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review 2016-07-30 10:23

OK so this is the debut novel of a 19-year old. Saying that, I didn't realise until after I had read the book so it no way shows within the writing. As this is a YA book, I pretty much got what I was expecting with the writing style (not a bad thing) but the story itself was wonderful.

There is a lot of thought in this book, in the way the dimensions work, the families, the background and histories and how they intertwine. I thought the whole book was incredibly well developed and I loved the characters and how they interacted. Maggie was brilliant and I loved her lines of sarcastic repartee. Parker is the best friend that everyone wants, even with the hints of romance that are shown. And Dex, well, he's just the bad boy with muscles that falls hard for the girl ... or does he?! Actually, that sounds bad about Dex because there is nothing 'just' about him. He was great.

This book ends with you not knowing how it will continue but leaving it wide open for another one, which I certainly hope there will be.

Merissa

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fantasy young adult

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review 2016-01-16 08:00

Dead Girls Don't

Url Phantomhive

Liv has an unusual student job, working in a funeral home. But things get even stranger when after kids from her school get killed she start to be able to have conversations with the deceased.

At the start this was a very compelling read. I didn't even plan on reading more than a few pages but before I knew it I was at page 90. I thought I would love the book and finish it really fast. However, after the very good start, it slowed down quite a lot for me. There were quite some moments where I couldn't understand why Liv would be doing these things (as they were quite dangerous) even if she wanted to find the killer. Where the police was for the biggest part of the story, remains a mystery as well.

I quite liked the writing, and although Liv was a character with a lot of the not-so-popular school girl but somehow this super-popular-hot-guy is in love with me cliché I couldn't help but feel sorry for her at times. I didn't particularly liked all the prom drama, it seemed too over the top for me.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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