Praised as a breath of fresh air (Booklist), Karen Healey's debut novel Guardian of the Dead received a starred review from School Library Journal and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Healey's second novel The Shattering stars Keri, a 17-year-old trying to come to terms with her brother Jake's death. Although authorities believe Jake committed suicide, Keri cannot accept that her brother would take his own life. And when she's approached by her classmate Janna, whose brother also committed suicide years earlier, the two team up in search of answers. Soon the girls come to a grim realization - that their brothers weren't the first in town to die under mysterious circumstances.
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"Good. A little weird, but in an enjoyable way. Very compelling, though. I'd rate it somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. I really liked the characters and the prose was perfect. Quite a bit of profanity and some mild sexual content, but it didn't really bother me." — Nerd (4 out of 5 stars)
"Good. A little weird, but in an enjoyable way. Very compelling, though. I'd rate it somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. I really liked the characters and the prose was perfect. Quite a bit of profanity and some mild sexual content, but it didn't really bother me."
" A bit too YA for me, but I am not the target for this one. "
" I read an early draft of this and loved it, so I'm REALLY looking forward to reading the final version. EDITED TO ADD: And I was not disappointed. Karen Healey delivers. :) "
" Book of my heart. Read this. Read this right now. Fall in love with Keri, the main character, the way I did. "
" I got an ARC of The Shattering and started reading it... I read a few pages but it didn't do much for me. I want to get pass by the first chapter but something seems off with it. I'll try to read it some other time. "
" A bloody great read. Very well paced murder-mystery, great characterisation with a spooky paranormal element. "
" Overall I thought it was a good story, but it definitely took a turn that I wasn't expecting. "
" Some cool components, but a few too many to cohesively gel. Too bad, 'cuz there's a potentially intriguing tale here. "
" Meh 2.8 stars..the description seemed interesting but I wasn't a fan of the way the story unfolded "
" Not bad, although I'm not buying any of that Wiccan stuff "
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