ghostgirl

Reader reviewed by Julie M. Prince

Charlotte is obsessed with becoming popular. She trained for it all summer long and now its time to put her plan into action, to get the boy of her dreams to notice her. Why should one little gummy bear stand in her way, even if she did choke to death on it?

The afterlife has been portrayed many ways, but author, Tonya Hurley, has come up with a fun read&if one looks beyond some initial quibbles.

Ive looked forward to reading GHOSTGIRL for what seems like ages. The marketing campaign, including ghostgirl.com, has been impressive. However, I found the third person omniscient format a bit too telling in this case. I like characters to express emotions through action and dialogue, not have their feelings spelled out for me. That occurred in many scenes throughout the book, as the story unexpectedly jumped from one characters point of view to another for brief, unnecessary stints of explanation of what each was thinking or feeling.

I did enjoy the humor of the book, and I certainly think it will have a following. Theres always room for people who feel invisible and the characters with whom they identify. Id love to know what other readers think. Head over to the YABC blog if you get a chance: http://yabookscentral.blogspot.com/.

Off to turn another page&.