July 2012, Quercus
342 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes:
life at a new school, living with an aunt instead of parents
(deceased), New Orleans, family secrets, being believed, having
emotional support, mystery, disappearances, lots of suspense, teen
romance
Summary from Quercus
Trinity has never known who she really is. Strange dreams haunt her
nights, and she has always been able to sense things that others can't.
When Jessica, the most popular girl at school, disappears, Trinity
realises she will have to draw on her secret abilities to help find her.
Soon, Trinity is subject to visions that terrify her and make the police
sceptical. As her dreams grow darker and the visions more frightening,
Trinity realises she must risk her reputation and her sanity to save a
girl who hates her.
Nayuleska's thoughts
I'm
proud that I made it to page 128 before having to stop. I nearly
stopped much earlier with a seance mention, but it wasn't followed
through. I was on edge a fair part of what I managed to read, because
the supernatural is known in New Orleans. I get freaked out quite
easily, and kept going past my comfort zone because I like the concept
of dreams coming true, and Trinity having to find the missing girl with
the clues from her dreams.
I loved her growing relationship with
her aunt. Often these kind of tales have the protagonist hiding
everything from their family - family closeness is something I like to
read about. Unfortunately the plot headed tok deep into the supernatural
for my liking so I had to stop reading. I'm pretty sure the rest of the
story will be as good as the first 128 pages, which is why it has a
predicted grade of 8/10. You can find a review of the full book over on
Sammy's blog, I Want To Read That.
Hop on over to Ellie's website.
Suggested read
For a spooky read I could finish (although it was a bit touch and go at one point!) try The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
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