Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Body Finder

Review Time! I finally finished The Body Finder after putting it off for soooooo long! It's also the second book in the Readathon that I'm supposed to read I didn't get to finish the other two but I was still pretty happy :)

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.
Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.
Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself

The Short Story ? - One of the best debuts of this year! I can't believe I left it to the last minute to read!!! Um, I may have suffered from a little heart attack in the last chapter because of the SHOCKER ending but really fantastic! I can't wait to read Desires of the Dead!

The Long Story ? - When I first picked up the book, I read the blurb and thought - paranormal, it can wait, nothing special. Oh, how wrong I was! Firstly, it wasn't even a paranormal, I mean sure Violet had a special ability to seek out the dead but it wasn't paranormal. It was more of a intriguing mystery and romance. Secondly, it was special. It's probably one of the few books that are really original. I mean never even thought about relating to other books special.

The Body Finder is written in third -person so more than once I got confused when it said "she" and "her". However, after all the first-person books I have read lately it was a nice change to read something that wasn't just from one person's perspective. It was refreshing to read something that was narrated! I actually prefer third-person so it was a bonus!

The writing was comfortable and simple, rich language that only authors and English teachers would have heard about was limited. I would think that the author put alot of thought into this book to make it YA friendly, nothing too complex but yet still very enjoyable.

The plot was by far the most memorable part of this book. It was original, a little but of romance added to a lot of suspense and mystery. It wasn't paranormal yet Violet had a unique ability to seek out dead things. It was all about finding dead people but it wasn't gruesome. It was ...different in a good way.

Overall, I would have to say it was one of the best debuts of 2010. It's a shame I couldn't review in the 2010 ( it really does pain me) but nevertheless, it was fantastic. Prepare yourself for the last chapter, I almost got a heart attack. The cover is also hauntingly beautiful. Rating - 5/5

PS- This review is about ..jumpy and awkward because I started writing this two days ago but never got to finish...apologies.

Badass Bookie xx
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13 comments:

  1. Natalie AguirreJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I agree. I loved this book even though I don't read that much paranormal. I can't wait to read the sequel.

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  2. BLHmistressJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    I haven't read this yet but from all the raves I am going to be ordering this real soon , maybe wait til Desires of the Dead so I can read back to back.

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  3. Literature for LunchJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    So glad you enjoyed this book. I absolutely loved the suspense and the romance/relationship was so well crafted. :) I am really looking forward to the sequel as well. Most excellent review.

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  4. RachelJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    This book sounds so great! I'm really looking forward to finally reading it, and your review has only made me want it more xD.

    Great review!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    I'm glad you liked this book! I was surprised as to how much I liked it, really, since I was hesitant at picking it up at first. Great review!

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  6. Jessica @ a GREAT readJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Glad you liked it! I read this one recently too along with its sequel Desires of the Dead! Loved them both! Although I think I like this one slightly better, but still Desires of the Dead was GREAT!

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  7. Danielle ZappavignaJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:26 PM

    I have a copy of this sitting on my shelf and like you thought it was just another paranormal romance that would be good but not feeling any major urgency to get to quickly. Your review has changed my mind, I want to read this soon now!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    This is one of my favorite books ever!

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  9. PisinatJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    I haven't read this book yet, and I have to change that this year!

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  10. Library Gal @Lost in the LibraryJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I thought your review was great! I LOVED this book as well, one of the best reads of the year.

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  11. Kelly aka yllektra(I Work For Books)January 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    I too have left it forthe last minute. I can't believe I haven't read it yet!
    Everyone has been telling me it's a fantastic book!!!

    Great review!!

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  12. Debbie's World of BooksJanuary 6, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    Yay! Glad you liked it. I loved Desires of the Dead too!

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  13. Caitlyn (Cait)January 6, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Hi. New(ish) follower here. While reading your blog I kept thinking to myself, 'oh crap, how am I going to read all of these?'. There are so many good books out there and this one looks really, really good. Totally adding it to my 'to-read' list. Thanks for the review.

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