I hate having to give this book one star, but I have to be honest. This book just wasn’t for me. I love ghost stories, so I was immediately drawn in by the premise, but it was mostly overshadowed by a lot teen angst and boring, everyday teenage things. I mean, I get it, this is a book for teens a...
After Elle Medina's three-year engagement spectacularly self-destructs, she flees home to Santa Barbara to heal and regroup. Determined to create a new life that is better for her than her old one, Elle decides she needs to: 1. Get a good job 2. Find a nice apartment 3. Find an adequate boyfriend...
She checked Yoshiro, but we all knew he was dead. When the wraith-arm had jerked out of his chest, blood had spouted across the room. I’d never get that sight out of my mind. The doctor treated William’s wound, disinfecting and stitching it, then tended Gabriel’s and Bennett’s cuts and bruises. S...
I couldn’t handle the lunch crowd—not while trying to suppress my panic about all the terrifying strangeness in my life. Plus I had forgotten to bring lunch. After my last class—World Literature, in which half the kids read the books in their original languages—I slunk out the side door and, inst...
It would be nice if I could claim a ghost ate my homework, but I doubt un-cute Mr. Jones would believe me. So after dinner, I spent a couple hours catching up and finished my Zorba paper. Then I knocked on Natalie’s bedroom door. She didn’t answer. I knew Lukas was downstairs eating his second di...