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Imaginary Girls (Dutton) (Hardback)
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Short Description for Imaginary GirlsTwo years after sixteen-year-old Chloe discovered classmate London's dead body floating in a Hudson Valley reservoir, she returns home to be with her devoted older sister Ruby, a town favorite, and finds that London is alive and well, and that Ruby may somehow have brought her back to life and persuaded everyone that nothing is amiss.
Full description- Publisher: Dutton Books
- Published: 14 June 2011
- Format: Hardback 348 pages
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- Categories: Fiction | Horror & Ghost | Fantasy | Family | Siblings
- ISBN 13: 9780525423386 ISBN 10: 0525423389
- Sales rank: 45,367
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Not my type
Phew, I'm done with this book. What took me so long to tread through it? For one, this book is a classic case of 'don't judge a book by its cover'. I mean, oh my gosh, look at that cover. I loved it, I still love it. I am a sucker for beautiful covers. This book should teach me a lesson. I'm glad this book was available in the library and I didn't end up buying it for that cover.
The book begins a bit intriguingly while you try to make sense of what is going on. And it is good for the beginning. But unfortunately this is the pattern throughout the book where you keep trying to make sense of all that's happening.
Then there comes a point when you feel like giving up on the book, you just can't go on. But if you are an optimistic like me who feels that perhaps something would happen in the end or if like me you hate to leave books unfinished, you will go on reading. But if you are anything like me, stay away. This book is not for you as it wasn't for me. My hopes were dashed, nothing happened in the end.
It's such a fantastical little story which makes you try to get your head around the story. And I hated it. The way it began was good enough and I wish it had taken a different turn. I could not identify with the characters one bit and there were too many questions floating around. If you are much into fantasy and believe in the non-believable, pick up this book but at your own risk. by PragyaImaginary Girls Review
The first word that comes to mind when I think about this book is...odd. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. I had really hard time figuring out where this story was going from the get go. Again, not necessarily a bad thing. We find out fast that Chloe's sister Ruby is no ordinary girl. I could say Ruby is controlling, mesmerizing, and demanding. All of those terms apply to her, but there is still something more to her than her persuasive ways. The two sisters are separated for a few years after the death of a young girl. When they come back together, the girls live a life all of their own. They use and abuse just about everyone to get what they want - sunglasses, food, a place to sleep. Sixteen-year-old Chloe goes along for the ride, but she soon understands that the events of their one-horse town and the manipulative ways of her older sister go beyond the norm. Ruby is beautiful, but dang, her powers go way beyond her beauty.
I had zero clue this was a paranormal book until about page 75 or so. (I breeze through a books synopsis because of spoilers) I knew something wasn't quite right with Ruby, but again, I had no clue what was going on with her.. At times, I was frustrated because it was unpredictable, but in the end....it is what kept me turning the pages. I had to keep reading to find out what the H was going on with Ruby even though Chloe was technically the protagonist. When the side character of ----- comes into play, I was hooked. Nope, not telling you the name! So much time was taken for character development that, at times, I thought the story was a tab bit slow....especially in the very beginning.
The underlying story of an old town at the bottom of the reservoir was the best part of the story. I really wanted to hear more about the old town and all of the things that go along with the setting - I won't go into because of spoilers. I wanted the girls to go to the library or computer to find out more information about this lost town. Maybe that is just the librarian in me....something I would do, and maybe not young girls.
This book is really captivating, but when I think about the overall picture, I wanted more to happen. I could easily visualize the characters, and I was convinced that Ruby was different and Chloe was the innocent bystander (well, almost). What I needed was more conflict, suspense, tension.... At times I was waiting for something to jump out behind a rock or creep up to the shore. For awhile I didn't know what I should be afraid of. Ruby? The reservoir? The characters and the need to find out how in the world these two girls will fare are what kept me up at night.
Side note: Whew, gorgeous cover! If that is stock photo...someone give that guy a job!
4 Stars
Jen @ I Read Banned Books by Jen Bigheart (I Read Banned Books)
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