Review: sweet story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2013
This has been a super emotional read and a page turner.When I realized it was a YA I wasn't sure what I'd think, because I'm a little too old for YA reads and sometimes YA books with lots of teenage drama annoy me. But from the first chapter I realized this wasn't going to be the case.I'm a fan of the Ghost Whisperer series and I watched every single episode and re-run, so when I understood this was going to be something similar, I was sure it would turn out to be an entertaining read.Annabelle, the main character in the book, is a lovely heroine. She's funny and easygoing, but troubled by her big secret at the same time, torn between helping and wanting to get rid of her gift. I loved the way she interacted with her "living" friends as well as with her spirit friends. And I loved the sweet relationship with her little sister.Now, Jack. What can I say? He's THE sweetest and hottest spirit ever. And I won't say more. :)The plot is really cool and I liked the twists and the little drama/suspense toward the end.The only thing that spoiled it a little for me where the typos and formatting issues throughout the book - nothing that a proofreading wouldn't fix, though (sometimes the words in italics - which were to indicate Jack was speaking - weren't in italics or were when they shouldn't have been so I had to go back and read it again to understand who was actually speaking).At some point I also had an issue with some part being totally skipped without warning, so I lost track for a moment (when Annabelle is supposed to go to Beth's party but the party is never actually mentioned and after a while they're talking about the party that already took place - I have to admit I had to stop and go back, thinking I'd skipped it - and that confused me a little).However, I really liked the story and I think anyone who likes YA with a little bit of paranormal and a sweet first love will like this book.