiple occurrences of subject/verb disagreement: single subjects followed by plural verbs as well as the other way around. I also came across plenty of sentences that were missing words.
But I think the worst part, because it was the one that completely threw my reading out of whack, was the appalling use of punctuation signs. There were hundreds of missing commas and periods, and just as many cases of the exact opposite: they were thrown in in places they ABSOLUTELY did not belong. Examples that really stuck out to me were: the lacks of commas when a character was directly addressing another character (think: I'll see you tomorrow, Lexie or Hey, Ethan, are you okay?), and also how EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF DIALOGUE ENDED WITH A PERIOD! That's not the proper way of writing dialogue.
And how could I forget one of my biggest pet peeves? The lack of paragraph breaks when the speakers changed. If someone said something and a different character reacted to it, THERE SHOULD'VE BEEN A PARAGRAPH BREAK IN BETWEEN! But, because more often than not there wasn't, things get so freaking confusing and hard to follow along.
Example:
"You know I didn't mean it," he sighed patiently.
vs.
"You know I didn't mean it."
He sighed patiently.
Notice how the first example refers to a single person, while the second entails a person reacting to what someone else was saying? (Also, note the use of the different punctuation marks at the end of each piece of dialogue).
The bones were there. The idea was solid. It was a cool concept, full of potential. And that's why I bumped my review up a whole star. But this book sorely needs exhaustive editing (please start by removing 95% of the descriptions of what every character was wearing each and every day and the pointless minutiae of everyday life) and a few rounds of meticulous proof-reading before it can be anything more than a 2 star rating for me.
If I had to describe this book in one sentence, I wouldn't. It's literally impossible. This book is AMAZING! It's everything a book should be: Funny, mysterious, and full of twists. The story is about Alexis 'Lexie' Delaney, a 17 year old who can see the dead. Lexie is a super cool character with a huge personality. I give this book 5 stars!
Yet another reread lol- still absolutely loveeee this series!
lighthearted
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a really good book. I love how she has a relationship with her uncle and that he acts like a dad. I love how she stands up for other and doesn't just turn a blind eye. This would be a great book even if it didn't have a supernatural spin on it. But with the supernatural spin it makes the book even greater.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced