The Bookish Island's Book Review:
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Are there spoilers?
A tiny bit.
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This is one of the books I read after the passing of Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico. With no water, electricity or internet I took to reading my books.
I decided to not do this for the books I've read on 2018. But it has been 6 months since Hurricane Maria. And I'm happy to announce that now we have water, and electricity.
Title: The Ghost and the GothAuthor: Stacey Kade
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Pages: 281
Publisher: Hyperion Book
Published: 20l0
Genre - Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Ghost
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Source: I bought it.
Rating: ★★★★
Alona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star… and newly dead.
I’m the girl you hated in high school. Is it my fault I was born with it all-good looks, silky blond hair, a hot body, and a keen sense of what everyone else should not be wearing? But my life isn’t perfect, especially since I died. Run over by a bus of band geeks—is there anything more humiliating? As it turns out, yes—watching your boyfriend and friends move on with life, only days after your funeral. And you wouldn’t believe what they’re saying about me now that they think I can’t hear them. To top it off, I’m starting to disappear, flickering in and out of existence. I don’t know where I go when I’m gone, but it’s not good. Where is that freaking white light already?
Will Killian–Senior in high school, outcast, dubbed “Will Kill” by the popular crowd for the unearthly aura around him, voted most likely to rob a bank…and a ghost-talker.
I can see, hear, and touch the dead. Unfortunately, they can also see, hear and touch me. Yeah, because surviving high school isn’t hard enough already. I’ve done my best to hide my “gift.” After all, my dad, who shared my ability, killed himself because of it when I was fifteen. But lately, pretending to be normal has gotten a lot harder. A new ghost—an anonymous, seething cloud of negative energy with the capacity to throw me around—is pursuing me with a vengeance. My mom, who knows nothing about what I can do, is worrying about the increase in odd incidents, my shrink is tossing around terms like “temporary confinement for psychiatric evaluation,” and my principal, who thinks I’m a disruption and a faker, is searching for every way possible to get rid of me. How many weeks until graduation?
Rating:
My Review:
For me its much easier to divide reviews in parts. I don't know if it has anything to do with my English or that it just looks cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. Like the way I used to do it last year. But I stopped doing it that way to easily write a quick review and post it. So I'm going to go back to the 2017 version but much smaller. Using 4 questions.
Who is it by?
The Ghost and The Goth is by the author, Stacey Kade.
I have never read a book by her before so I didn't know if I would like her books or her writing before I read this book.
Now. I think I like her books. At least The Ghost and The Goth. Anyway.
What is it about?
Its about the popular girl, Alona Dare, who has just died. She is lost and doesn't know what's going on till she sees Will Killian laugh at her when everyone else cant see her and she decides to confront him and figure out what is happening with her.
But its also about the goth, Will Killian, who can see and communicate with ghosts. But has decided to ignore them like his father used to. But that hasn't helped him in the slightest. Because his mom thinks he is mentally ill and his psychologist wants to send him to a hospital permanently. Also the principal hates him and thinks he is faking it.
Why did I read it?
This is one of the first books I added to my tbr list on Goodreads. So I've wanted to read this book for years. And by pure luck Book Outlet finally had it for sale so I quickly purchased it.
I think it was both the cover and the whole "popular girl dies and becomes a ghost and non to popular guy just so happens to be able to communicate with ghosts and they join forces" thing that got me.
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Did I like it?
I started reading on March 27, 2018 and finished this book on March 30, 2018.
For me its much easier to divide reviews in parts. I don't know if it has anything to do with my English or that it just looks cleaner and aesthetically pleasing. Like the way I used to do it last year. But I stopped doing it that way to easily write a quick review and post it. So I'm going to go back to the 2017 version but much smaller. Using 4 questions.
Who is it by?
The Ghost and The Goth is by the author, Stacey Kade.
I have never read a book by her before so I didn't know if I would like her books or her writing before I read this book.
Now. I think I like her books. At least The Ghost and The Goth. Anyway.
What is it about?
Its about the popular girl, Alona Dare, who has just died. She is lost and doesn't know what's going on till she sees Will Killian laugh at her when everyone else cant see her and she decides to confront him and figure out what is happening with her.
But its also about the goth, Will Killian, who can see and communicate with ghosts. But has decided to ignore them like his father used to. But that hasn't helped him in the slightest. Because his mom thinks he is mentally ill and his psychologist wants to send him to a hospital permanently. Also the principal hates him and thinks he is faking it.
Why did I read it?
This is one of the first books I added to my tbr list on Goodreads. So I've wanted to read this book for years. And by pure luck Book Outlet finally had it for sale so I quickly purchased it.
I think it was both the cover and the whole "popular girl dies and becomes a ghost and non to popular guy just so happens to be able to communicate with ghosts and they join forces" thing that got me.
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Did I like it?
I loved it. I did.
But.
There were a lot of parts that didn't get addressed later on in the book or didn't get their resolution. I hope this makes sense. But to me parts like: her dads situation, how her mom sobered up, and what happened to Lily after. All these things didn't get talked about in the end. And it made me confused because I wanted to know. I also think the author could have added more about the doctor because what he was doing was wrong.
And I know this is the first book in a trilogy and that all these things are probably going to be talked about in the second and third books but I feel it should have had more in the first. Since it is first impression on the whole series.
I did love it though. Alona and Will's relation ship was perfect. It didn't happen quickly. It was slow and sweet and they totally helped each other out in their own way. And I love how they help each other to better themselves and it wasn't all one sided. Like one of them would make the other change. I never felt it was like that and I like that in a relationship in books.
But.
There were a lot of parts that didn't get addressed later on in the book or didn't get their resolution. I hope this makes sense. But to me parts like: her dads situation, how her mom sobered up, and what happened to Lily after. All these things didn't get talked about in the end. And it made me confused because I wanted to know. I also think the author could have added more about the doctor because what he was doing was wrong.
And I know this is the first book in a trilogy and that all these things are probably going to be talked about in the second and third books but I feel it should have had more in the first. Since it is first impression on the whole series.
I did love it though. Alona and Will's relation ship was perfect. It didn't happen quickly. It was slow and sweet and they totally helped each other out in their own way. And I love how they help each other to better themselves and it wasn't all one sided. Like one of them would make the other change. I never felt it was like that and I like that in a relationship in books.
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