A review by aotora
Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

1.0

This book was odd - it's supposed to be a memoir of sorts but it reads more like a thriller novel. I find it odd that this person chose to exploit her cases like this even though she changed the names... and the story comes off as made up - and that's only because the teacher comes off as a magic miracle worker. The kid hasn't been able to talk for years... but as soon as this teacher enters her life she starts speaking the same day they meet despite multiple other people trying for years- and yes, I know that kids can take years to find that special person they trust and open up to- but the story still sounds faretched- and it was a little bit too long with weird pay out because the ending feels ... odd and like it's not really fitting. We never really learn what happened to this little girl and what was real and what was not since the investigation is still ongoing- but all in all I feel that this book shouldn't have been written.