by
Linda Joy Singleton
In a new school and determined to keep her secrets from being
discovered, Thorn finds a mysterious locket that leads to a shocking
discovery. Surrounded by new friends she barely knows, as well as the
school's famous former student, a smoking-hot musician named
Phillipe, Thorn must investigate to find out if one of them is a
murderer
Paperback, 257 pages Published March
8th 2012 by Flux
ISBN 0738719587 (ISBN13: 9780738719580)
I had a great time reading this book,
it was fun and had some great twists. I enjoyed that the main
character is goth. She is not one of those overly emo characters that
is dark and brooding, but more upbeat and up for anything.
Characters: Thorn is a goth girl
that a little less emo and more upbeat and snarky. She has a preacher
as a father and she is morally a good person. But she has an edge to
her and likes her own style.
Her detective work and the people that
she runs into during her investigation made for a really great and
entertaining read. I enjoyed Thorn's attitude about things and she's
funny. Great fun combinations of characters all witty and fun. Dress
styles that set them off a little from the crowd.
Story: In this story Thorn finds
a locket, she is unsure but something about the locket is calling to
her, she needs to find out who owned the locket, hoping it leads her
to unravel the feelings she gets when holding/wearing it. Thorn is a
"finder" she has a psychic ability that leads her to
special objects, in turn those objects may lead her to something. The
locket in this story leads her to bones, babies bones. By finding the
owner she may be able to prove herself innocent of a mysterious
murder.
Originality: I have not read any
other books by Linda, but have heard that this story takes place in
the same world setting as her other books. There is also some mention
from others that the characters overlap a little and if you are
familiar with her other books you will recognize them and understand
some of their back stories a little more than what is introduced
here.
Writing: The
story jumps around a lot. The mystery and investigation does not take
center stage in the story as much as it should according to the
summary. The reader may jump into the story fully intent on reading a
good mystery. There are spots along the way that focus a little more
on the activities at the school. The singing competition and it's
famous judge Philipe. There is also a prankster that likes to get
revenge by bullying the bullies a little and calls himself the Grin
Reaper. These side stories pull away from the main mystery plot, but
fun and interesting at the same time.
Krista's Review: I
think that maybe me and this book just met at a good time. I was
looking for something that was fun and entertaining. I enjoy
mysteries and a little bit of the dark side mixed in. It is more
mystery than it is suspenseful or thrilling, although all of these
aspects are included.
I was very happy to have read this one
and I will continue to find more books by this author, it was a fast
fun read and I liked the darker mystery to it.
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