Swoon by Nina Malkin

This story is about a girl, Dice (Candice) who moves from New York City to Swoon, Connecticut after the death of her friend Ruby. She unhappily accepts her fate of living life in the city where nothing interesting really happens. Dice spends most of her time with her cousin Pen (Penelope). However, a queer event that occurred at the start of the novel when Pen nearly dies when falling off an old tree, and her spirit intertwines with that of a ghost - Sinclair Youngblood Powers. His mission is to seek revenge, as he was executed in colonial times after the death of his wife, and he has risen from the dead to get revenge on the descendants of his killers. Pen is oblivious to the possession, and Dice is too aware of him. However, Dice finds herself inextricably drawn to him - despite the fact that he's wreaking mayhem in Swoon. After exorcising him, Sin is free to use his supernatural powers to destroy the town, and Dice has to find her way to stop him. However, the only trouble is that she's fallen in love with him, and yet, she has to destroy him.

I thought this novel was particularly captivating, it was also very vivid and definitely unforgettable. It was spine-tingling, with the collision of the past and the present, yet expressed in such a terrifying manner. However, paragraphs became very lengthy and at times difficult to understand. i also felt that it was hard to believe. The characters were underdeveloped and in some ways, stereotypical.

Overall, I thought it was a good book - only if you had patience to read through the incomprehensible paragraphs.