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2013 BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL.
I never believed in ghosts.Until one tried to kill me.
When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, she doesn't realize that paranormal forces are responsible--not until mysterious identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into her room and destroy a deadly spirit sent to kill her.
Kennedy learns that her mother's death was no accident, and now she has to take her place in the Legion of the Black Dove--a secret society formed to protect the world from a vengeful demon. A society left in the hands of a misfit group of teens with unique skills: Jared, combat trained, with a temper to match; Lukas, rogue hacker and code breaker; Alara, whose attitude is as powerful as her voodoo protections; and Priest, an engineer capable of making a weapon out of a soda can.
As the teens use their individual talents to battle paranormal entities, they earn their rightful places in the Legion--except for Kennedy, who is left wondering if she is truly one of them.
Can she stay alive long enough to find out--without losing her heart in the process?
Protect Yourself.What you can't see CAN hurt you.

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*"Edge-of-your-seat paranormal activity keeps this book moving at an astronomical rate....Garcia brings a fresh new take on the supernatural and the world of secret societies."―VOYA, starred review

"In a fast-paced series opener, Kennedy Waters encounters a ghost, loses her mother and meets a love interest--all in the first few pages....Garcia shakes it up with an ending that will leave readers reaching for the next book. This vivid, thoroughly imagines paranormal world will draw readers into its icy realm."―Kirkus Reviews

"Tense and deliciously twisty, Unbreakable is a breath-stealing midnight run through some of the creepiest locales I've seen rendered in fiction. . . . It's about forgiveness and redemption, love and loss, and it's anything but predictable. I loved it."―Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

"Unbreakable is a fast-paced, relentless race through a world of demons and spirits, darkness and light -- and the finish line comes when you least expect it. I can't wait for the next book!"―Ally Condie, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of the Matched trilogy

"Unbreakable is a haunting, chilling tale that reminded me of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Creepy places, believable characters with some of the best teen dialogue I've seen, and plenty of suspense. I loved it."―James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of The Maze RunnerSeries

"Paranormal action, secret societies, and romantic suspense! The Legion series is now definitely on my must-read list."―Richelle Mead, #1 international bestselling author of Vampire Acadamy

"Unbreakable is a fantastic adventure -- strong, engaging characters and a romance to die for. The twists will leave you breathless."―Rachel Caine, New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series

"Unbreakable keeps you engaged and on edge. I found myself intrigued in Kennedy Waters' world and not wanting to put this book down. Looking forward to Book 2!"―Jason Hawes, co-creator and star of "Ghost Hunters" and a New York Times bestselling author

"An eerily fun and emotionally accurate venture into the complex layers of paranormal encounters from both sides. Looking forward to Book 2!"―Grant Wilson, co-creator of "Ghost Hunters" and a New York Times bestselling author

"'Supernatural' meets 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' Kami Garcia is Joss Whedon's talent-sister! I didn't just read Unbreakable; I lived it. When it comes to supernatural suspense, Garcia is the Slayer."―Nancy Holder, New York Timesbestselling author of Buffy: the Making of a Slayer & the Wicked saga

About the Author

Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures, which is now a major motion picture. Unbreakable is her first solo novel and the first book in the Legion series. Kami lives in Maryland with her family and her dogs, Spike and Oz, named after characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You can find her online at www.kamigarcia.com and on Twitter @kamigarcia.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (May 6, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316210188
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316210188
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL670L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.88 x 8.25 inches

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Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. She is the coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels and her solo works include the YA fantasy novels UNBREAKABLE and UNMARKED (THE LEGION SERIES), YA contemporary romances THE LOVELY RECKLESS and BROKEN BEAUTIFUL HEARTS, and THE X-FILES ORIGINS: AGENT OF CHAOS. She is also the writer of the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling YA graphic novel TEEN TITANS: RAVEN, with artist Gabriel Picolo, the first graphic novel in their TEEN TITANS series for DC, the upcoming YA graphic novel CONSTANTINE: DISTORTED ILLUSIONS, with artist Isaac Goodhart, and JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY for DC Black Label, with artists Mico Suayan, Jason Badower, and Mike Mayhew.

Her debut novel, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, has been published in 50 countries and translated in 39 languages, and the series has sold over 5 million copies. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES was a finalist for the ALA’s William C. Morris Debut Author Award, a SCIBA Award Finalist, Amazon’s #1 Teen Book of 2009 and #5 on the Editor’s Top 100 List, a YALSA “Teen Top Ten” Pick, and a New York Public Library’s “Books for the Teen Age” selection. The film adaptation Beautiful Creatures released in theaters in 2013, from Warner Brothers.

Kami is a cofounder of the KidLit book festival YALLFest, and a board member of YALLWest, the sister festival. She's also a member of the NaNoWriMo Writer's Board.

Kami has an MA in education, and she was a teacher for seventeen years before co-authoring her first novel on a dare from seven of her students. Kami can teach you how to escape from a pair of handcuffs or bake a Coca-Cola cake. She lives in Maryland with her family, and their dogs Spike and Oz. Visit Kami at www.kamigarcia.com.

Find Kami online at www.kamigarcia.com, Facebook: KamiGarciaYA, Twitter: @kamigarcia, Instagram: @kamigarcia, Tumblr: kamigarcia, & Pinterest: kamigarcia.

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Customers enjoy this paranormal book for its suspenseful ghost-hunter tale with everything from action to creepy elements, and one customer notes it's written at a high school level. The book features strong character development, with one review highlighting the strong female and male protagonists, and customers praise the amazing story with a massive ending. The pacing receives mixed reactions - while some find it fast-paced from start to finish, others say it seems rushed.

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"...This novel is so fast paced and amazing! The lore was well thought out and written. The characters were real fun to read...." Read more

"...But I found myself easily falling into this authors writing, and the plot took off after that. I loved her descriptive writing in Unbreakable...." Read more

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"Oh man this story sucked me in big time. Kennedy lives with her mom and her cat Elvis...." Read more

"...the perfect spine-chilling, heart-pounding, ghost hunting, action-packed Paranormal book to read around October...." Read more

"...It was like Ghost Hunters meets Supernatural. And if you have watched Supernatural, you know the story with two hunter brothers!..." Read more

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Customers love the characters in the book, with one noting the strong female and male protagonists, while another finds Kennedy relatable.

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"...The heroine in the story, Kennedy is so relatable. I loved her! She discovers that she is a member of a group of 5 people who are ghost hunters...." Read more

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Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2014
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Oh man this story sucked me in big time. Kennedy lives with her mom and her cat Elvis. Shes your normal teenage girl except for the fact she his Eidetic memory. How awesome is that. I wish I had that super power! That and the mind control I would be unstoppable. Oh im getting off track again. So yeah her dad left years ago he wrote a note and never came back. As a result Kennedy has abandonment issues she doesn’t let many people in, she fears if she does they will leave her at all her father did.

On night Elvis runs out the house and Kennedy must follow him to a graveyard where she meets a girl who isnt really a girl but a ghost. Weird things start to happen after that. And then the unthinkable happens her mother dies. They say it was a heart failure and for a while Kennedy believes it. Though on her last night in the house something comes after her and shes saved by Dean and Sam… I mean Jared and Lukas. I say Dean and Sam because you cant help but think Supernatural when reading this.. Its inevitable the conclusion will be drawn the comparison will be made you catch me? They shoot the poltergeist with salt bullets. And they leave together. Slowly they begin to tell her what that was and who they are. Who she is. They are apart of the legion and as much as I want to explain it to you the book will do a much better job.

They convince Kennedy she is one of them, there are 5 total. So theres Jared and Lukas, Kennedy, Alara and Priest. They each have special talents handed down to them from the original Legion. They must fight together to bring down a serious demon and obviously the demon has other plans for them. The missions the kids went on where creepy and one night. The first night I read it I had to stop cause I was freaking myself out. Again im the biggest wussy whoever lived.

SO lets talk love triangle because what would a YA novel be without one. Theres a thing between Kennedy and the twins Jared and Lukas. I kinda felt bad for Alara watching these guys fawn over Kennedy. Id probably be a bitter girl with all that non sense. Maybe she will end up with a cast off. Oh so something super cool. When someone from the Legion does something heroic or defeats a demon they earn their tattoo. But for some reason despite doing some badass things Kennedy has yet to receive her tattoo. I have theories! But I feel if I share them I will be throwing spoilers and as much as id love to be the spoiler Id really hate to be the spoiler girl. So my lips are sealed.

This novel is so fast paced and amazing! The lore was well thought out and written. The characters were real fun to read. I hated myself everyone I had to put it down. Towards the end I totally and rudely ignored anyone who dared speak to me. In my defense they totally deserved it because the ending is JAW DROPPING! I finished this book shocked and well satisfied. I will be started Unmarked ASAP! I bow to you Kami Garcia.

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Spirits, Dybbuk, Demons, Oh My!
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013
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OMG, that was one hell of an adventure! I loved everything about this book! Phew...My mind is still racing with all of the awesomeness that Kami Garcia has brought to the Supernatural book world!

This is the perfect spine-chilling, heart-pounding, ghost hunting, action-packed Paranormal book to read around October. Because let me tell you, there was more then a couple parts that I caught myself sliding further and further under the sheets! Yeah, this book definitely put the scare into me!

I have never read anything from this author so I really didn't know what to expect from her. But I found myself easily falling into this authors writing, and the plot took off after that. I loved her descriptive writing in Unbreakable. There was a lot of pictures and objects that were crucial to the setting, and if the author didn't deliver it the right way, it would just fall apart. But Mrs. Garcia painted such vivid scenes that I literally could picture every description to the T.

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Have you ever thought you heard whispers, or seen something move that wasn't suppose too, or just felt you weren't alone, when you really were? Well this is the world Kennedy Waters lives in, but all them things are real, and something is watching, waiting, and ready to strike.

Kennedy and four other teenagers are descendants of a group called The Legion. Its made up of a 5 person ghost hunter organization to keep the spirits, dybbuk, demons, and other crazy supernatural being that are not suppose to exist at bay, and eliminate them.

But for Kennedy Waters, she has always lived a fairly normal life, until one day her mother dies of a strange heart attack. After that Kennedy is almost killed by a vengeance spirit! Then she must face the truth, Ghost really do exist!

As Kennedy is pulled into the supernatural world that she never knew exist, she is told she is a descendent of the Legion, and bound by her birthright to take her mothers place in the Legion, to eliminate the vengeance spirits from earth! But Kennedy can't wrap her head around all of this fast enough to understand what's going on around her, as spirits are coming at them full force, trying to eliminated The Legion for good! And to make matters worse, their two hot twins that are both catching Kennedy's eye!

If Kennedy ever wants to be safe of these vengeance spirits that are hunting her and trying to kill her every chance they get, then she's going to have to fight back, or at least die trying!

When I was done reading this book, I was already looking up the next book's release date. I just wanted to jump back into this series and devour Kami Garcia's world she created in Unbreakable.

I will be reading more from this author and look forward to continuing this series. She has a great imagination that will keep me entertained to hours!

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Reviewed in Germany on October 23, 2013
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Ihr solltet erst mal alle Vorurteile dem Buch gegenüber über Bord werfen. Hier gibt es nämlich kein Liebesdreieck und die Protagonistin ist kein weinerliches Mädchen, das gerettet werden muss. Mir gefiel das Buch auf den ersten Seiten bereits sehr gut. Ich liebe einfach das Gefühl nach den ersten Zeilen genau zu wissen: Das hier wird sehr unterhaltsam. Unterhaltsam - das ist Unbreakable nämlich zu 100%.

Kennedy ist eine Figur, die man auf Anhieb sympathisch findet. Sie ist lustig, intelligent und lässt sich nicht so schnell einschüchtern. Obwohl sie im Vergleich zu den anderen Jugendlichen, die von Familien der Legion abstammen, noch keine Ahnung oder Erfahrung ihrer Begabungen hat, trifft sie starke Entscheidungen, ist loyal und alles andere als ein Feigling. Direkt auf den ersten Seiten kommt die Geschichte rasch in Fahrt. Durch den Tod ihrer Mutter stellt sich Kennedys ganzes Leben auf den Kopf und als sie dann in ihrem eigenen Haus von einem Dämon angegriffen wird, dreht sie fast durch. So lernt die dann auch die beiden Brüder Jared und Lukas kennen, die ihr nämlich das Leben retten.

Meiner Meinung nach ist Unbreakable etwas für alle Fans von Anna dressed in Blood und Supernatural, denn ähnlich dem genannten Buch und der Serie ist das Haupthema des Romans, das Bekämpfen von Geistern und Dämonen. Dabei wird es oftmals spannend, unheimlich und die irrsten Gestalten treten hier auf den Plan. Es war einfach verdammt cool, mal wieder ein Jugendbuch zu lesen, das diese Thematik so interessant umsetzt!

Kennedy gehört nämlich neben den beiden Brüdern einer Familie an, die einen Kreis gebildet haben, der sich The Legion nannte und besondere Begabungen im Kampf gegen Dämonen und Geister immer weiter vererbt hat. So kann Kennedy später bestimmte Runen im Kampf benutzen und rettet sich und ihren Freunden mehr als einmal das Leben. Zu den Begabungen gehören aber auch Fähigkeiten wie der Einsatz von Waffen oder gefährlichem Wissen, das niemanden sonst zusteht. Neben der Protagonistin und den Brüdern, gibt es noch zwei weitere Figuren, die wichtig sind. Priest, ein kleiner Junge und der Mechaniker der Truppe und Alenna, die keinesfalls die 0815 Zicke ist, die man meint hier anzutreffen.

Die Charaktere waren alle richtig klasse. Sie hatten eigenständige Persönlichkeiten, benahmen sich zuwider aller Klischees und konnten mich sehr oft überraschen. Auch die Mischung aus den unterschiedlich alten Figuren war wirklich interessant und sorgte oft für Konflikte. Ein großer Pluspunkt des Buches war der erkennbare, rote Faden, der einem als Leser durch das Abenteuer des Buches führte, ohne dabei langweilig zu werden. Ich mag gradlinig strukturierte Geschichten, bei denen alles Sinn und Logik folgt, sehr gerne und das war hier der Fall. Ohne große Umschweife oder Drama erzählt Kami Garcia von der Suche nach einer Waffe der Legion, die im Kampf gegen einen besonders mächtigen Dämon helfen soll. Dabei entwickeln sich verschiedene Beziehungen der Charaktere untereinander und so manche Geheimnisse kommen ans Licht, die für jede Menge Ärger sorgen.

Unbreakable mag vielleicht kein Buch sein, das einen schockt oder tiefgründig ist bis zum Mittelpunkt der Erde, aber der Unterhaltungswert ist sehr groß, die Story zu jedem Zeitpunkt einfach amüsant und sehr atmosphärisch. Besonders Kennedy hat mit dem Verlust ihrer Mutter ein hartes Los gezogen und ist nicht von klein auf mit ihrer "Bestimmung" vertraut gemacht worden. Für mich hatte das Buch einfach alles. Von einer guten Handlung, zu einem flüssigen Schreibstil und liebenswerten Charakteren.

Natürlich gibt es auch eine kleine Liebesgeschichte, aber diese spielt sich eher am Rand ab, nimmt kaum Platz ein und ist alles andere als so dramatisch, wie es zunächst den Anschein haben mag :) Kleine Kritikpunkte am Buch wären für mich lediglich, das einige Charaktere der Runde etwas zu kurz kamen und auch manche Höhepunkte zu schnell gelöst werden konnten. Trotzdem erhält das Buch eine klare Leseempfehlung.

P.S. Für alle die es interessiert, bei diesem Cover handelt es sich um dasselbe wie bei der gebundenen Ausgabe!

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What a brilliant book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2014
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This is a great book! I can't wait until the sequel. it is addictive and you find yourself struggling to put this book down because it is so fast paced and keeps you reading. Buy it. Buy it. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!

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« Un roman sans goût ni intérêt, une déception. C'est dommage. »
Reviewed in France on October 18, 2013
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UNBREAKABLE est une déception. C'est quoi cette histoire ? Le roman manque sévèrement d'intensité, de surprise ou de profondeur. Je n'ai été touché par pratiquement rien. Les héros sont peu attachants, les rebondissements ne sont jamais aussi effrayants ou saisissants que ce à quoi on aurait pu s'attendre, et l'auteure utilise sans cesse la voie de la facilité. UNBREAKABLE est une lecture insipide et terne, qui se lit sans passion. Je me suis ennuyé, je le reconnais. Et je n'ai pas réussi à trouver quelque chose de vraiment prenant au roman. C'est dommage, vraiment. J'ai l'impression que Kami Garcia et Margaret Stohl sont douées pour écrire ensemble mais que, séparément, c'est loin d'être aussi brillant.
Dès le départ, j'ai senti qu'il y allait avoir un problème. En effet, rien qu'au bout de trois chapitres, on comprend que cette histoire ne sera pas celle à laquelle on s'était préparé. On apprend que Kennedy voit un esprit, que sa mère meurt à cause de ce dernier, et qu'il existe une société secrète, la Légion de la Colombe Noire, mise en place pour exterminer et détruire les êtres du même genre. Ok. Donc ça, on le savait avec le résumé. Jusque-là, tout va bien. Enfin, pour NOUS, lecteurs. Franchement, si un truc pareil vous arrivait, vous débloqueriez complètement, non ? Parce que Kennedy, elle, prend les choses plutôt bien. Alors oui, on a le droit à quelques passages sur sa confusion et son désarroi, mais ils ne sont jamais très convaincants. Mouais... Avec moi, ça, ça ne passe pas. J'ai trouvé le personnage de Kennedy bien trop superficiel. Un peu plus de profondeur n'aurait fait de mal à personne. Sincèrement, je m'attendais à rencontrer une héroïne hyper touchante et totalement perdue à cause de sa nouvelle vie. Eh bien pas du tout ! L'auteure a tenté de lui conférer un caractère émouvant en retranscrivant certaines de ses émotions, mais je n'y ai tout simplement pas cru. Vous l'aurez compris, Kennedy ne m'a pas séduit.
Niveau personnages secondaires, ça s'arrange un peu. Lukas, Jared, Alara et Priest forment un groupe déjà légèrement plus plaisant à suivre. Même si je ne me suis reconnu dans aucun de ses protagonistes, j'ai beaucoup aimé le lien qui les unissait. J'ai trouvé qu'Alara et Priest étaient super mignons, mais qu'il leur manquait énormément de profondeur. C'est frustrant, parce qu'ils auraient pu être des personnages secondaires hyper passionnants. Jared et Lukas sont peut-être les deux héros qui m'ont le plus plu. Tous les mystères autour d'eux et leur tendance à être aussi réservés et étranges l'un que l'autre m'ont donné envie d'en savoir plus et d'avancer dans ma lecture. Il y a quelque chose de torturé, de noir et de tourmenté chez eux. C'était vraiment intrigant !
L'équipe qu'ils forment avec Kennedy est assez sympathique à suivre, bien que le tout manque, une fois de plus, d'intensité et de réalité. Tous m'a semblé TELLEMENT superficiel. On reste constamment en surface avec ce roman. Même au niveau de l'histoire d'amour. Kennedy est incertaine du choix de son cœur pendant une bonne partie du récit et, lorsqu'elle se laisse finalement aller, c'est tout simplement ridicule. Ça manque de conviction, de vérité, de passion. C'est mou, fade, pas intense du tout. J'avais l'impression que Kami Garcia nous réservait quelque chose de fort et de captivant. Mouais, on repassera.
Concernant les rebondissements, là, c'est encore pire. Mon dieu. Faire plus simple, c'est pratiquement impossible, je pense. Tout est couru d'avance. Les évènements s'enchaînent sans aucune surprise. Je n'ai pas eu le souffle coupé une seule fois. Les coups de théâtre se suivent, se ressemblent énormément, et ils se terminent tous de la même façon. C'est toujours le même mode opératoire qui est mis en place. Ça va une fois, deux fois... Mais après, c'est lassant. Surtout que, comme dit plus haut, Kami Garcia a souvent recours à la voie la plus simple. Du coup, on s'ennuie. Il n'y a qu'à la fin qu'un petit rebondissement vient modifier la donne pour installer l'intrigue de la suite, mais je ne suis pas sûr que celle-ci pourra vraiment rehausser le niveau. J'ai le pressentiment qu'on va revivre exactement les mêmes choses une seconde fois. Ça promet.
En résumé, UNBREAKABLE est une lecture très moyenne, que je ne vous conseille qu'en cas d'urgence (genre, si votre PAL redescend à deux livres, ce qui n'arrivera que dans approximativement vingt vies). C'est un roman qui manque cruellement d'intensité et de profondeur : les héros, la romance ou l'action ne nous convainquent absolument pas à cause de leur superficialité. En fait, je pense qu'UNBREAKABLE est un récit plutôt destiné à un jeune public. Il passe limite dans la classe YA, pour moi. Un roman sans goût ni intérêt, une déception. C'est dommage.

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Natasha @ A Bookish Movie
Not what I expected but ended up loving
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2014
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Where do I start with this book? I didn’t love it as I expected I would but at the same time I didn’t hate it

The book itself was a really fast read that was split into three parts, I won’t go into to much detail as I feel that this could spoil the book for those that haven’t read it yet. I will say this the last part of the book let it down for me and I feel that it should have ended or played out differently.

I didn’t connect at all to Sophie and I think this hindered my appreciation of the book, although I did like some of her character traits I felt that I didn’t get along with her, that is a hard thing to say when you are witnessing the events through her eyes. I just didn’t really like her, I thought some of her reasoning was off and she relied to much on others and she wasn’t open to new ideas. Quite frankly she was quite a boring character, she didn’t do much, she over annualized everything and was rather selfish at times. I did feel for her as we got to know more of her story but it didn’t change my opinions on her.

I did however really enjoy Billy, I loved his charm and personality he seemed to really have a way with people and although he did act too perfect I wasn’t that bothered. I’d love a boyfriend like Billy, it was interesting to read about what happens at movie shoots and awards shows. The other character that I loved was Molly, she put everything into perspective and I would be happy to know she always had my back if something wasn’t going right.

I did enjoy the book and feel that had the main character been more likeable I would of rated it more highly. I feel that it was a decent debut and I will continue to read more from the author, I actually have her new book sitting here next to me.

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Rhianne
Don't believe in ghost but this book makes them real
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2015
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Kennedy is such a relatable character. From the time you find her in a graveyard trying to catch her cat, meeting a ghost and then finding her mother dead you relate to everything she says and does. Then her entire world is turned upside down as what killed her mother tried to kill her but she's saved by two boys - twins - who break into her house and kill the ghost. If thats not enough to draw you in I dont know what is.

They take her with them to meet the rest of the gang and so the Legion is born. The twins - Jared and Lukas - believe she is the missing member of the group as all of the previous members have mysteriously died all on the same night as Kennedy's mother. Needless to say it's a pretty good assumption.

Through ghost hunting and riddle solving to some intimate moments this book definitely knows how to tell a ghost story and I loved it.

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