A Rose for Ava by Mary Hallberg
3 stars
A Rose For Ava is the primary e-book in a companion sequence of younger grownup fantasy tales.
Teenager Ava has a very good life; she does properly in class has a boyfriend and is a cheerleader. Nevertheless, she’s not too long ago begun to listen to folks’s ideas, which disturbs her. She reaches out to household buddies for recommendation.
When she learns that she has been resurrected from demise and that every thing she thought she knew about herself is fake, she is understandably offended on the adults round her. Ava simply desires to be a traditional human being. She tries to cope with this example with out assist from adults and he or she experiences some arduous classes earlier than accepting her destiny.
I preferred the premise of this story however I discovered Ava fairly immature and I believed that there have been missed alternatives to develop her character all through the story arc. A lot of the teenage angst inside faculty and friendship circles was slightly predictable which was a disgrace as there was potential to make this a very good piece of escapism studying.
Guide Description:
A lady dying to be regular
A darkish household secret
And a journey she by no means may have imagined
16-year-old Ava Miller is completely satisfied. She makes good grades, has nice buddies and even a stunning new boyfriend. She does her greatest to remain far-off from the issues her household is focused on: Loss of life and the funeral residence trade. She’d a lot slightly have the lifetime of a traditional teenage lady — which is strictly what she prides herself on being.
However Ava’s life has slowly been getting much less and fewer regular. She’s listening to voices when she’s alone, by no means will get sick or injured and makes issues transfer on their very own when she will get offended. And a shocking revelation from a household buddy shatters every thing Ava thought she knew.
Ava is a Shade, killed as a child and later resurrected by necromancy. Her newfound standing as a dwelling lifeless lady permits her to do all types of supernatural issues — however preserving the key is driving a wedge between her and the folks she cares about most.
Decided to rid herself of her newfound powers, Ava enlists the assistance of Declan, a good-looking however mysterious new pupil. Collectively, the 2 will go on a journey to seek out an artefact that can assist Ava return to her regular life. However the highway is a harmful one, and one or each of them won’t make it out alive.
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