Copyright Date:
2018
Edition Date:
2018
Release Date:
08/01/18
Pages:
327 pages
ISBN:
1-492-65707-7
ISBN 13:
978-1-492-65707-1
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2018010614
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
(Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 CDT 2018)
Things are not going well for Marianne as of late. She is losing chunks of time, doing things that she can't remember, and alienating friends and family members in the process. When she meets Rhiannon (Ron to her friends), Marianne wonders if maybe she has finally found someone who can help her understand what's been happening to her. The two girls develop a complex relationship that vacillates between troubled friendship and romantic entanglement. By working together, they search for whatever ghost or supernatural force may be haunting Marianne and everyone around her. The trouble is, without knowing what it is that the entity wants, there seems to be no possibility for a solution. Bérubé's debut novel is a sinister exploration of self-doubt, internalized hatred, trust, and a romantic awakening. Though the ending wraps up a bit quickly and the explanation for the supernatural elements could have been more deeply explored, the novel is nevertheless well crafted and unsettling, making it ideal for teenage fans of supernatural thrillers.
Black Swan meets Paranormal Activity in this compelling ghost story about a former dancer whose grip on reality slips when she begins to think a dark entity is stalking her. Something is wrong with Marianne. It's not just that her parents have finally split up. Or that life hasn't been the same since she quit dancing. Or even that her mother has checked herself into the hospital. She's losing time. Doing things she would never do. And objects around her seem to break whenever she comes close. Something is after her. And the only one who seems to believe her is the daughter of a local psychic. But their first attempt at an exorcism calls down the full force of the thing's rage. It demands Marianne give back what she stole. Whatever is haunting her, it wants everything she has--everything it's convinced she stole. Marianne must uncover the truth that lies beneath it all before the nightmare can take what it thinks it's owed, leaving Marianne trapped in the darkness of the other side.