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Book Review By Allison
Beating Heart: A Ghost Story by A. M. Jenkins

    Evan is a seventeen-year-old human boy who moves in with his mother and younger sister Libby after his parents decide to separate. As his family gets settled in the new house, Evan begins to dream about a beautiful, yet mysterious girl who once lived there. Evan's dreams become more vivid and real, and soon he is fascinated with her, believing she is living in the house with him.
    Cora is a ghost. She roams the halls of Evans home, watching him, and longing for his love and attention. She believes he is her lover, and that they belong together. Even if she has to steal him. Cora uses her power of seduction to pull Evan from his relationships with his family and his girlfriend Carrie, hoping he will stay with her.
    As Evan and Cora get closer, Evan's old life begins to slip away, leaving his family, and Carrie.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Romance Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 0 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 0 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 90 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10 %
Human/magical couple? Yes
Type of couple: - He's a human, she's a magical being

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Earth setting: - general past - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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