Review : Forevermore by Cindy Miles (YA)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16238648-forevermore

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Book Blurb

Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued.

Especially when she meets Logan, a gorgeous, elusive ghost who has haunted the castle grounds for decades. Ivy is immediately drawn to him . . . but Logan is not the only spirit around. Something dark and deadly is afoot, and soon Ivy finds herself in mortal danger.

Is Logan exactly what he seems? Could his mysterious past be tied to Ivy's present? And can Ivy stop herself from falling in love with him?

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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala

I have read this author before and loved her stories. This YA did not disappoint. It’s a fabulous ghost story where Ivy moves to Scotland from South Carolina. Her mother married a Scottish Laird, Niall MacAllister, after her father died of cancer. Ivy has withdrawn into her depressed world and wonders if she will fit in. She arrives to find that her new step father’s grandmother, Lady Elizabeth, doesn’t want her there. In fact she is downright hostile. There is also a voice she hears that is telling her to leave. She tries to ignore both and fit into her new home and life.

The voice becomes more insistent and even causes her things to float through the air. Ivy is afraid and feels she is going crazy. She can’t tell her mom or Niall. Her fear grows. However on her first day at her new school, she meets Emma. Emma believes there are ghosts in the castle that Ivy lives in. Emma, immediately, becomes Ivy’s ally and best friend.

Once Ivy has her ally, she begins investigating. She learns that her life is in danger. She is shoved into the freezer and trapped. When the butler lets her out she sees Logan. Logan is the eighteen year old ghost who has been trying to scare her to leave. He knows that there is evil here and is trying to keep her safe. Since she can’t leave, he takes it upon himself to protect her. Ivy agrees to his help and is determined to find out why he is still here. The evil presence is determined to get rid of Ivy and her mother. They are outsiders and threaten the evil that resides in the castle. Ivy, Logan and Emma have to race against time to find what the cause of the evil is and how to get rid of it.

I really liked this book. The author revisits characters from her previous book and makes them a part of the storyline. That was fun for me. I also liked how the relationship between Ivy and Logan grew. The readers that this story is written for will really like how the story progresses and the love story. The ending is a great one.

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 I give it 5 out of 5