Title: The Purgatorium
Series: The Purgatorium #1
Author: Eva Pohler
Published: December 16th 2013 by Green Press/Eva Pohler
Length: 213 pgs
Format: ebook
Genre: YA suspense
Shelf: bought
Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Her best friend and life-long neighbor takes her to a mostly uninhabited island with a wildlife preserve on one side and Chumash Indian ruins on the “haunted” side. The resort might be beautiful, the beach pristine, and the views from the headland amazing, but strange things begin to happen that soon have Daphne running for her life. At first she finds the therapeutic games thrilling: the ghosts that visit her room, the dropping elevator, and the kayak incident are actually kind of fun once she recovers from them. But when her horse bucks her off during a trail ride and she becomes lost on the haunted side of the island, it’s not fun anymore, and she wonders if her parents have sent her there to help her or to punish her.
My Review:
I really enjoyed the gradual character development, as opposed to a large information dump. You get to know the characters well and personally without feeling like you’ve read their biography. It all seems so natural. You also get to know the main character even more closely because you are on a journey of self-discovery with her.
My overall thoughts? Oh. My. Gods. Could you just imagine?
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