The following review contains
NO SPOILERS!
NO SPOILERS!
my thoughts in a few sentences: After Desires of the Dead, which I enjoyed, though not as much as The Body Finder, I was pretty wary of The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting. Between newfound friends, a new job with her very strange and eerie talent, and a potential third point in a love triangle, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the story in the same way. In The Body Finder, Violet Ambrose is just an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret, who’s struggling with this dysfunctional ability, a crush on her long-time best friend, and all the daily problems brought on by the day. However, in Desires of the Dead, introducing a slew of characters with similar abilities as to hers, the story seemed less somehow. I didn’t like The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting more than The Body Finder, but it was close, and definitely much more enjoyable than Desires of the Dead.
hooking first line: "Violet strained, searching for the sensation through the suffocating blackness."
Harper Teen • Library Borrow • Paranormal • 4/17/12 • $13.75
