Kimberlee Schaffer may be drop-dead gorgeous . . . but she also dropped dead last year. Now she needs Jeff's help with her unfinished business, and she's not taking no for an answer. When she was alive, Kimberlee wasn't just a mean girl; she was also a complete kleptomaniac. So if Jeff wants to avoid being haunted until graduation, he'll have to help her return all of the stolen items. But Jeff soon discovers that it's much easier to steal something than it is to bring it back.
Paying for your mistakes takes on a whole new meaning in this hauntingly clever twist on The Scarlet Pimpernel.
I'm not really a fan of ghost stories, but I enjoyed Aprilynne Pike's Wings series so I figured I would give this one a try. I wasn't disappointed.
It's rare, in my opinion, to find a good YA in a contemporary setting (such as a school) that has a twist, like a ghost. Most are dry, or don't represent the characters or twist very well. But this is a pretty good one.
The relationship between Kimberlee and Jeff is absolutely hilarious, but more importantly, it's real. Their banter is real, and so are their fights. They argue over simple and difficult things, just like normal friends. The only difference in this case is that no one else can see Kimberlee.
I recommend this to fans of Rachel Hawkins' Hex Hall series. It doesn't have the magic aspect, but the characters seem similar to me.
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