Walk of the Spirits

I expected a lot more from this, remembering her other books from when I was younger as being great and scary. The main character here is incredibly obnoxious and stays that way throughout the book, which doesn't really make you want to continue reading, but I hate giving up on books. The mystery was interesting, as well as the minor characters but overall, a bit disappointing.

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Hurricanes do anything possible. They cause chaos, damage, and emotional distress. For Miranda Barnes, the hurricane that hit Florida is causing all of the above... tearing her life apart.

Miranda is losing everything - her home, her friends; basically, the life she's adapted to. Now, once she moves into her grandfather's house in St. Yvette, Louisiana, strange things start to happen. It's bad enough that everyone thinks her grandfather is crazy, but now she is hearing voices while she's sleeping. Is she losing her mind, too?

Feeling disturbed and unsettled, Miranda is forced to join a group for a project centered on how the town is haunted. Her group is full of all show more types of people from different cliques - the jock, popular girl, goth girl, and two hotties. Add in Miranda and it's like The Breakfast Club. Miranda is in definite need of a pick-me-up. One of the hotties in her group, Etienne, is showing some interest. It's a definite plus that he is picking up on Miranda's distress, as it shows that he pays attention.

Turns out Miranda has the same power as her grandfather, where she can talk to ghosts who have yet to move on. The only hopes she has in beginning to have a normal life in this new town is by solving the mystery of the rose, helping the man who has been haunting her while she sleeps, and deciphering what it is between her and Etienne.

My favorite stories besides the ones all about vampires are those centered around mediators. WALK OF THE SPIRITS is haunting, intriguing, and at times amazingly sweet. All of the characters are well-developed and the chemistry between Miranda and Etienne is adorable. Readers will not be disappointed in this newest story by Richie Tankersley Cusick! show less

It starts when a young girl is forced to move to small town St. Yvette, Louisiana. She is torn from everything she knows and is thrown into a group project that turns her life upside down. Her mother has kept her from her grandfather her whole life and she finally knows why. While struggling with seeing dead people and experiencing things they have, her new friends search for the answer. This book has romance and suspense... Definitely worth reading!

After a hurricane forces Miranda and her mother to relocate to the sleepy town of St. Yvette's, Miranda is feeling rather blue. After only a few days though she begins to notice something weird. Screams in the night that no one can hear but her. Then at school she is partnered with classmates. As she begins to form bonds she also develops attractions. But with all of the school work going on does she have time for ghost. They certainly think so. In a chilling tale wrapped around civil war era ghosts and mysterys a town has burned down, Mirandas life not only excites but pulls the reader in.

This is a great attention getter for middles school students that love ghost stories. It incorporates learning and school projects into the story and shows students that learning can be fun.

A pretty good book. Not all the loose ends are tied up in the end, but it's fine the way it ends.
Love this author!

very good book the other two that goes with this one they were very good to