Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, January 31, 2009

"Mimi Shapiro had a disturbing freshman year at NYU, thanks to a foolish affair with a professor who still haunts her caller ID. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she’s glad to hop in her Mini Cooper and drive up north. The house is fairy-tale quaint, and the key is hidden right where her dad said it would be, so she’s shocked to fi nd someone already living there — Jay, a young musician, who is equally startled to meet Mimi and immediately accuses her of leaving strange and threatening tokens inside: a dead bird, a snakeskin, a cricket sound track embedded in his latest composition. But Mimi has just arrived, so who is responsible? And more alarmingly, what does the intruder want? Part gripping thriller, part family drama, this fast-paced novel plays out in alternating viewpoints, in a pastoral setting that is evocative and eerie — a mysterious character in its own right."

Another ARC from Early Reviewers, courtesy of LibraryThing. 

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, March 27, 2009

I liked this novel primarily because it had an interesting mix of suspense & family drama, two things that don't necessarily go hand-in-hand, or at least not in the way they did in this book. But I think it worked, for the most part. I was a little annoyed by the characterization of Mimi -- trying to be Miss Tough Girl, but perhaps that fit in with the age group Wynne-Jones was trying to target. I thought the plot was great for either adults or young adults, although the writing was probably more on par for the young adult audience. But overall a good read! 

Journal Entry 3 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, October 10, 2009

Placing this one into my Best of BC(3) bookbox. 

Journal Entry 4 by Guinneth from Manchester, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, March 28, 2010

I grabbed this out of indygo's Best of BC bookbox. Thanks! :) 

Journal Entry 5 by Guinneth at Manchester, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, December 16, 2010

I found this a good read as well; nothing earth shattering but a story that kept me interested and finished up in an unexpected way.

I'm going to send it to another dear BC friend as a holiday giveaway. :)