(Teen Mediums and Murder): This is Your Afterlife by Vanessa Barneveld

When the most popular boy from school’s ghost shows up in your bedroom, what do you do? If you’re Keira Nolan – you try to solve his murder. This is Your Afterlife is a fun and exciting story about Keira, a girl previously without psychic ability and now all of a sudden gifted with clairvoyance. Keira’s new-found gift gets her caught up …

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Graphic Novel: The Graveyard Book Volume 2 by Neil Gaiman & P Craig Russell

After reading the first volume I was eagerly anticipating the second (and final!) graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel, The Graveyard Book. Five different artists lend their skills to deliver a beautifully cohesive story featuring Nobody “Bod” Owens and ghostly friends. Picking up where the first volume finished, this instalment shows as Bod …

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Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld (a review)

A paranormal tale and a contemporary narrative beautifully intertwined – Afterworlds is a novel with two stories. Darcy Patel has written a novel, secured a publishing deal and is now taking the next step. After graduating high school, Darcy decides to take a year off to fully embrace life as an almost-published author in New York City. She’s embracing adulthood and rewrites as …

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Graphic Novel: The Graveyard Book Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman & P Craig Russell

I’ve not read the Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and was excited to read the first volume of the graphic novel. I’ve read a few graphic novels but those have all been for books I’d read before and I wanted to see what it was like going in without any idea of what was going …

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Young Adult: The Dark World by Cara Lynn Schultz

Paige Kelly has the reputation for being crazy after being caught a number of times talking to herself in the girl’s bathroom. But Paige isn’t chatting to herself – she’s talking to her best friend Dottie, the ghost of a girl who passed away over fifty years ago. Since a near fatal accident a few …

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A Supernatural Mystery in 1920s New York: A Review of The Diviners by Libba Bray

Banished from Zenith, Ohio for a party trick gone wrong, Evie O’Neill intends to enjoy her punishment in New York. Staying with her Uncle Will, the curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition and the Occult (known to by most as The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies), and his assistant Jericho, Evie manages to find …

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Book Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Title: Unbreakable (The Legion #1) Author: Kami Garcia Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Ghosts, Young Adult Publisher: Simon and Schuster Publication Date: October 2013 Pages: 320 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Kennedy Waters didn’t believe in ghosts, until one tried to kill her. When Kennedy finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that evil …

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Interview and Giveaway: Almost Dead by Kaz Delaney

I’m honoured today to share with you all an interview with the author of Almost Dead, Kaz Delaney. Kaz has generously given her time to answer some of my questions about her book, writing and her life as an author. I had a great time reading Almost Dead and I loved reading Kaz’s answers to …

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Book Review: Almost Dead by Kaz Delaney

Title: Almost Dead Author: Kaz Delaney Genre: Contemporary Romance, Ghosts, Paranormal, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: January 2014 Pages: 400 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Macey’s life has been turned upside down. Her mother has left, her father is absent and her two best friends (her brother Seth and his girlfriend …

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Book Review: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

Title: Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy #1) Author: Kerstin Gier Genre: Young Adult, Time Travel, Paranormal, Historical Publisher: Square Fish Publication Date: May 2012 (first published January 2009) Pages: 324 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Sixteen-year-old Gwen lives with her extended – and rather eccentric – family in an exclusive London neighborhood. In spite of …

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