Ultraviolet (edition 2011)

by R. J. Anderson

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Almost seventeen-year-old Alison, who has synesthesia, finds herself in a psychiatric facility accused of killing a classmate whose body cannot be found.

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Title:	Ultraviolet
Authors:	R. J. Anderson
Info:	Carolrhoda Books (2011), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 306 pages
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4.5 stars

I loved the multisensory descriptions in this book about a girl with synesthesia who has confessed to murdering a classmate.

"Dark chocolate, poured over velvet: that was how his voice tasted. I wanted him to follow me around and narrate the rest of my life." p 101

The main character's love interest is portrayed as nearly perfect and there's some sensuality I could have done without, which is why this didn't receive five stars.

It wasn't as suspenseful as I was expecting, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! (

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RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |

Not what I expected but it was a really good read (

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Shelly_Ward | Jun 28, 2023 |

A great story about a girl who has the ability to sense things differently and in doing so is confirmed mad. This is a story that is unable to be read bit by bit it draws you in and keeps you wandering what she will do to escape. (

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Enchanten | Mar 12, 2023 |

There are some aspects to this book that I normally would have been delighted by. Unfortunately it was slow, dull, and not terribly engaging. I ended up paging through a lot. (

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eleanorg | Feb 15, 2023 |

Great book but the romantic in me wishes she'd have been able to keep him (

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Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalist – 2011)

Sunburst Award (Shortlist – Young Adult – 2012)

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2011-05-24

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Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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To Josh, who never stopped believing

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Once upon a time there was a girl who was special.

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Almost seventeen-year-old Alison, who has synesthesia, finds herself in a psychiatric facility accused of killing a classmate whose body cannot be found.

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Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most popular girl at school. But the case is a mystery; no body has been found, and Alison's condition is proving difficult to diagnose. Alison herself can't explain what happened: one minute she was fighting with Tori - the next Tori disintegrated. Into nothing. But that's impossible. Right?

When Alison meets Dr Faraday, a visiting pyschologist, she feels an instant connection. More, he believes her story. But there's more to Faraday than Alison can possibly imagine... and the answers he will give her are...extraordinary...

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