Pages: 336
Published: February 12th 2013 by Egmont USA
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Summary: Summary: They say first love never dies...
From critically acclaimed author Kate Ellison comes a heartbreaking mystery of mental illness, unspoken love, and murder. When sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death.
There’s a catch: Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there?
With the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can save herself.
From critically acclaimed author Kate Ellison comes a heartbreaking mystery of mental illness, unspoken love, and murder. When sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death.
There’s a catch: Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there?
With the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her heart to the truth, no matter how painful. It’s the only way she can save herself.
MY REVIEW
Notes from Ghost Town is a story
about Olivia “Liver” Tithe who goes color blind in a dramatic event and also is
able to see ghosts. The story starts off with you knowing that Olivia’s mother
is guilty and waiting trial of the death of Olivia’s best friend and first love
Lucas Stern. Olivia faces the days before the trial struggling with the idea of
her best friend and first love’s death and the idea that her mom is the one who
killed him because not only was she seen at the crime scene but she also confessed.
It’s a lot for Olivia to swallow.
I loved Notes from Ghost Town
from the start of the book to the finish of it. Olivia had her moments of being
a little annoying, but who could blame her? She just lost two major people in
her life, and her dad is already moving on with another woman. It’s hard for
her to accept. The only thing that keeps her going is her new step sister. I
loved every relationship in this book from the relationship of Lucas and
Olivia, Olivia and her step sister to Olivia and the love interest that she
begins to have feelings for.
The book can be a tad slow at
some parts, but once you get towards the end everything falls into place
perfectly. Things happen for reasons and they are set up. This is one that I
will keep in my own book collection, and possibly read again.
Ohh sounds like a really good book! I love a good psychological twist that makes you wonder "am I crazy?" Yes, probably. lol ;)
ReplyDeleteSo do I! That's one reason I was really hoping this book wouldn't disappoint, and it didn't. There were lots of great twists and things like that. I loved everything about it.
DeleteSounds like a really good book. I added it to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteYou can find my Sept. Random Read post here!
It's a great book. There are some parts that made me roll my eyes a little bit, but there was a purpose and everything for it. It was just a great book to get sucked into!
DeleteI will check it out! I love the random book meme.
This one was on my shelf of books to choose randomly from this month - I had my fingers crossed it would get picked. Guess that's a sign I should just read it, huh? :)
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
Bree @ Coffee Bean Bookshelf
Definitely! It's been on my list for awhile, so I was glad that it finally landed on it.
DeleteHappy reading this month :)
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