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Possessions (2009)

by Nancy Holder(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

159514255X (ISBN13: 9781595142559)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Razorbill

series

Possessions

review 1: This book was a little bit of a let down for me. There were a lot of things that were explained in this book, for instance Lindsay's former life before Marlwood. Also I found that this book didn't do so well with description of particular places, especially towards the end of the book. There's a scene where the girls throw a party in a lake house that's described as being suspended on the water. I had to go back three times and retread the description before giving up and just continuing with the book. Besides my issue with the description of places I had a hard time with following the lulls in the book when nothing happened to further along the plot. I do want to read the next one I. This series because I am curious as to why the ghosts were killed and why they blame the ... moreghost that Lindsay is possessed by. I'm more curious about the history of Marlwood and wether or not Mandy hooks up with her crazy brother!
review 2: Title: Possessions (#1 in the Possessions series)Author: Nancy HolderPublisher: RazorbillLength: 320 pagesMy Rating: 3/5 Stars My Rating Scale: 1 Star= I flat out hated it/terrible/I wanted to scratch my eyes out. 2 Stars= I didn’t like it 3 Stars= It was okay/I moderately liked it 4 Stars= I really liked it, but it wasn’t totally perfect 5 Stars= Holy literary gods! I LOVED this book!Plot Summary:Lindsay is forced to revamp herself at Marlwood Academy for girls. However, Mandy and her popular clique was exactly what Lindsay was trying to avoid. Mandy and her posse are odd and partake in strange ceremonies that sometimes turn their eyes black. Eventually, Lindsay learns that Mandy and her friends are being possessed by old school spirits who want to kill one person. It is up to Lindsay to put an end to Mandy and the spirits in hopes of saving a life, maybe even her own.Thumbs Up:I liked some paranormal aspects in this book.The latter half of the book was pretty good and made me want to keep turning the page.I thought the cliffhanger part of this book was pretty good, but at the same time, I am a little hesitant if I want to read the next book in this series.Thumbs Down:There was a whole lot in this book that was totally missing for me. I thought many things were left unexplained or brushed off easily.The protagonist completely annoyed me. Every bad situation that she encounters, she brings upon herself. It’s like watching a scary movie, and the person walks right into the scary monster’s trap while the audience is all screaming, “NO DON’T GO IN THERE!!” That is exactly how I felt every other chapter.As I have said before, I am ALL for an author taking time to really build up a good plot. I think that there really was no build up for the latter half of this book. To me, it was as though the author was too obsessed with trying to create a Pretty Little Liars fan fiction and then throw in some paranormal aspects. When, I felt like the two just completely clashed and left me totally disappointed. I mean, the numerous plot summaries I read made me so excited to read this book. I was really looking forward to a creepy possession novel with tons of ghosts and demons, but instead I felt like I was reading a Pretty Little Liars novel. Don’t get me wrong, the end of the book definitely was great; I just wish Holder could have had that energy in the first part of the book as well instead of trying too hard to build up this Pretty Little Liars feeling.There was a little romance/attraction in this book which didn’t really need to be there. If anything, it was a bore and unrealistic. I think the book could have done without it.Final Thoughts:This book was okay. I didn’t totally love it, and I didn’t totally hate it. I am unsure if I am going to read the second book in the series just because I have a strange feeling I can predict most of it. Oh well…Recommendations:I’d recommend this book to those who like paranormal (particularly dealing with ghosts), horror, fantasy, and mystery. less

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