Give up the Ghost by Megan Crewe.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
This is a blog tour post for Traveling to Teens. Give up the Ghost by Megan Crewe Publication date: 9/15/09 Rating: 4 ghostly purrs Summary: Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody…and Cass loves dirt. She’s on a mission to expose the dirty secrets of the poseurs in her school. But when the vice president of the student council discovers her secret, Cass’s whole scheme hangs in the balance. Tim wants her to help him contact his recently deceased mother, and Cass reluctantly agrees. As Cass becomes increasingly entwined in Tim’s life, she’s surprised to realize he’s not so bad—and he needs help more desperately than anyone else suspects. Maybe it’s time to give the living another chance…. Thoughts: Dear readers, I would to start off my apologizing for the start of this review. I am about to use the evil C word and I am truly sorry for that. Give up the Ghost by Megan Crewe was both a cute (sorry, please forgive me for the use of that word) and serious book. I never imagined that a book about a girl who sees ghost could be described as cute, but Cass was such an adorable and angst ridden teenage character. Pissed off female just rock my socks! Cass’s attitude will most likely be off-putting to some readers. But I could definitely understand where Cass’s anger was coming from. Teenage girls can be extremely mean and nasty towards each other. Cass just uses what abilities she has to keep people from hurting her. That is totally understandable don’t you think? I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how Cass communicates with the ghosts in her life. The ghosts in school help Cass get dirt of an of her classmates. Some of the dirt that Cass would get from them just made me laugh out loud. The more serious aspects in Give up the Ghost revolve around Cass, her sister, and fellow classmate Tim. There are some bitter feelings between Megan and the ghost of her sister, because Cass believes that she was always their parents favorite daughter. Megan has a much closer relationship to her sister now that she is dead as she is invisible to everyone else. The relationship between Cass and her sister just pulled at my heartstrings. The relationship that develops between Tim and Cass is equally heart warming. I was not expecting this book to make me as misty eyed as it did. Through her relationship with Tim, Cass finds another way to use her abilities, to help people. As a character, Cass grows leaps and bounds by the end of Give up the Ghost and I love her for that. Give up the Ghost comes highly recommended from me. Read it, love it, and enjoy it as much as I did! I really hope that there are going to be future books in this series. There were still some unanswered questions I had about the ghosts and Cass’s abilities. 
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September 23, 2009 4:00 PM
I totally can't wait for this one.
September 23, 2009 4:12 PM
I really need to get a copy of this!
September 23, 2009 4:17 PM
::really wants to read this:: sadly none of the stores around me have it *in stock* its all special order. which is deviously evil because ordering from Borders or B&N by me is such a pain in the arse (they don't call, or they call the wrong number or they don't leave a message or they have it under the wrong name...GAH!!!).
September 23, 2009 4:43 PM
awww your review was "cute". It's not such an awful word. I will definitely have to check this book out though because I liked how you described it. It sounds like a very excellent read.
September 23, 2009 4:57 PM
I think your review of Give Up the Ghost is the first one I've read with a mention of any kind of romance - which makes me more excited abou this book!
Also, you are so awesome Sharon... I totally get what you saying about the "c" word! :)
September 23, 2009 5:02 PM
Nice review, I've read such great reviews of Give up the Ghost- I can't wait to read it(:
September 23, 2009 5:22 PM
I read it, and absolutely loved it! I particularly enjoyed how the surnatural was part of the story, without overtaking the characters!
September 23, 2009 5:27 PM
Great review! It sounds great, I can't wait to get my hands on it.
September 23, 2009 9:06 PM
haha when you said "C" word i thought you meant crap. i thought, "why would she say it was crap if it got four ghostly purrs?" i was so confused..... haha that's me.
awesome review!
September 24, 2009 4:05 PM
pssst - don't tell anyone but I like books that are "cute" too. I means I thought they were just fun to read!
September 24, 2009 8:56 PM
I've had this book on my WL, but hadn't really stopped to read a review about it. But now that I've read yours, I want to read it even more!
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September 25, 2009 12:05 AM
Great review. I am really glad I read it.
September 25, 2009 1:14 AM
This book looks good to me and am eagerly anticipating to get myself a copy.
September 25, 2009 2:19 PM
I've been hearing good things about this book and liked your review. Not all YA has to be full of angst and it's ok to be cute and heartwarming sometimes! We need that in our lives too.
September 26, 2009 5:13 AM
Your review has gotten me even more excited to read this book.
September 28, 2009 8:35 PM
sounds like a great read!
September 30, 2009 5:07 PM
I've been seeing this everywhere and it looks so *ahem* cute... ;P
Nice review!
September 30, 2009 10:42 PM
I have heard tons of great reviews about this book. I can't wait to read it. Great review, made me laugh.