biscuitcrux 's review for:

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

4.0

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I'm definitely a fan of Laura Ruby. This was beautifully written and full of interesting little mini-plots, although I would say the overarching plot didn't really go anywhere. There were two main narratives, one about Frankie (narrated by the ghost Pearl, who is just kind of floating around watching things happen) and one about Pearl's own life, and the life of Rita, another ghost she meets, as well as a few other living people besides Frankie that they are keeping tabs on. It was all very compelling, but ultimately didn't tie together as well as it could have. Maybe it's just because I recently read the amazing [b:The Vanishing Season|18634726|The Vanishing Season|Jodi Lynn Anderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1381868640l/18634726._SY75_.jpg|26430985] by Jodi Lynn Anderson, which makes use of the ghost narrator in a much more well-organized way.