Liv Bloom is an excellent art student trapped with a family
she doesn’t think cares for her. When
she get an opportunity to attend Wickham
Academy, one of THE most prestigious boarding schools in the US, she jumps at
the chance of not only leaving behind her family, but also going forward into a
world filled with paint, oils, canvases and a dream studio.
Liv is a student on scholarship and this becomes immediately
apparent as soon as she steps foot on campus.
While everyone else was born with a silver spoon in their mouths, Liv
has lived with a plastic one in hers.
She isn’t going to let that bother her though. She figures she’ll fit in soon enough, but the first day in the cafeteria leaves her
sitting with the weirdo loner Gabe Nichols, another scholarship student. Life truly begins for Liv when she catches
the eye of Malcolm Astor, the IT guy on campus.
When Gabe mumbles about the dangers of dating Malcolm, Liv ignores him…which will cause her to lose her life.
Now Liv is caught not only between two worlds, but also
between two boys – one she loves and misses and the other who can hear
her. With the help of the two, Liv wants
to find out who is behind the murder and why they’re covering it up as an
accident. Little do they know that the
truth is more horrible that any of them realized with arms that reach long into
the history of Wickham Academy. ..
What made this book stand out for me is the approach Amy
Talkington takes to the supernatural that isn’t encountered on a normal
basis. That one spin will make you gasp,
literally, in surprise. Talkington writes
about hope, romance, murder and mystery, all in one very clever and
entertaining YA read. Her characters,
from the past and present, are not only syncopated within certain time periods,
but interact for and with each other to move the mystery forward and the pages
turning. Readers will get a glimpse of
the good life of wealthy kids, but also get to see the dirty rotten parts the
characters are trying to hide as well.
Great for all readers, this will also attract reluctant readers because
of the pace of the story. Kudos on her
first book! Recommended JH/HS.
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