This debut book really deserves all the praise it's been getting. I love the protagonist.

I requested this book after reading positive reviews on YALSA's listserv. It disappoints. There are attempts to sound hip by throwing in pop culture references, but they just seem to stand out strongly. I kept rolling my eyes a lot and thought the characters' actions were really unbelievable (and yes, I know this was a ghost story.) Scarlett in particular was difficult to understand.

I am definitely going to read the next one, but I have to say, this book is pretty fluffy! It also has one of those Mary Sue-ish protagonists who doesn't know what she is doing at first but suddenly she is perfect and the best at it! Yay! It managed to keep me reading until 12:30 last night though, so I will give book 2 a try.