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But to complicate matters, a handsome newcomer named Henry Rhodes plagues her with unwanted attention. Though he doesn't believe in the supernatural events, she enlists his help and that of quirky nerd Theo. What is making the lights at school flicker? And why did Ariel dream of the old abandoned Dexter orphanage? When Ariel finally discovers the truth, it's much worse than she ever feared.
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Ariel’s best
friend Jenna disappeared. She left
Ariel’s house never to return. Ariel’s life has forever changed. Nothing is really important anymore. She has lost touch with any other friends she
had. She is considered the freak at
school and the object of Lainey’s bullying.
Ariel knows that the popular and rich students in Lainey’s circle get
preferential treatment from Principal McPherson because of the Thornhill
Society.
When Henry
enters the picture, Ariel is drawn to him and he seems drawn to her. He helps her try to find out what is
happening. Her dreams seem so real and
she is seeing the missing girls. At
first she doesn’t believe it but she soon realizes that she is seeing
ghosts. She keeps it to herself knowing
no one will believe her.
Unfortunately
more is going on here than she knows.
She and Henry get caught in the middle. She realizes she is losing
everything she cared about.
This story
was very dark. It started out with how
Jenna left and the mystery of her disappearance affecting Ariel’s life. She is withdrawn, living in a fog. Her family keeps things from here. Their relationship is odd. She calls them by their first names instead
of mom and dad. They tend to leave her
in the dark.
Ariel
doesn’t even try in the beginning. It
was difficult to read. I wanted her to
be braver and more proactive with her actions.
Unfortunately she had no real clue what was happening. I hated that her parents knew more about the
story but refused to share. Right now it
doesn’t make a lot of sense. The secrets
are huge with no real direction. This
story really focuses on Ariel’s ability with seeing ghosts as she stumbles
through.
Her
relationship with Henry was hard to read.
They were sweet together then he pushes her away. She had such yo-yo emotions. He means well at first and explains a little
bit. However the ending was surprising. I wasn’t expecting the change in the story or
has it affected the characters. It was a
bit heart breaking to read. I give it a
4 out of 5.
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