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penandpencil's review against another edition
2.0
Main character has no personality other than being self-centred and whiny with no sense of perspective. Story is contrived with too many unbelievable plot points and a lot of repetition. Decent writing saves it from the 1 star rating, but I did not really like it. Wish I could say more for a book that takes place in NS, which is a great place!!
mrsryankfollese's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was amazingly awesome. I cannot even put in words how amazing it is!
It starts with Robin, a couch potato (like me!) watching her famous mother, Mimi Schwartz, on her talk show. Soon, after a series of interesting events, Robin finds herself headed to Port Minton, Nova Scotia.
Here, she tries to find out about her family, and how her mother could have possibly have any connection with a ghost town. And meeting a cute guy along the way (Levi sounds PERFECT!)
Another series of odd events happen and the twists in the plot just kept me reading and reading. And yes, when I was reading this, I had school the next day.
One small thing that I liked was that the words that are spelled differently in Canada were spelled our way! (Note: I am a very, very patriotic Canadian). Words like favorite, or color are spelled with a u in it. So favourite and colour. Random thought!
I have no critiques for this book. It's absolutely perfect. It has romance, suspense, and mystery.
It starts with Robin, a couch potato (like me!) watching her famous mother, Mimi Schwartz, on her talk show. Soon, after a series of interesting events, Robin finds herself headed to Port Minton, Nova Scotia.
Here, she tries to find out about her family, and how her mother could have possibly have any connection with a ghost town. And meeting a cute guy along the way (Levi sounds PERFECT!)
Another series of odd events happen and the twists in the plot just kept me reading and reading. And yes, when I was reading this, I had school the next day.
One small thing that I liked was that the words that are spelled differently in Canada were spelled our way! (Note: I am a very, very patriotic Canadian). Words like favorite, or color are spelled with a u in it. So favourite and colour. Random thought!
I have no critiques for this book. It's absolutely perfect. It has romance, suspense, and mystery.
jennp28's review against another edition
I loved this! A great quick teen fiction read and set in Nova Scotia, which is recognizable throughout the book. An interesting story about finding yourself, with some story lines about mystery and prejudice and love thrown in for good measure!
annie1330's review against another edition
5.0
Before the main character gets to nova scotia this book is okay, but once she's there it becomes excellent! it has love, crime, mysterie and suspence, what's not to love?
lauryn_18's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The beginning was a bit difficult to understand and get into and the end to the love story part of the story was not as captivating as I had hoped otherwise would definitely recommend. Very interesting story with enjoyable characters especially Levi and Robin.
jaymeshaw's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would, especially considering its a Canadian Young Adult novel. Had to read it for my YA class at school. I thought it was funny when it needed to be and really captured how 17-year olds react and talk about things. Plus it was an interesting story that kept my attention.
smhq089030's review
4.0
A funny clever girl, who happens to be a daughter of an Oprah type talk show host , runs away to find where she came from and especially figure out her mom. The story is funny and heart warming and was a pleasant read for vacation time.
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