Bridget Young would be perfectly happy with an average, boring existence, but the car accident that killed her sister took away everything normal in her life. As if high school wasn’t hard enough on its own, now she spends her days helping unhappy ghosts move on to the afterlife. Dealing with death on a daily basis is too much for one girl to handle, so when she finds a way to get rid of her … supernatural sight, she jumps at the chance. But when a missing student turns up as a freshly murdered ghost with a taste for vengeance, Bridget realizes she’s the only one who can find the killer. With innocent lives hanging in the balance, Bridget must decide if she’s willing to sacrifice her one chance at a normal life.
Join Bridget and her rag-tag team of ghostly companions for a nail-biting mystery that will keep you up all night.
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Intense, Page-turner!
Not what I expected, yet so much more. This is not your angsty teenage highschool drama. Yes, the heroine is a junior in high school, and yes there is the social hierarchy, which Bridget would prefer to avoid. But that’s not what this is about.
Bridget sees ghosts, her older sister being one of them. Bridget is a character most teens and even others (we’ve been there – decades ago) but even then I was able to connect with her. The characters are so real that I could relate in some way to all of them. Okay, maybe not the killer. But like people you could see in your community.
The book is fast-paced, riviting, and intense and I couldn’t put it down. The author puts you smack-dab in the middle of the book like you’re there. I wanted to tell a few of the kids off, shake Bridget’s mom, and hug her during some of the scenes that had me balling like a baby.
I highly recommend this book to older more mature teens and up. I will be looking for more books by this author.
Phantom Touch by Jessica Hawke
1st book in the Phantoms series. Intense YA paranormal.
Bridget sees dead people. It started after her sister was killed in a car accident two years ago. Valerie stuck around to be with Bridget. Now Bridget is helping other ghosts get past their unexpected deaths. When a student goes missing, Bridget knows she didn’t simply run away. But what can she do? She’s only a 16 year old kid. Or so she tells everyone.
An intense thriller you’ll want to read in one sitting. Bridget may only be 16 but she’s smart and willing to put herself on the line.
This book was gripping and captivating. Touches of humor and sentimental tears at the end, I love it all the way through.
I will definitely come back and read the rest of this series.
Phantom Touch is listed as a ya novel, but it is intense and mature enough that adults will enjoy it too! Bridget’s ability to talk to ghosts would be hard enough for a fully grown person to deal with never mind a teenager. I felt so badly for her throughout most of the book. She had next to no one to confide in and those she could were dead! It was a complex story full of heart and I enjoyed it very much. This series is off to a great start!
I loved reading this story. Jessica Hawke did a great job making it all so believable. My emotions were all over the place as I read. But especially toward the end, I was crying like a baby. Happy and sad tears. There is a little bit of a cliffhanger in the end just enough to motivate you to continue reading on to the next book in the series. But for the most part, the story wrapped up pretty nicely. I will definitely keep reading on and highly recommend that all teenagers of all ages (I’m a teenager over 60 ;;-)) read this.