I took me about 100 pages to get into this. I didn't love Whitcomb's writing, but once the plot hit its stride, I had trouble putting the book down. A gripper to be sure. And very romantic.

One more note: Even though this book is for teens, I think it might actually have more adult appeal because the characters are really old people in young people's bodies. ( )

A beautiful love story that captures the innocence and tenderness of the first time. This is possibly the best love story I ever read. Deep and playful. ( )

Alguien me estaba observando, es una sensación perturbadora cuando estás muerta.
Pese a no sentir el papel entre los dedos, ni oler la tinta, ni saborear la punta de un lápiz, veía y olía el mundo con la misma claridad que los Vivos. Ellos, en cambio, no me veían como una sombra o un vapor flotante. Para los Vivos, era aire vacío. O eso pensaba...

Re-listening. I liked the book well enough the first time around but I am only re-reading because I want to read the sequel. I try to avoid YA these days but again, sequel.

Re-listen complete and I have to say I liked it more the second time around. If you like YA, with the angst and the difficult parents and you like a bit of religion in your stories, maybe take a deeper look at this one.

It has "ghosts" but more like, life-after-death ghosts and not horror ghosts. I won't say who, but there are characters that are ghosts still in our realm and they possess the bodies of at-risk youth who have pretty much checked out of life. A lovely evolution of all characters involved. It had me sniffling and having too many feels by the end.

I have the sequel in my possession. I can't wait to see what happens next. ( )

Ending is a little weak compared to the rest of the book but I really liked it anyway. Very well-written. ( )