Jools SinclairReviews

different then what I thought I was hoping Abby and Jesse would be together... but You cant really date a ghost now can You.. looking forward to the rest of this one

Forty Four
(44 #1)
by Jools Sinclair
Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
I have had this book for a long time and finally read it and then mad at myself for waiting! This is a terrific murder mystery with paranormal features. A gal dies, drowns in a frozen lake, for 44 minutes then comes back to life. She can't see color and has some amnesia. She can also see visions and ghosts.
There are murders starting and she can see them. She thinks she is going crazy. It gets so good! Very intense with lots of twists and turns. I want to continue the series as I can afford the books.

Great ending lol

Good ending to the series.

This is an entrancing, light hearted book the perfect book for a summer read. I was hooked from the get go, I love books with short chapters that contain so much reading enjoyment. I have read all of Jools Sinclairs books and this is my first one by Meg Muldoon and I wasn't disappointed. It has quirky characters, magic, suspense and keeps you wondering what will happen next.
The story takes place in the quaint Pacific coast town of Broomfield Bay, beginning with a disliked mayors suspicious death. Ginger is our main character who owns the town cafe and performs magical spells on the side. She lives with her Aunt who is just a fabulous character, one that we can all envision who sings and dances to Stevie Nicks, I could picture her in a tie dyed or lacy layered long skirt. The characters in this book are well developed and people whom all of us can relate to, well, maybe except the broom Sherwood, but I'd love a broom like that.
The icing on the cake of this book is that the delicious recipes mentioned and tempting us throughout the story are at the ending! I love this :-). A book I recommend to read.

Once again Jools Sinclair has given us a can't put it down book! This Abby Craig book has it all, suspense, drama, familiar characters and the charm that Jools always seems to easily capture in her books.
I highly recommend this book to all of you, make sure to read the Forty Four series also.

I really liked 44. Jools Sinclair has a nice writing style. I am in my 40s, so I found the book a bit lacking in maturity. But since it is a YA novel, I will forgive that. It wasn't meant for my age group.

Abby has an accident, and lost some memories. The doctors tell her they will come back. She has lost her friends, her sister is worried about her, and her best friend, Jesse, seems to be keeping his distance. Abby notices things like Jesse cutting class, not caring about basketball anymore, and his father not talking to him.
One night Abby has a nightmare. She sees someone drowning. In the morning, the paper tells of a drowning. This happens a few times before Abby realizes she is connected to the murderer somehow.
There are a lot of twists to this story. All of them unexpected.

No matter what your age is, this is a fun and rewarding read.

Fabulous! Twist, turns, hills, valleys. Suspense, mystery all combined. You know not where the next page will lead you! Fast read! And for me, a truly unexpected ending.

44 was a first rate disappointment. Not even up to standard as a YA novel. Plot was predictable, characters just above two dimensional, the spooky parts weren't very spooky, and the big surprise wasn't. One good thing - it was short. There's no one I'd recommend this book to. Much better stories out there to spend your precious time reading.

Not much substance. Written by a teenager, perhaps? At least it only took a few hours to read.

44 is an excellent paranormal suspense

The story takes place in Bend, OR. Abby Craig drowned when she fell through the ice on a lake. Brought back from death, she is not the same as she was before. Her memory is gone and she lives in a world without colour. Her former best friend now hates her and Abby has no idea why. Unexplained mysteries surround her. Her only anchors are her sister Kate, and her friend Jesse, who Abby realizes she loves but pushed away before her accident.

Then Abby begins to have nightmares about murders and mentions them to her sister. In her nightmares, she cannot see the face of the killer, but her visions match a series of local killings. Her psychiatrist and doctor try to push her to remember more about her past life and why she went out on the ice.

When Abby realizes her visions are not just dreams, and she sees the face of the killer, she knows she has to stop him. She will also have to face the truth about what happened.

44 is a well-written story and moves quickly. The characters are engaging. Abby's reaction to her brush with death is believable and poignant. People treat her differently and want to know what it is like being dead. Some of them treat her as a bit of a freak. She is no longer able to do some of the things she loved, like soccer and snowboarding, and she struggles to find her place in a world she barely knows.

The series of murders is chilling viewed through Abby's eyes. The villain, when revealed, is unexpected and the author does a great job of pointing the reader is the wrong direction.

The ending is heartbreaking.

44 is an excellent paranormal suspense

it was really good! :D once again, the author had me really enjoying the pacing of the book, along with all the twists in the book. she has a way of writing that makes me a lil scared of ghosts again. lol

My thoughts:
Wow! This is a big story hidden inside a short book!!!
I was hooked from the prologue. Jools Sinclair has created fantastic characters.
This is a thriller/paranormal romance/mystery that keeps you turning the pages as fast as you can read them. It twists you about and as soon as you think you have it all figured out, throws you for the final loop with an ending that will break the hardest heart.
A must read for certain!!!

IMPRESSIVE! 44 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and will take is readers by storm. Abby is a seventeen year old trying to come to terms with her near death experience. Although, that hardly gives justice when she was officially dead of 44 minutes. As if waking for this wasn't enough to overcome emotionally; now Abby is trying to adjust to the physical damage that the accident has caused her. With several problems including a limp, color blindness, severe headaches, and memory loss; Abby life is not at all what she was used to. Even worse she can't remember most of what happened just before or after the accident leaving a ton of mysteries that she just can't seem to sort out. Just when she begins to accept her life as normal; she begins having nightmare that are actually more than just dreams. This was an intriguing twist of paranormal added to the story. After a couple unexplained deaths are uncovered; Abby learns that she is having dreams about these unexplained death, even more that dreams are telling her they are not simple suicides. The ability to uncover the killer through her dreams was a bit terrifying to say the least. Jools Sinclair is a talented author with the ability to paint a very vivid picture for the readers. It is easy to imagine and follow a story with detail and intensity that was previewed in this story. Jesse and Abby are a bit of reality that was easy to relate and understand. Their romance was a bit of sweet heaven in this novel. The history and relationship between characters is an unspoken and deep hearted love that will have readers craving more. There past is heart wrenching and emotional promising to captivate readers with intrigue and desperation. Their sweet romance with add to the overall excellence of this read promising to attract a variety of readers. With so little pages concern toward to pace of this novel was elevated immediately. Sinclair seems to start this book in the middle of the story without leaving the reader confused and unknowing. With so much information in such a small book it will impress readers to the detail and depth in so few pages. The conclusion will take your breath away. Don't miss you chance to check out this amazing story.