Author: Andrea J.
Buchanan
Genre: Young Adult,
Paranormal, Romance, Mystery
Format: Paperback,
326 pages
Published: Published July 10th 2012 by
Open Road E-riginal (first published March 27th 2012)
ISBN: 1453220232 (ISBN13: 9781453220238)
About the Author:
Andrea J. Buchanan is a New York Times bestselling writer whose
newest book is the young adult novel GIFT. Her work includes The Daring Book
For Girls, Mother Shock, and six other books. Before becoming a writer, Andi
was a classical pianist; she studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music, where
she earned her bachelor of music degree, and continued her graduate studies at
the San Francisco Conservatory, earning a master’s degree in piano performance.
Her last recital was at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. She lives in
Philadelphia with her family.
Official Website ~ http://andibuchanan.com/
Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/andibuchanan
Synopsis:
Daisy has an electrifying secret that could save
her life—or kill her.
High school sophomore Daisy Jones is just
trying to get by unnoticed. It doesn’t help that she’s the new girl at
school, lives in a trailer park, and doesn’t even own a cell phone. But
there’s a good reason for all that: Daisy has a secret, unpredictable power—one
only her best friend, Danielle, knows about.
Despite her “gift” (or is it a curse?),
Daisy’s doing a good job of fitting in, and a gorgeous senior named Kevin
even seems interested in her! But when Daisy tries to help Vivi, a
mysterious classmate in a crisis, she soon discovers that her new friend
has a secret of her own. Now Daisy and her friends must deal with chilling
dreams and messages from the beyond. Can Daisy channel the power she’s
always tried to hide, before it’s too late?
My Thoughts:
Gift is a supernatural fiction for
children to young adult age groups, but really, anyone can read it. I found
this one really enjoyable, and the plot kept me hooked. I must say, that this
book is very well written. The author has chosen every word carefully and has
some powerful insights. The author's writing was very smooth and I loved how
she narrated one chapter to another in a very fluid manner. Daisy, our
female protagonist in this book, has a very unique and extraordinary ability to
control electricity. When she is sent to
find a girl from her class named Vivi, she discovers that a ghost named Patrick
claims to be her soul mate. I really loved Danielle's (Daisy's best
friend) personality. She was a very odd, sarcastic, and unpredictable girl. But
despite all those negative things, I found myself liking her, which I found
really surprising. The book ended nicely and left me satisfied. I had
pretty high hopes for this book, because of the beautiful cover and the amazing
synopsis. But I must say that it let me down a little. Just a
little though. First, the story started out really slow. And also, I would have
given it a higher rating if Andi explained more about the secrets behind
Daisy's power. This may not be one of the
best books I've read this year, but I must say that this is probably the best
young adult supernatural book I've read so far.
My Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
An excellent read.
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I think being able to control electricity would be a cool gift! I like that you said this book was well written and a good ending because those things are important to me! I had not heard of this book but after reading your positive review, I will have to consider it!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your great and honest review. I think this is one that I def. want to read.:k
ReplyDeleteSounds a really good book. I would love to read it.
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The book summary is quite interesting and the cover design is beautiful! Definitely going to read it ! Thanks for sharing it with us !!
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