I read over half of this book and may finish it later. Again, I've said this before, I hate not finishing a book. But as busy as I am I don't have time to fully read something I feel won't make a good film or television show or isn't fun, interesting or fast reading enough for me to finish it quickly. When I find myself lagging and I can't finish a short book in a day or two, then it's not for me.But, all that to say, it wasn't bad. I just wasn't interested enough in the story. Seventeen year-old, Imogene Yeck has moved to a new town when her hippy mother decides to find herself and go back to college. Imogene was part of a gang in her old town and is determined to be different here, where she befriends Maxine, a shy student picked on for being smart. Maxine influences Imogene by getting her to study and do better in school and Imogene influences Maxine, by getting her to break out of her shell a little, dress with more flare and talk to boys. Although Imogene is pushed around, literally, by the popular kids in school, she stands up to them and that strength attracts the attention of the schools resident Ghost, Adrian, who died under suspicious circumstances.
Imogene notices him watching her, as she says she's always been sensitive to these things, so seeing Adrian isn't a surprise to her. But when he tells her about the fairies who tricked him into jumping off the building, Imogene doesn't believe they exist. In their pursuit to get her to see the, they pull a prank turning her blue, but that also attracts the dangerous Animithims putting everyone in danger that Imogene loves.
As I didn't finish the book, I don't know what ensues from there. But I can say that I don't really care. Took forever in alternating point of view chapters between Imogene, Adrian and Maxine to get that far. I do know that somehow Imogene prevails over the fairies and the Animithims and gets Adrian to go to his angel to cross over. But it's not as interesting as The Mortal Instruments series, which I didn't like or Tithe, which I did read and kind of liked. All the bullying by students as well as the time it took for Imogene to get Adrian to talk to her was drawn out way too long.
This just didn't work for me. But maybe if I have more open time in the future I may finish it.
1 comment:
This is a really good book. I read it around three years ago and have read it 3 times since... I absoloutly love this book. You should finish it. I finished it in one night. it's been a while since I have read it. but still
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