Ghostgirl

Ghostgirl


By: Tonya Hurley
Reviewed by: Catherine, 16
Rating: Hated it!


Charlotte Usher dies after choking on a gummy bear(which is probably the only funny part of this whole book). However, she can't seem to "move on" and she continues to lust after popularity and the boy of her dreams, Damen, in the world of the living, all the while attending a school for dead teenagers. Charlotte seems to be invisible to every one of the living with the excpetion of a girl named Scarlett, sister of the most popular girl in the school, Petula. Charlotte convinces Scarlett to help her win over Damen's affections by possesing Scarlett's body. However, everything doesn't work the way Charlotte and Scarlett both plan and these two girls ultimately learn lessons about popularity and love.

I will admit that I only got this book because of the decorative and attractive cover. After reading this story I realized that you should never judge a book by its cover. The author Tonya Hurley presents the extremely annoying character of Charlotte Usher who is just empty-headed and superficial and she only slightly redeems herself at the end of the story. Hurley's other protaganist, Scarlett, is hardly less obnoxious. Tonya Hurley depicts her idea of a "goth" girl in Scarlett but is only able to achieve a sad wannabe character. I feel like the author is trying really hard to be young and hip but it just comes off as moronic and irritating. Truthfully, I'd rather choke to death on a gummy bear than read that book over again. In fact, I cannot even bring myself to recommend this to anyone because I don't want anyone to have to endure the imbecility and ludicrousness of this pitiful attempt at a witty novel.


Recommended to: no one