Haunting Violet
Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who...
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Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying to communicate, and quickly because the killer is still on the loose.Afraid of ruining her chance to escape her mother's scheming through an advantageous marriage, Violet must keep her ability secret. The only person who can help her is Colin, a friend she's known since childhood, and whom she has grown to love. He understands the true Violet, but helping her on this path means they might never be together. Can Violet find a way to help this ghost without ruining her own chance at a future free of lies?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780802798398 (080279839X)
Publish date: June 21st 2011
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Pages no: 342
Edition language: English
Series: Haunting Violet (#1)
I'm so happy that I finally read this book!! It sounded like such a cool idea and I loved everything about it! Violet helps her mother perform fake seances. Violet feels terrible about doing this and stealing people's money. She works with a boy named Colin to make these fake seances happen. He does...
Este tiene que ser la mejor novela juvenil que he leido hasta la fecha. Fue una historia tan interesante e encantadora que me enamore de ella. Esta es la manera que esta clase de libros deben de ser escritos. Una gran historia, aterradora y un lindo romance. Me alegra por fin haber conocido una pr...
This was the cutest book ever.Fluffy as hell!! :D
I started out reading this book as research for an agent and ended by staying up late to finish it. Violet is the illegitimate daughter of a Victorian "spiritualist" -- in this case, one of the many frauds and hoaxsters of the movement. Violet is forced to go along with the tricks and trappings. She...
This review also at The Book Babe.Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.Well. I finally got me a satisfying standalone paranormal, which you should all know, never happens. Well, almost never, anyways. But honestly, I had to love it. "Violet doesn't believe in ghosts...but they believe in ...