Melissa Pearl
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Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult 
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TWO e-copies of BETWIXT
by Melissa Pearl
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BETWIXT
by Melissa Pearl
DESCRIPTION
Beautiful, wild-child Nicole Tepper is hit by a car and left for dead. But when she wakes the next morning, Nicole finds herself in bed without a scratch. Perhaps she was more intoxicated than usual, as her mother is giving her the silent treatment and her friends are ignoring her as well.
Things take a turn for the weird when Nicole soon discovers she is actually hovering between life and death. Her body is lying in the forest while her spirit is searching for anyone who can hear her. Unfortunately the only person who can is Dale Finnigan, the guy she publicly humiliated with a sharp-tongued insult that has left him branded.
Desperate, Nicole has no choice but to haunt Dale and convince the freaked-out senior to help her. Will he find her body before it’s too late? Or will the guy who tried to kill her with his car, beat him there and finish her off before anyone finds out?
REVIEW
Betwixt is an amazing story of one young girl’s brush with death and her journey to self-realization and acceptance. Nicole Tepper had a lot going for her – she lives in a nice neighborhood, she’s socially popular at school, she has a hot boyfriend, and she’s pretty.
You’d think that’s all it takes to be happy. But Nicole is not even close to happy. She’s been acting out since the death of her sister two years prior and in her mind, she grabbed life with gusto, pointed her head towards the wind, and pushed on.
OK, she did do that. She just did it in all the wrong ways. And now that she’s on the brink of death after being hit by a car because her ‘boyfriend” was trying to grope her and she wasn’t interested- her bad choices are literally coming back to haunt her.
This is sort of a paranormal book, but not really. Nicole is hit by a car and left for dead on the side of the road and she’s in a lot of pain. Unimaginable pain, maybe. She lifts out of her body and finds herself able to move around her town, but the only person in the whole darn place who can hear her is a boy she belittled and teased with a very cruel nickname due to a scar on his face. A boy who liked her but who is not about to put up with her cruelty just to have her as a friend.
And now Nicole needs him. Desperately needs him because even though she never came home from a party the night before and never showed up for school – no one is looking for her. Everyone assumes she ran away because her wild behavior dictates that’s the most likely answer for her disappearance. Her friends even go so far as to run a poll about where everyone thinks she may be and make jokes about it.
This story is beautiful because it chronicles Nicole’s journey of turning over a new leaf. The overwhelming propellant in this change is Dale Finnigan, the boy she hurt and who goes out of his way to help her spirit find her body.
As the two try to unravel how she was hit, where she was walking at the time, and who may have been driving the car they become close and Nicole realizes she’s always been sort of attracted to him, she was just too worried about her friends making fun of her to act on it.
But Dale has his own secrets. As Nicole beings to know him better she realizes that even though her family has more money, his family has each other. I really enjoyed this book – Melissa Pearl’s way with words kept me reading long into the night and I finished this book in about a day and a half. The plot is original, the message is uplifting and sweet, and the mystery of both Nicole and Dale is intriguing.
Also, Nicole is funny! There’s a part near the end that had me laughing out loud. It’s a spoiler so I can’t quote, but the book is not all sadness and mystery – there’s quite a bit of fun dialog between Nicole and Dale.
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About Melissa Pearl
Melissa Pearl was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but has spent much of her life abroad, living in countries such as Jordan, Cyprus and Pakistan… not to mention a nine month road trip around North America with her husband. “Best. Year. Ever!!” She now lives in China with her husband and two sons. She is a trained elementary teacher, but writing is her passion. Since becoming a full time mother she has had the opportunity to pursue this dream and her debut novel hit the internet in November, 2011. Since then she has produced three more books with her fifth novel, Betwixt, due out in November 2012.
“I am passionate about writing. It stirs a fire in my soul that I never knew I had. I want to be the best writer I can possibly be and transport my readers into another world where they can laugh, cry and fall in love.”
Lesa Neace
This really sounds great! I’d love to read it!
Courtney Slyne
Definitely one best friend. I’ve had the same best friend now for almost eleven years and I don’t know what I would do without her! Thanks for the giveaway!
Courtney
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Laura Basaldua
just one BFF
Melanie Charlesworth
Sounds like a good book
PJ
Acquaintances are good in terms of always having someone to do stuff with, but one BFF has more worth in the long-term. They stand by you and fight for you in ways that acquaintances don’t/won’t.
Sandra
One BFF
No doubt in my mind.
Wendy
Sounds like a great book. Thanks for doing the giveaway. One BFF is better than tons of friends IMHO.
chelle's.book.sense
One true fiend is more precious than gold. I wouldn’t trade her for all the acquaintances in the world. thanks for the giveaway
Kristen Hennigan
Wow sounds good
Kristen Hennigan
Wow sounds good
Sarah Lieurance
sounds like a great story to read. Thanks for the opportunity.
Sarah Lieurance
I forgot…..I think having 1 BFF is much better than having lots of acquaintances.
Ali Goff
I think that having one best friend is much better than having many acquaintances. It’s better to have one person you can fully trust than to have ten people you can’t.
Linsanityy
Acquaintances are nice and fun to hang out and socialise with, but having that one true friend who you can always turn and tell everything to is just more precious (:
Marcial Keesing
One best friend and together you can meet all these other fab people but most def the one best friend oh and thanks for the cool giveaway.
sdlashbrook
Just one BFF, you always need that one person you can turn to and tell everything to without being judge or walking out of your life.
nichole mcguire
one bff thanks for the giveaway
Rose
I’d rather have one bff.
Thanks for the chance!
Bookworm Brandee
I think it’s nice to have lots of acquaintances but having that ONE person you can go to for everything is wonderful.
sarah corbin
i think just one bff!!!
erin
sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing 😉 I think that having a BFF is more important and meaningful.
Jaime Lester
Just on BFF. You can’t rely on and depend on acquaintances. With a BFF, you have someone who is there, always. Through everything. I would much rather have just one BFF.
Kim Kimbrough
I believe it is better to have one best friend over more acquaintances. Someone you can trust and tell all your secrets too. Luckily I have one of those.
And her name is Kim also….LOL Thank you for the giveaway.