Supervision
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3.7 • 7 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Something is wrong with Esmé.
Kicked out of school in New York, her sister sends her to live with their grandmother in the small town she hasn’t visited since she was a child.
But something is wrong with the grandmother Ez hasn’t seen for years; she leaves the house at midnight, carrying a big black bag.
Something is wrong with her grandmother’s house, a decrepit mansion full of stray cats, stairs that lead to nowhere and beds that unmake themselves.
Something is wrong in the town where a child disappears every year, where a whistle sounds at night but no train arrives.
And something is definitely wrong with her cute and friendly neighbour with black curls and ice-blue eyes: he’s dead.
Reviews
‘An interesting read. [Stine] does a decent job of keeping readers guessing, adding in clues and twists throughout … Readers will be drawn into the mystery almost immediately’ Fangirls Read It First
About the author
Alison Stine lives in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio. She works as a freelance writer/reporter and is an urban explorer. Her work has been published in The Nation, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. Supervision is her first novel. You can follow Alison on Twitter @AlisonStine
Customer Reviews
A fun and Unique Ghost Story
After hearing an excerpt of this book read by the author at a Local Author Fair I was immediately intrigued and had to know more. The idea of a ghost story potentially told by a ghost, or at least by a protagonist with ghost like qualities, was just too interesting to pass up. You see Esme gets herself into some trouble that gets her sent off to live with her grandmother, but when she gets there, no one can see her...except for the ghosts of course. But is Esme herself a ghost? That's the question and the mystery that made the story so unique and interesting for me. Though this book isn't action pact, it has a steady and engaging pace, a slow burn if you will, leading up to a satisfying, yet bittersweet ending. This book had mystery, love, loss, and self-discovery all woven into a beautifully written ghost world co-existing right alongside the living. Though I greatly enjoyed this book and had it read in less than three days, I do wish the author had went into a little more detail regarding Esme's gift, a little bit more backstory, if you will. And there were a few things that left me a bit confused here and there, but as I read on things became more clear. If it weren't for those few things I would have given this book 5 stars. But like I said, I did really enjoy this book and I recommend it to anyone looking to read a ghost story that's out of the norm.