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Reader reviewed by Gaby B

The Body Finder deals with a premise that weve seen a lot in paranormal novels, having a connection to the dead. But what I like about The Body Finder
is that it manages to take a different spin on that kind of connection,
while blending the paranormal and real world almost seamlessly.

The Body Finder is about Violet, a girl who can sense the
bodies of the dead, especially the unrest. Her secret is known by her
family and best friend Jay; all of who helped her cope with her gift.
When girls from Violets small town go missing and are found murdered,
Violet takes it upon herself to find out who the serial killer is.

Along with the mystery comes some romance between her and Jay. Its
one of those Best friends are in love with each other, but too clueless
to do anything about it things. Yeah, we have seen it before, but I
found that it complimented the story well. Plus, Jay is the guy every
girl should fall in love with. He isnt the bad boy, or the kind that
leads girls on. Hes genuine, sweet, and reasonably protective. I was
getting so sick of reading YA fiction where a girl falls for the bad boy
or someone that doesnt exactly treat her right. Jay isnt perfect. He
has his moments where he does wrong, but hes one of the more realistic
love interests in todays YA fiction.

The different spin on the dead connection is another thing the
author, Kimberly Derting, does right. Instead of having Violet see
creepy visions of the dead or hear the dead speak their last wishes,
Derting gives Violet the power of finding the bodies through sounds,
tastes, lights, etc. Violet gets these impulses that make her follow the
sound or taste she senses until she finds the body of the unrest. Each
body has its own identifier, a certain sound or taste, and whoever had a
hand in their death gets an imprint of that identifier. Hence, Violet
has the ability to find and track down the murderer.

The Body Finder is a great read. Its perfectly paced; it
had me reading from beginning to end almost non-stop. I was happy to
find out that its the first of a series of Body Finder novels. The
second book, Desires of the Dead, was released two days ago, and I cant wait to go to the bookstore to pick it up.

Reprinted here with author's permission. Original: http://www.theyoungfolks.com/?p=1156