Liv, Forever
Author: Amy Talkington
Publisher: Soho Teen
Publication Date: March 11, 2014
Pages: 280
Source: e-galley for review
About the Book: When Liv Bloom lands an art scholarship at Wickham Hall, it’s her ticket out of the foster system. Liv isn’t sure what to make of the school’s weird traditions and rituals, but she couldn’t be happier. For the first time ever, she has her own studio, her own supply of paints. Everything she could want.
Then she meets Malcolm Astor, a legacy student, a fellow artist, and the one person who’s ever been able to melt her defenses. Liv’s only friend at Wickham, fellow scholarship kid Gabe Nichols, warns her not to get involved, but life is finally going Liv’s way, and all she wants to do is enjoy the ride.
But Liv’s bliss is doomed. Weeks after arriving, she is viciously murdered and, in death, she discovers that she’s the latest victim of a dark conspiracy that has claimed many lives. Cursed with the ability to see the many ghosts on Wickham’s campus, Gabe is now Liv’s only link to the world of the living. To Malcolm.
Together, Liv, Gabe, and Malcolm fight to expose the terrible truth that haunts the halls of Wickham. But Liv must fight alone to come to grips with the ultimate star-crossed
love.
My Thoughts: I think this is the first book I’ve read where the main character is alive through the beginning of the book and then a ghost for the rest. In most books they either die right away or are a ghost from the beginning. It was really interesting to get to know Liv as a living, breathing character and then see her make the transition to ghost.
As if that wasn’t enough, there’s a fancy boarding school and secret societies! Plus, mystery! A boy who can see ghosts! Suspicious deaths! How many interesting aspects can this book have?!? There was certainly a chance that they would be overwhelming. However, Amy Talkington wove such an intriguing story that it all just worked together. I was pleasantly surprised!
If you like your contemporary fiction with a slightly creepy paranormal bent Liv, Forever is the book for you!
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