Book Review:
Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews
Spoilers?
None.
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Disclaimer:
This book was sent to me by the publishing company in exchange for an honest review.
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 read this one on September 25. 5 days after.
Title - Bad Girl Gone By -Temple Mathews
Publication - August 8th 2017 by A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin
Copy - Hardcover, 261 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Mystery, Paranormal, Ghost
Sixteen-year-old Echo Stone awakens in a cold sweat in a dark room, having no idea where she is or how she got there. But she soon finds out she's in Middle House, an orphanage filled with mysteriously troubled kids.
There is just one problem: she is not an orphan. Her parents are very much alive.
She explains this to everyone, but no one will listen. After befriending a sympathetic (and handsome) boy, Echo is able to escape Middle House and rush home, only to discover it sealed off by crime scene tape and covered in the evidence of a terrible and violent crime. As Echo grapples with this world-shattering information, she spots her parents driving by and rushes to flag them down. Standing in the middle of the street, waving her arms to get their attention, her parents' car drives right through her.
She was right. Her parents are alive but she's not.
She's a ghost, just like all the other denizens of Middle House. Desperate to somehow get her life back and reconnect with her still-alive boyfriend, Echo embarks on a quest to solve her own murder. As the list of suspects grows, the quest evolves into a journey of self-discovery in which she learns she wasn't quite the girl she thought she was. In a twist of fate, she s presented with one last chance to reclaim her life and must make a decision which will either haunt her or bless her forever.
The Cover:
The Story:
Echo is dead but she doesn't immediately realize that. Not until she finds herself surrounded by ghosts in a strange mansion who constantly scare her whenever they can.
Echo joins up with the other dead kids and goes off to figure out what happened to her and get revenge.
Overall:
In this story I found myself liking some of the side characters more than Echo and the boy. Their stories were better than hers. Although her story was great.
I mean I read it in one day so I must have enjoyed it.
I wish I remembered more, but I can't. I might later go back and remember what my thoughts were.
Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.Simple cover. Bright red color which is rare in my collection. But I just don't like the design even if in person it looks better than the image.
The Story:
Echo is dead but she doesn't immediately realize that. Not until she finds herself surrounded by ghosts in a strange mansion who constantly scare her whenever they can.
Echo joins up with the other dead kids and goes off to figure out what happened to her and get revenge.
Overall:
In this story I found myself liking some of the side characters more than Echo and the boy. Their stories were better than hers. Although her story was great.
I mean I read it in one day so I must have enjoyed it.
I wish I remembered more, but I can't. I might later go back and remember what my thoughts were.
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