Ghost House

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Halo comes the start of a beautiful and powerful new series.After the loss of her mother, Chloe Kennedy starts seeing the ghosts that haunted her as a young girl again Spending time at her grandmother s country estate in the south of England is her chance to get away from her grief and the spirits that haunt her Until she meets a mysterious stranger Alexander Reade is 157 years dead, with secrets darker than the lake surrounding Grange Hall and a lifelike presence that draws Chloe strongly than any ghost before But the bond between them awakens the vengeful spirit of Alexander s past love, Isobel And she will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens to take him from her.To stop Isobel, Chloe must push her developing abilities to their most dangerous limits, even if it means losing Alex forever and giving the hungry dead a chance to claim her for their own. Read Ghost House By Alexandra Adornetto – kino-fada.fr So this was what passion felt like This was what prompted lovers to take wild risks I understood now how invincible Romeo and Juliet had felt. Maybe she s born with itMaybe it s Twilightonly worse.Grab a bottle of vodka, settle in This is going to be a long fucking review, guys.A beautiful young woman, attractive to everyone but herself, is torn from her mother She is sent off to a wild, rural town to live with a relative she barely knows Her father is distant, cold, not quite sure o So this was what passion felt like This was what prompted lovers to take wild risks I understood now how invincible Romeo and Juliet had felt. Maybe she s bo...Also reviewed for Addicted2HeroinesIt s readable, I finished it, and it might be a keeper if you re part of the under 18 crowd.There I was nice.I didn t research the author or the book before I requested it from NetGalley, so I went into this with no preconceived notions As I was reading this, I assumed two things1 This was probably the author s first book.2 This was probably a self published novel So Imagine my shock when I finished the book, and found out that neither of those things w Also reviewed for Addicted2HeroinesIt s readable, I finished it, and it might be a keeper if you re part of the under 18 crowd.There I was nice.I didn t research the author or the book before I requested it from NetGalley, so I went into this...Lady, save it, please Ghost, Chloe, a cemetery, something about Starbucks The fuck you say This book is a hot mess This book is like neatly packaged excrement And it s super nice of you to go to the UK for like two weeks and then smile and flip your hair like, Oh, I know so much about Britain, time to write a book about it Save it Nobody fucking cares How about I write a book about kale and Cheetos and G s...Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy was an ARC I got from BEA 2014.I am no stranger to Alexandra Adornetto s work against my better judgment, I read her entire Halo trilogy and hated almost every page of it for its anti feminist themes, internalized misogyny, poor plotting pacing writing, and general poor quality Ghost House was never something on my radar, but it ended up in my possession at BEA and I didn t want to just abandon it According to some behind the scenes gossip I he Seeof my reviews on The YA Kitten My copy was an ARC I got from BEA 2014.I am no stranger to Alexandra Adornetto s work against my better judgment, I read her entire Halo trilogy and hated almost every page of it for its anti feminist themes, internalized misogyny, poor plotting pacing writing, and general poor quality Ghost House was never something on my radar, but it ended up in my possession at BEA and I didn t want to just abandon it According to some behind the scenes gossip I heard, she s supposed to be a much better writer now than she once was Would it kill me to give her another shot and see if her craft has improved It definitely didn t kill me, but it hurt a good bit Anyone who has read Halo or either of its sequels should expect the same level of quality here.I m trying to breathe and not go boom because the content of Ghost House is nowhere near as infuriating as that of any single Halo novel but there is some pretty of...Pre read Oh wow, I thinkthis may be my very first read from the author here.I m going in, guys Seriously, I m taking the plunge Let s hope it turns out well crosses fingers Post read Upon finishing Ghost House , I feel a myriad of frustrations along several levels, but the one comment I ve made that my mind keeps coming back is this If this book had been put in the hands of acapable writer, this could ve actually been a good story, despite how formulaic it was Unfortunately, t Pre read Oh wow, I thinkthis may be my very first read from the author here.I m going in, guys Seriously, I m taking the plunge Let s hope it turns out well crosses fingers Post read Upon finishing Ghost House , I feel a myriad of frustrations along several levels, but the one comment I ve made that my mind keeps coming back is this If this book had been put in the hands of acapable writer, this could ve actually been a good story, despite how formulaic it was Unfortunately, the downfall pretty much 98% of the problems I saw of the novel was its extremely juvenile and lackluster writing Full review I feel like I ve run a marathon reading Alexandra Adornetto s Ghost House because of the many patie...Seereviews at YA Midnight Reads In no way am I trying to criticize the author I am simply giving my honest opinion on a novel and I just happened to no enjoy it I moved schools at the start of this year When I moved schools, I found out the most exciting news Alexandra Adornetto was a past student from my current school In fact, she had the same English teacher as me I CANNOT STRESS THIS AWESOMENESS So, despite the fact that her Halo series was not all that promising, I decided to Seereviews at YA Midnight Reads In no way am I trying to criticize the author I am simply giving my honest opinion on a novel and I just happened to no enjoy it I moved schools at the start of this year When I moved schools, I found out the most exciting news Alexandra Adornetto was a past student from my current school In fact, she had the same English teacher as me I CANNOT STRESS THIS AWESOMENESS So, despite the fact that her Halo series was not all that promising, I decided to read Ghost House hoping to expect somethingwell, different Unfortunately, I had my breath held for nothing.My first issue was how whiny the main character, Chloe, was Her moth...Wow, some of you people are very harsh on this new book I, for one, am really excited to read this book As a fan to the Halo books, her style has really been enlightening Other authors who write about angels seem to take it very seriously By having Beth, the angels seem to appealas humans Why are there people going against this book All we have is a summary people We don t have the full blown novel to discuss over Why shoot down the dove before it takes flight ____________________ Wow, some of you people are very harsh on this new book I, for one, am really excited to read this book As a fan to the Halo books, her style has really been enlightening Other authors who write about angels seem to take it very seriously By having Beth, the angels seem to appealas humans Why are there people going against this book All we have is a summary people We don t have the full blown novel to discuss over Why shoot down the dove before it takes flight ________________...Really 1.5 stars To see full review click hereMJ I think this is the year to fuck up with Meg Cabot series First the Princess Diaries series got fucked over by Royally Lost and now Alexandra Adornetto is bastardizing The Mediator series.Why Alexandra Adornetto of all people What was Harlequin Teen thinking Maybe they recommend the series to Adornetto so that she could get a feeling of what a strong female character but You know what, I ve done enough talking I think it s time to take this Really 1.5 stars To see full review click hereMJ I think this is the year to fuck up with Meg Cabot series First the Princess Diaries series got fucked over by Royally Lost and now Alexandra Adornetto is bastardizing The Mediator series.Why Alexandra Adornetto of all people What was Harlequin Teen thinking May... Ghost House reminded me of The Mediator series by Meg Cabot, in the way the paranormal aspect was incorporated, and I was actually excited for a while until a crushing thought came over me Ghost House and I are not a good fit It s like trying to mix gasoline and water together In hindsight, I should ve seen it coming Still, this was a risk I took, so I have no one to blame but myself and my apparent naivety.The writing was all over the place Metaphors and adjectives were used poorly and ext Ghost House reminded me of The Mediator series by Meg Cabot, in the way the paranormal aspect was incorporated, and I was actually excited for a while until a crushing thought came over me Ghost House and I are not a...Here is a representative sample of the writing in this book Let me set the scene Chloe s mother has just died, and she is at the grave site with her father and brother She says of her dad, His face was an open book, p...

Ghost House
  • English
  • 19 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0373211309
  • Alexandra Adornetto
  • Ghost House