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Death Loves Me Not
16-year-old Eden Velasco is haunted – by a girl with a face-splitting smile, by one who likes to hang on to her window sills at night, and by another who chokes on her own ashes. Sometimes, Eden wonders if it’s just better to bite her wrist and bleed herself to death.
Eden has tried hard to fake being normal, recording episodes of MTV reality shows that she never watches and covering her walls with posters of boy bands she can’t even name. And she can’t see ghosts. She can’t. Yet everything Eden’s worked hard for starts to unravel when a dead little girl with paper eyes starts stalking her, leaving dead bodies in her wake.
And before Eden knows it, the men in white have straitjacketed her back to the cold place. St. Dymphna’s Institute of Mental Illnesses and Disorders is a place where it is winter all year long without the snow, where ghosts come and go and every one of them is not right.
As the lines between reality and blood-stained dreams continue to blur, Eden finds herself playing Pied Piper to bitter spirits who blame her for their murders. Demanding vengeance that Eden feels she’s incapable of giving, they come after her day and night until Eden’s pushed to the brink of truly losing her sanity, abandoning her soul, and becoming what everyone once accused her of being: a child of the Devil.
Eden has tried hard to fake being normal, recording episodes of MTV reality shows that she never watches and covering her walls with posters of boy bands she can’t even name. And she can’t see ghosts. She can’t. Yet everything Eden’s worked hard for starts to unravel when a dead little girl with paper eyes starts stalking her, leaving dead bodies in her wake.
And before Eden knows it, the men in white have straitjacketed her back to the cold place. St. Dymphna’s Institute of Mental Illnesses and Disorders is a place where it is winter all year long without the snow, where ghosts come and go and every one of them is not right.
As the lines between reality and blood-stained dreams continue to blur, Eden finds herself playing Pied Piper to bitter spirits who blame her for their murders. Demanding vengeance that Eden feels she’s incapable of giving, they come after her day and night until Eden’s pushed to the brink of truly losing her sanity, abandoning her soul, and becoming what everyone once accused her of being: a child of the Devil.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 5, 2012
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December 13, 2012
16-year-old Eden Velasco is haunted – by a girl with a face-splitting smile, by one who likes to hang on to her window sills at night, and by another who chokes on her own ashes. Sometimes, Eden wonders if it’s just better to bite her wrist and bleed herself to death.
Eden has tried hard to fake being normal, recording episodes of MTV reality shows that she never watches and covering her walls with posters of boy bands she can’t even name. And she can’t see ghosts. She can’t. Yet everything Eden’s worked hard for starts to unravel when a dead little girl with paper eyes starts stalking her, leaving dead bodies in her wake.
And before Eden knows it, the men in white have straitjacketed her back to the cold place. St. Dymphna’s Institute of Mental Illnesses and Disorders is a place where it is winter all year long without the snow, where ghosts come and go and every one of them is not right.
As the lines between reality and blood-stained dreams continue to blur, Eden finds herself playing Pied Piper to bitter spirits who blame her for their murders. Demanding vengeance that Eden feels she’s incapable of giving, they come after her day and night until Eden’s pushed to the brink of truly losing her sanity, abandoning her soul, and becoming what everyone once accused her of being: a child of the Devil.
This book isn't my normal go to book but it was pretty good! Would make a good and creepy movie...at least the way I pictured the story in my mind. I am always a little sceptical when reading books like this but I would recommend to anyone who likes to read books that are creepy but not super scary and not sexual at all. If there was to be a sequel to this story I would definitely read it :)
Eden has tried hard to fake being normal, recording episodes of MTV reality shows that she never watches and covering her walls with posters of boy bands she can’t even name. And she can’t see ghosts. She can’t. Yet everything Eden’s worked hard for starts to unravel when a dead little girl with paper eyes starts stalking her, leaving dead bodies in her wake.
And before Eden knows it, the men in white have straitjacketed her back to the cold place. St. Dymphna’s Institute of Mental Illnesses and Disorders is a place where it is winter all year long without the snow, where ghosts come and go and every one of them is not right.
As the lines between reality and blood-stained dreams continue to blur, Eden finds herself playing Pied Piper to bitter spirits who blame her for their murders. Demanding vengeance that Eden feels she’s incapable of giving, they come after her day and night until Eden’s pushed to the brink of truly losing her sanity, abandoning her soul, and becoming what everyone once accused her of being: a child of the Devil.
This book isn't my normal go to book but it was pretty good! Would make a good and creepy movie...at least the way I pictured the story in my mind. I am always a little sceptical when reading books like this but I would recommend to anyone who likes to read books that are creepy but not super scary and not sexual at all. If there was to be a sequel to this story I would definitely read it :)
August 11, 2013
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When I had the opportunity to read and review DEATH LOVES ME NOT I knew I had to accept, I love creepy books and this one sounded like it was going to take the crown. It was different than I had expected it to be, but was an overall good read nonetheless.
Eden sees people others can’t and hears voices in her head. But this doesn’t mean she’s crazy, she’s being haunted. People think she’s a child of the Devil, and her own parents wish to see her out of their lives. Her only respite is with her two best friends, Stuart and Willow, who believe her because they have secrets of their own.
This book wasn’t exactly scary, but it did have its moments where you could imagine the horrors Eden has to go through in her day to day life. That being said, I really pitied Eden and felt all the emotions that she went through. Her and the rest of the characters were all very original.
The writing was a bit confusing, it could use a bit more editing but it got better as the novel rolled on. It wasn’t enough to deter a lot from the actual story but I had to go back reread some passages to really get what was being said.
DEATH LOVES ME NOT tells the story of good vs. evil, plain and simple. It talks about God and angels, those who fight against the demons of Hell and Hell itself. The novel passes along a good moral without being too preachy, and I enjoyed it because as a Catholic, I do believe in Heaven and Hell. It was a very unique story.
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When I had the opportunity to read and review DEATH LOVES ME NOT I knew I had to accept, I love creepy books and this one sounded like it was going to take the crown. It was different than I had expected it to be, but was an overall good read nonetheless.
Eden sees people others can’t and hears voices in her head. But this doesn’t mean she’s crazy, she’s being haunted. People think she’s a child of the Devil, and her own parents wish to see her out of their lives. Her only respite is with her two best friends, Stuart and Willow, who believe her because they have secrets of their own.
This book wasn’t exactly scary, but it did have its moments where you could imagine the horrors Eden has to go through in her day to day life. That being said, I really pitied Eden and felt all the emotions that she went through. Her and the rest of the characters were all very original.
The writing was a bit confusing, it could use a bit more editing but it got better as the novel rolled on. It wasn’t enough to deter a lot from the actual story but I had to go back reread some passages to really get what was being said.
DEATH LOVES ME NOT tells the story of good vs. evil, plain and simple. It talks about God and angels, those who fight against the demons of Hell and Hell itself. The novel passes along a good moral without being too preachy, and I enjoyed it because as a Catholic, I do believe in Heaven and Hell. It was a very unique story.
February 21, 2020
Death Loves Me Not
Not enough words to describe it. I’m a Marian Tee avid fan but this book just blew me away. From the first page to the last word expecting a romance when no inkling of it but a very supernatural blockbuster, I felt that MT has surpassed herself into another range of hits.
I wish I could award more than 5*
Thank you MT
Not enough words to describe it. I’m a Marian Tee avid fan but this book just blew me away. From the first page to the last word expecting a romance when no inkling of it but a very supernatural blockbuster, I felt that MT has surpassed herself into another range of hits.
I wish I could award more than 5*
Thank you MT
October 15, 2020
Not a bad story but it read like it was part of a series rather than a stand alone. It never really explained what the twins were, although by some of the conversations you could make a guess. It didn't flow as smooth as I'd like since I had to stop at some points to figure out what was going on since it either didn't explain or it was vague and moved on.
January 17, 2016
This story was very creepy and unique. A girl haunted by ghosts who's friends with just-as-abnormal and beautiful twins already starts off to an interesting story line, seeing her life with the normals versus the real life she leads behind closed doors. I just can't get over how creepy this was! All the ghosts in here had pretty elaborate backgrounds, making their presence- even if only for a moment -all the more real and a bit frightening.
Eden was a major downer but in a weird way, she was very optimistic. I don't know how to explain it. While reading this, I felt depressed almost every other chapter because of how morbid her thoughts were, and yet it was all considered normal to her, so although her normal was my 'too much', she still maintained a sane sound of mind. I think that's one of the reasons why I'm intrigued with this book, because it had me feeling the way she has her entire life.
The twins, her bffs, were cool but I didn't get as much backstory as I'd have liked. I just feel like there could've been more without overloading me. Also, the romance was not the main thing here, but when it did come up, I was a little disappointed at the gaps. A lot of times the cute moments felt random because it jumped so quickly from 'amazing friends' to 'oh he loves me' and then something else entirely different was going on, and it just- There were just a few gaps that could've been filled.
It was a bit fast paced which was fine, and her slow, methodical way of thinking was a nice contrast. Did I mention how creepy this thing was?
Eden was a major downer but in a weird way, she was very optimistic. I don't know how to explain it. While reading this, I felt depressed almost every other chapter because of how morbid her thoughts were, and yet it was all considered normal to her, so although her normal was my 'too much', she still maintained a sane sound of mind. I think that's one of the reasons why I'm intrigued with this book, because it had me feeling the way she has her entire life.
The twins, her bffs, were cool but I didn't get as much backstory as I'd have liked. I just feel like there could've been more without overloading me. Also, the romance was not the main thing here, but when it did come up, I was a little disappointed at the gaps. A lot of times the cute moments felt random because it jumped so quickly from 'amazing friends' to 'oh he loves me' and then something else entirely different was going on, and it just- There were just a few gaps that could've been filled.
It was a bit fast paced which was fine, and her slow, methodical way of thinking was a nice contrast. Did I mention how creepy this thing was?
January 16, 2013
This book was beautifully dark and sometimes a little creepy!!! But in a good way, I do believe that this book needed a little more polishing!!! Sometimes, you didn't know what the author was trying to explain and I found myself re-reading several parts of the book. So, the writing was a little choppy; and at times confusing. I also didn't like the fact that you didn't really get any solid clues to "what" the twins are other than that can read tarot cards: 0 Needless to make a long story short Eden can talk to the dead and help them find some kind of closure. This to me is an ok book, however; I don’t know if I will read the next one in this series due to the confusion I encountered in this book.
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