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Golden
When Lissy James moves from California to Oklahoma, she finds herself in the middle of a teenage a social scene to rival a Hollywood movie. And if understanding the hierarchy of the Goldens vs. the Nons isn’t hard enough, Lissy’s ever growing Aura Vision is getting harder and harder to hide, and if she’s not careful, she’s going to become a Non faster than you can say “freak.”
But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms. Lissy can see a lot more than the average girl, but she’s about to learn the hard way that things aren’t always as they appear and you can’t always judge a girl by her lip gloss.
But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms. Lissy can see a lot more than the average girl, but she’s about to learn the hard way that things aren’t always as they appear and you can’t always judge a girl by her lip gloss.
247 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
60 books53.4k followersJennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been, in turn, a competitive cheerleader, a volleyball player, a dancer, a debutante, a primate cognition researcher, a teen model, a comic book geek, and a lemur aficionado. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, finished her first full book (which she now refers to as a "practice book" and which none of you will ever see) when she was still in high school, and then wrote Golden the summer after her freshman year in college, when she was nineteen.
Jen graduated high school in 2002, and from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science (the study of the brain and thought) in May of 2006. She'll be spending the 2006-2007 school year abroad, doing autism research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Jen graduated high school in 2002, and from Yale University with a degree in cognitive science (the study of the brain and thought) in May of 2006. She'll be spending the 2006-2007 school year abroad, doing autism research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
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July 18, 2020
Top notch. Awesome superpower and character relationships. I almost wish I hadnt read it because I love the magic mechanics so much if I ever try to write an aura girl I will end up doing this exact thing. Read it.
November 18, 2012
This book started off slow and a bit juvenile but as it went on, I found that I was starting to like Lissy and really liked all her snarkiness. I thought she was hilarious. Then about halfway there was suddenly a story and a mystery to solve and I was really enjoying it. I read that Jennifer Lynn Barnes wrote this book when she was 19 and, if that's the case, that would definitely explain some of the juvenile-ishness (like my word there) of the book. One of the best parts of the story was that, although there was a romance, there wasn't really. It was more the promise of a romance to come and I like that. I wanted more from the characters and I'm a little sad to see that the second book switches over to Lilah's point of view. Maybe there'll be more about Lissy and Dylan in it ;)
About the audiobook: The narrator, Jenna Lamia is wonderful. I've listened to her in other audiobooks and she does a terrific job. One thing that threw me off was this story had a lot of music thrown into the production and every time I thought it was my cell phone going off and started looking for my phone before I realized it was the audiobook.
Overall, this is a fun, light listen.
About the audiobook: The narrator, Jenna Lamia is wonderful. I've listened to her in other audiobooks and she does a terrific job. One thing that threw me off was this story had a lot of music thrown into the production and every time I thought it was my cell phone going off and started looking for my phone before I realized it was the audiobook.
Overall, this is a fun, light listen.
August 1, 2014
Lissy is moving from California to Oklahoma to escape some shame her mother has been painted with through no fault of her own. That in itself is a tragedy when you are a teenager, but add to the complications and angst the fact that all the women in Lissy's family are "gifted". Her mother can see what's happening right now even when she isn't present. Lissy herself can see auras. Not only the colors, but the the meanings and traits associated with certain colors. Lissy's little sister has not yet discovered her own gift, but it's certain she will.
The story started out interesting and the characters were developed enough that I liked a couple of them, but not so much that I really cared about them. There is the usual teenage drama of being the new girl, leaving behind a budding romantic interest, appearing to be less than whatever it is that makes the popular kids popular. Up the ante because of the clique system in place at this new school. There are not the usual multiple layers of the social hierarchy, there are only two. You are "Golden" or you are "non". That's it. No middle ground. You have it or you don't. Despite Lissy's gift...she doesn't have it.
Lissy still manages to make a few good friends, find and eventually solve a little mystery, and cherry on the top, discover that not only can she see auras, but she can actually do something with them. What she can do was my favorite part of the story. It just wasn't great enough to erase the silliness of some of it, or the blandness of the rest.
The ending of this pointed toward a sequel, but I won't be reading it.
The story started out interesting and the characters were developed enough that I liked a couple of them, but not so much that I really cared about them. There is the usual teenage drama of being the new girl, leaving behind a budding romantic interest, appearing to be less than whatever it is that makes the popular kids popular. Up the ante because of the clique system in place at this new school. There are not the usual multiple layers of the social hierarchy, there are only two. You are "Golden" or you are "non". That's it. No middle ground. You have it or you don't. Despite Lissy's gift...she doesn't have it.
Lissy still manages to make a few good friends, find and eventually solve a little mystery, and cherry on the top, discover that not only can she see auras, but she can actually do something with them. What she can do was my favorite part of the story. It just wasn't great enough to erase the silliness of some of it, or the blandness of the rest.
The ending of this pointed toward a sequel, but I won't be reading it.
January 5, 2017
Если бы начала свое знакомство с Дженнифер Линн Барнс с этой книги, то в будущем вряд ли захотелось знакомится с ее творчеством дальше.
Да, это ее первая книга, знаю, но мне она ни рыба ни мясо.
Сюжет вроде бы как интересный: девочка с необычной способностью - виденье ауры человека, скорее бы избавилась от дара чем использовала его. По стечению обстоятельств ее семья переезжает на новое место проживания, которое не очень то радостно принимает Лисси в свои объятья. Сразу же главная героиня сталкивается с так званой "школьной элитой". Тут то и дальше загвоздка: КАК ЖЕ МЕНЯ ЭТА ЭЛИТА БЕСИЛА !!!, а еще больше бесило бездействие главной героини. Я понимаю, что не хочется опускаться до их уровня, я бы вообще в ответ на оскорбления оставила фингал под глазом обидчику, но хоть слово колкое в сторону того курятника бросить можно. Правда как позже оказалось не все там такие плохие, но все равно Лила и ее свита, какими бы они не стали бесят до жути.
Понятно чьим прототипом стали Лиа, Слоан, Майкл и Дин в "Естественных" : Лекси точь в точь Лиа, Одра чем то смахивает на Слоан, а Дилан такой себе микс Майкла и Дина.
Дебютная книга Барнс не так плоха. Есть такие авторы что пишут отвратительно и после 10 написанной книги.
Да, это ее первая книга, знаю, но мне она ни рыба ни мясо.
Сюжет вроде бы как интересный: девочка с необычной способностью - виденье ауры человека, скорее бы избавилась от дара чем использовала его. По стечению обстоятельств ее семья переезжает на новое место проживания, которое не очень то радостно принимает Лисси в свои объятья. Сразу же главная героиня сталкивается с так званой "школьной элитой". Тут то и дальше загвоздка: КАК ЖЕ МЕНЯ ЭТА ЭЛИТА БЕСИЛА !!!, а еще больше бесило бездействие главной героини. Я понимаю, что не хочется опускаться до их уровня, я бы вообще в ответ на оскорбления оставила фингал под глазом обидчику, но хоть слово колкое в сторону того курятника бросить можно. Правда как позже оказалось не все там такие плохие, но все равно Лила и ее свита, какими бы они не стали бесят до жути.
Понятно чьим прототипом стали Лиа, Слоан, Майкл и Дин в "Естественных" : Лекси точь в точь Лиа, Одра чем то смахивает на Слоан, а Дилан такой себе микс Майкла и Дина.
Дебютная книга Барнс не так плоха. Есть такие авторы что пишут отвратительно и после 10 написанной книги.
February 20, 2011
well. finally finished this book. Finally. After awhile of stuggling through it reading it properly, I gave up on that and I ended up skim reading it.
Good things:
-interesting storyline
Bad things:
-I didn't like the writing style
-didn't like the main character
-didn't like any of the characters, actually.
So. As you see, the bad things clearly out-weigh the the good things. I definetly liked raised by wolves alot better. :)
Good things:
-interesting storyline
Bad things:
-I didn't like the writing style
-didn't like the main character
-didn't like any of the characters, actually.
So. As you see, the bad things clearly out-weigh the the good things. I definetly liked raised by wolves alot better. :)
September 30, 2017
All the women in Lissy's family have the Sight - a psychic gift that Lissy would be more than glad to give up. After all, the Sight caused the family to move from California to Oklahoma because her mother's gift is finding lost things. Only she didn't find the kidnapped child before he was murdered and public sentiment has turned against her.
Lissy's gift is growing. Now she sees connections between people. This doesn't help in her new high school which is divided between the Goldens - the popular, beautiful people - and the Nons. She is thrown together with Lilah whose mother is dating Lissy's uncle and her crew of Goldens but soon finds her own crew with Nons Audra and Dylan.
Something evil is happening at her high school but she can't convince her mother and grandmother that her new math teacher is evil. This leaves Lissy, Audra, Dylan and Lissy's younger sister Lexie to find out what is going on and stop it before there are more deaths.
This is the author's first book and was written when she was nineteen. It has some rough edges but was an enjoyable paranormal story.
Lissy's gift is growing. Now she sees connections between people. This doesn't help in her new high school which is divided between the Goldens - the popular, beautiful people - and the Nons. She is thrown together with Lilah whose mother is dating Lissy's uncle and her crew of Goldens but soon finds her own crew with Nons Audra and Dylan.
Something evil is happening at her high school but she can't convince her mother and grandmother that her new math teacher is evil. This leaves Lissy, Audra, Dylan and Lissy's younger sister Lexie to find out what is going on and stop it before there are more deaths.
This is the author's first book and was written when she was nineteen. It has some rough edges but was an enjoyable paranormal story.
April 30, 2023
I read this book in high school. I forgot the title and author, and have spent YEARS googling vague plot points to figure out what book this was. I've asked other librarians, I've submitted it to 'name that book' groups, only to come up with nothing. I eventually thought that I either I dreamed the book and I have the plot really mixed up.
Fast forward to 15 years after reading it, and I'm helping the librarian AT MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL weed her collection. I pull this book off the shelf. Don't recognize it. I read the back and start grinning. THE SAME BOOK WAS STILL THERE. The librarian laughed at me and told me to keep it. I read it in two days. Reader, it was that book.
Was it that good? Maybe not. But for nostalgia's sake, 5/5 stars. Also, Jennifer Lynn Barnes first novel that she wrote as a teen! Who knew I'd still be reading her books 15 years later?
Fast forward to 15 years after reading it, and I'm helping the librarian AT MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL weed her collection. I pull this book off the shelf. Don't recognize it. I read the back and start grinning. THE SAME BOOK WAS STILL THERE. The librarian laughed at me and told me to keep it. I read it in two days. Reader, it was that book.
Was it that good? Maybe not. But for nostalgia's sake, 5/5 stars. Also, Jennifer Lynn Barnes first novel that she wrote as a teen! Who knew I'd still be reading her books 15 years later?
June 7, 2024
There is alot going on in this book and if you’re not careful you’ll miss an important part of the story.
Not bad all and all.
Not bad all and all.
March 2, 2017
For someone who can auras, Lissy is super chill. She just moved to a new town, all the way in Oklahoma, from California. The reason behind the move was because of her mom. All the woman in the family are gifted with the gift of Sight. Lissy's mom sees things happening as they are happening, even if she is nowhere near. Lissy's power went from barley being there to full-on when she moved. She discovers a horrible secret about one of the teachers and her new friends and sister help her fix the problems that come up and help with taking care of the bad teacher. I recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery and who believes in magic. I liked this book and rate it as a 5/5.
January 28, 2018
This is a book that the target audience, teenage girls, should enjoy. Lissy moves from California to Oklahoma with her younger sister, mum and dad. She is not happy about going. She is also not happy with having her Sight, which allows her to see people's auras. Sight runs in the female side of her family. This Sight has meant that Lissy is often labeled weird and her mother's Sight also resulted in the family having to move. Things don't turn out too well for Lissy in Oklahoma, especially at her new school. Not only does her Sight develop and she sees evil floating around the corridors at school but she has to cope with a bunch of popular mean girls to rival anything you have seen in a movie or read about. Those that like their teenage stuff (friendship, love interests, peer pressure etc) "straight", as in realistic drama, may not like the dominate paranormal theme in Golden.
May 4, 2017
The beginning is slow, but once you get into it, Golden is a novel that is hard to put down. There were revelations that actually surprised me once the mystery started to unravel. Because while this is very much your typical unpopular-girl-trying-to-navigate-her-way-through-high-school sort of book, it also has a rather intriguing mystery attached to it. I was definitely more interested in this than Lissy's analyses about how much of a freak she is, so it's a good thing that the mystery takes over in the latter half of the novel.
While it's a good story, it's apparent that the author was nineteen when she wrote this. The characters lack complexity and a lot of the conflict is superficial. I know it's probably supposed to be the point that all the "Goldens," or popular kids, at the high school are unintelligent and shallow, but I like to have a little more realism in the characters I read about. The only interesting character is Lilah, the leader of the "Goldens" because she's hard to figure out.
Even though I don't usually like music and sound effects in audiobooks, I did like the music that signaled the end of every section. It was different each time and perfectly complemented the tone of the story at the time. The integration is so well done that I hardly noticed that there was background music playing (which is a sign of a good soundtrack, in my opinion). Jenna Lamia also does a good job in portraying Lissy. I was sure she was a high school student, which turned out not to be the case.
I would say that Golden is a good beach read. It's quick, has a decent plot, and a really good ending. Young adult paranormal fans -- this one's for you!
Also posted on Purple People Readers.
While it's a good story, it's apparent that the author was nineteen when she wrote this. The characters lack complexity and a lot of the conflict is superficial. I know it's probably supposed to be the point that all the "Goldens," or popular kids, at the high school are unintelligent and shallow, but I like to have a little more realism in the characters I read about. The only interesting character is Lilah, the leader of the "Goldens" because she's hard to figure out.
Even though I don't usually like music and sound effects in audiobooks, I did like the music that signaled the end of every section. It was different each time and perfectly complemented the tone of the story at the time. The integration is so well done that I hardly noticed that there was background music playing (which is a sign of a good soundtrack, in my opinion). Jenna Lamia also does a good job in portraying Lissy. I was sure she was a high school student, which turned out not to be the case.
I would say that Golden is a good beach read. It's quick, has a decent plot, and a really good ending. Young adult paranormal fans -- this one's for you!
Also posted on Purple People Readers.
April 3, 2008
What better setting than high school to explore the true nature of evil?
Lissy James is the new kid in school. A recent transplant from California, she dosen't understand the odd social structure of her new high school where popular kids are Goldens and those less fortunate are known simply as Nons.
To complicate Lissy's life, she's been blessed (or cursed?) by The Sight. Every female in her family line has a version of The Sight and Lissy can see a halo of color around every individual. These auras are the outward representation of personality and mood.
Since Lissy just doesn't seem to fit in with the catty Goldens, she befriends a few Nons including Audra and Dylan. While Lissy tries to avoid the minefields the Goldens seem to lay before her, what really throws her for a loop is her high school math teacher. What she sees in his aura is so horrible it makes her actually pass out.
Golden by Jennifer Barnes is fun, inventive, and intriguing. It has a really entertaining mix of romance, mystery, and the supernatural. The only thing preventing me from giving it another star are a few minor reservations. Lissy's lingering relationship with some of her friends back in California seemed unnecessary. And the final denoument felt a little awkward. I would have liked more plot betwen Lissy's revelation about her math teacher and the final conclusion.
Even with these reservations, I would recommend this book to most any teen reader grades 8-12. It will be an easy sell to teens accustomed to both chick lit and supernatural genres.
Lissy James is the new kid in school. A recent transplant from California, she dosen't understand the odd social structure of her new high school where popular kids are Goldens and those less fortunate are known simply as Nons.
To complicate Lissy's life, she's been blessed (or cursed?) by The Sight. Every female in her family line has a version of The Sight and Lissy can see a halo of color around every individual. These auras are the outward representation of personality and mood.
Since Lissy just doesn't seem to fit in with the catty Goldens, she befriends a few Nons including Audra and Dylan. While Lissy tries to avoid the minefields the Goldens seem to lay before her, what really throws her for a loop is her high school math teacher. What she sees in his aura is so horrible it makes her actually pass out.
Golden by Jennifer Barnes is fun, inventive, and intriguing. It has a really entertaining mix of romance, mystery, and the supernatural. The only thing preventing me from giving it another star are a few minor reservations. Lissy's lingering relationship with some of her friends back in California seemed unnecessary. And the final denoument felt a little awkward. I would have liked more plot betwen Lissy's revelation about her math teacher and the final conclusion.
Even with these reservations, I would recommend this book to most any teen reader grades 8-12. It will be an easy sell to teens accustomed to both chick lit and supernatural genres.
February 5, 2009
I'll admit I nearly skipped the beginning chapter, with the confusing dream and Lissy riding in the car. Ho-hum, I thought, yet another girl moving to a new town with worries about a new school. But Lissy's ability to see auras made me keep reading. As I kept going, Lissy grew on me. I also liked seeing the different personalities of the Goldens emerge.
Soon I started laughing and snickering. (In the appropriate places of course.) I loved lines like, "With my luck, she'd probably thought of a brand-new rumor to start about how I'd tried to seduce her boyfriend with my sensual barfing skills." I wish Lissy would unleash her inner snarkiness. More of it, anyway. Maybe she'll discover a bit more purple in her aura in the future.
I thought Lexie seemed awfully young for thirteen. And awfully nice for a little sister, when compared to the two I have. (ducks a flying book) I liked how Lissy didn't go for Brock or Tate, but formed a connection with Dylan instead. I wanted romance between Dylan and Lissy, but I suspect I'll have to wait for a sequel. Curse you, cliffhanger ending!
Soon I started laughing and snickering. (In the appropriate places of course.) I loved lines like, "With my luck, she'd probably thought of a brand-new rumor to start about how I'd tried to seduce her boyfriend with my sensual barfing skills." I wish Lissy would unleash her inner snarkiness. More of it, anyway. Maybe she'll discover a bit more purple in her aura in the future.
I thought Lexie seemed awfully young for thirteen. And awfully nice for a little sister, when compared to the two I have. (ducks a flying book) I liked how Lissy didn't go for Brock or Tate, but formed a connection with Dylan instead. I wanted romance between Dylan and Lissy, but I suspect I'll have to wait for a sequel. Curse you, cliffhanger ending!
April 7, 2012
Jennica Munden
Modern Fantasy
Critical analysis: In this story, there is evil. There is magic. It’s the popular crowd versus the losers. But there is still some time for a hint of romance and plenty of growing up.
Opinions: It is interesting enough, but I just didn’t like it. If you are a teen still trying to make your way through high school, it might be a nice read. But just remember to be yourself, no matter how crazy things get.
Summary: Lissy James moves from California to Oklahoma and finds herself in the middle of a teenage nightmare. Understanding the hierarchy of the Goldens vs. the Nons is hard enough, but Lissy’s ever growing Aura Vision is getting harder and harder to hide, and if she is not careful, she is going to become a Non faster than you can say “freak.” But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms.
Modern Fantasy
Critical analysis: In this story, there is evil. There is magic. It’s the popular crowd versus the losers. But there is still some time for a hint of romance and plenty of growing up.
Opinions: It is interesting enough, but I just didn’t like it. If you are a teen still trying to make your way through high school, it might be a nice read. But just remember to be yourself, no matter how crazy things get.
Summary: Lissy James moves from California to Oklahoma and finds herself in the middle of a teenage nightmare. Understanding the hierarchy of the Goldens vs. the Nons is hard enough, but Lissy’s ever growing Aura Vision is getting harder and harder to hide, and if she is not careful, she is going to become a Non faster than you can say “freak.” But it’s becoming clear that Emory High has a few secrets of its own. Around the halls, the term “special powers” goes way beyond one’s ability to attract the opposite sex, and there may be something more evil than the A-crowd lurking in the classrooms.
December 17, 2010
Okay, so I had two main problems with this book.
1) It was to short: there were not enough pages in this book to let a reader truly understand the plot.
2) The characters: All the characters bugged me, some of them were all the same and the others were just not put in properly, they did not fit.
I loved the storyline to this novel, it was different, well thought out, just not put together properly, some of the descriptions did not make sense and i didn’t fully understand what had happened by the end, I read raised by wolves by this author and loved the writing style, I have to say that I feel the same way with this novel, the writing was simple and easy to understand.
This book had some very typical aspects of it, it also had some loop holes in the plot. The characters ruined it for me the most, but this book was okay, It is worth a read. I think.
1) It was to short: there were not enough pages in this book to let a reader truly understand the plot.
2) The characters: All the characters bugged me, some of them were all the same and the others were just not put in properly, they did not fit.
I loved the storyline to this novel, it was different, well thought out, just not put together properly, some of the descriptions did not make sense and i didn’t fully understand what had happened by the end, I read raised by wolves by this author and loved the writing style, I have to say that I feel the same way with this novel, the writing was simple and easy to understand.
This book had some very typical aspects of it, it also had some loop holes in the plot. The characters ruined it for me the most, but this book was okay, It is worth a read. I think.
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June 28, 2018
I really liked the way Golden ended, tying up loose ends but also leaving enough questions to make me want to read the sequel, Platinum. Golden is about Lissy, a girl from California, who is moving to Oklahoma. Each female member of Lissy's family has some form of "sight." In Lissy's case, she sees auras. Her life in her new high school is complicated by the "Goldens" who are the popular kids that bully all the "Nons," everyone else in school. Lissy isn't sure if she wants to be a "Golden" or a "Non" because the "Nons" she meets seem much easier to get along with and more down to earth. Her natural clumsiness; however, makes her seem destined to be a "Non." The mystery begins when Lissy promptly throws up and passes out the first time she sees her new math teacher. Even though everyone tells her how wonderful he is, his aura tells Lissy something completely different.
The one problem I had with this story, was that as much as Lissy wanted to appear "normal" to others, she seemed to spend an awful lot of her time obsessing over the auras she saw surrounding everyone around her. Otherwise, I enjoyed Lissy's attempts to navigate the overdeveloped social scene of her new high school and her struggle to figure out the mystery of Mr. Kissler.
The one problem I had with this story, was that as much as Lissy wanted to appear "normal" to others, she seemed to spend an awful lot of her time obsessing over the auras she saw surrounding everyone around her. Otherwise, I enjoyed Lissy's attempts to navigate the overdeveloped social scene of her new high school and her struggle to figure out the mystery of Mr. Kissler.
July 20, 2020
Dealing with both high school drama and magical problems was balanced well - reading this doesn’t make you want the author to just focus on one or the other. It came off as a little rushed though; everything happens in a pretty short timeline and the characters/plot is more reactive than proactive. There is a sequel, but its apparently from another character’s POV which kinda dashes one’s hopes for the hinted romance.
May 26, 2024
Absolutely adored this one! Jennifer Lynn Barnes is truly a genius, I can hardly believe she wrote this when she was 19?!?!? Crazy.
As always, her books keep me hooked like nothing else and I end up finishing them in 3 days.
The writing was super fun and clever, and my FAVOURITE thing about her books is that she always creats a super original and creative story. This one was very fascinating. Couldn’t stop laughing out loud at the jokes and immediately gasping for a revelation!
As always, her books keep me hooked like nothing else and I end up finishing them in 3 days.
The writing was super fun and clever, and my FAVOURITE thing about her books is that she always creats a super original and creative story. This one was very fascinating. Couldn’t stop laughing out loud at the jokes and immediately gasping for a revelation!
September 22, 2023
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes caught me by surprise. I have read some of her newer books but came across this audiobook on Scribd and decided to give it a try and I am really glad I did.
I loved the idea behind the story and enjoyed this audiobook a lot. I loved the characters and how much thought was put into each colour of the auras. Actually the entire description of all the auras and their colours was something I really liked.
I especially loved Lissy and Lexie's relationship. I feel like most books contain sibling rivalry and competitions so I was really nice to read about a healthy and supportive relationship between the two sisters. Even if each one thinks the other one has it better they don't let it stand in the way of their sisterhood.
The narration on this one was done really well. The narrator kept me engaged and captured the emotions and atmospheres really well.
This may be one of Jennifer's older books but I would definitely recommend giving it a try. It's a nice quick read/listen. Four stars for this one from me.
I loved the idea behind the story and enjoyed this audiobook a lot. I loved the characters and how much thought was put into each colour of the auras. Actually the entire description of all the auras and their colours was something I really liked.
I especially loved Lissy and Lexie's relationship. I feel like most books contain sibling rivalry and competitions so I was really nice to read about a healthy and supportive relationship between the two sisters. Even if each one thinks the other one has it better they don't let it stand in the way of their sisterhood.
The narration on this one was done really well. The narrator kept me engaged and captured the emotions and atmospheres really well.
This may be one of Jennifer's older books but I would definitely recommend giving it a try. It's a nice quick read/listen. Four stars for this one from me.
March 6, 2024
I just love Jennifer Lynn Barnes and I read this novel as part of a Book-Reading-Challenge that included reading the first novel of your favorite author. JLB just has a gift for writing, even at age 19 she knocked it out of the park. I liked this high school supernatural mystery so much that I just ordered the next one in the series! A+
July 13, 2023
Hab ab Seite 100 nur noch überflogen und das Ende gelesen.
Für mich eine sehr schlecht geschriebene Fantasy Geschichte und konnte kaum eine Bindung zu den Charakteren aufbauen + war einfach alles so überspitzt und unrealistisch dargestellt..
Für mich eine sehr schlecht geschriebene Fantasy Geschichte und konnte kaum eine Bindung zu den Charakteren aufbauen + war einfach alles so überspitzt und unrealistisch dargestellt..
February 24, 2017
This is definitely not her best work, but not bad for her first book (that she wrote at age 19!)
July 1, 2017
probably a great book for romantic young teens. just not my thing
January 6, 2021
Je l’ai lu la première fois en 2004 et j’y pense presque tout les jours
December 16, 2022
i really enjoyed it but it took me long to read and the story happened slow
April 17, 2023
Loved reading this book, loved the world and the characters, and I need to read the sequel now!
August 5, 2023
It was cute, definitely an easy read
February 15, 2024
No. But
I kind of liked it.
This book is making me confused I already have enough of that
I kind of liked it.
This book is making me confused I already have enough of that
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