PUBLISHER: Little, Brown and Company, 10/1981GENRE: Young Adult Fiction/Suspense
SETTING: New England, USA
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MY GRADE: C
FROM PUBLISHER: Laurie was at home, but her boyfriend swears he saw her on the beach with another guy. Her family insists they see her coming and going when she's been out of the house for hours. Who--or what--is taking over Laurie's life?
MY THOUGHTS: I'm reviewing the original version, not the modernized 2010 reissue. It's really hard to discuss this book without giving away the supernatural plot, but I'll try.
I didn't know this was supernatural until I started reading it so I'm disappointed. The mystery surrounding why people are seeing Laurie when she says they aren't was the most interesting part of the story. Once the reveal of what was going on happened, the supernatural plot revealed itself and it became far-fetched and less interesting to me though it was creative. The new character, Lia, was interesting and I liked that she was evil but she wasn't evil enough to suit me. Her personality was a nice contrast to Laurie's.
A few of Laurie's friends are superficial and judgmental, based on comments that were made about people's looks, and really only two friends were likable. Laurie's eight-year-old sister Megan seemed a bit too mature.
Info on the 2010 revised reissues: Publisher's Weekly.
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