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Bitterroot Crossing
by
Tess Oliver (Goodreads Author)
A love triangle that crosses centuries . . .
For Nick Crush, the only thing cool about his town, Bitterroot Crossing, is the gang of outlaw ghosts that rise occasionally from the town’s swamp. But when he finds himself competing with the most notorious spirit and his own ancestor, Zedekiah Crush, for the affections of Jessie Sterling, suddenly the whole ghost thing isn’t so...more
For Nick Crush, the only thing cool about his town, Bitterroot Crossing, is the gang of outlaw ghosts that rise occasionally from the town’s swamp. But when he finds himself competing with the most notorious spirit and his own ancestor, Zedekiah Crush, for the affections of Jessie Sterling, suddenly the whole ghost thing isn’t so...more
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(first published January 7th 2011)
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Apr 24, 2012
Kelley
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People looking for a short fluff read
Recommended to Kelley by:
Me and Cillian's buy cheap books-athon
Let me explain the Sapp-o-Meter Reader, before I get on to my review. These are all books that involve romance and when romance is done correctly, without being overdone, it gets a zero, hence Angelfall. Now, when a book has overdone the romance to the highest possible extent it gets a ten, so there we have Hereafter.
In my opinion a book should never, and I mean NEVER, have to go above a zero, but sometimes, it happens, and we live with it. This book, scored a 4.5 on my Sapp-o-Meter because of...more
Loved, loved, loved this book! First let me say that I love a good ghost story when there is a twist. Bitterroot Crossing is all of that and more. I was so intrigued with the storyline that I finished the book in one setting.
Back in the 1800's a bandit named Zedekiah Crush and his men were hanged in the town of Bitterroot for terrorizing the citizens and the accidental murder of Zedekiah true love Rebecca. After their deaths their bodies were paraded around town and eventually thrown carelessly...more
Back in the 1800's a bandit named Zedekiah Crush and his men were hanged in the town of Bitterroot for terrorizing the citizens and the accidental murder of Zedekiah true love Rebecca. After their deaths their bodies were paraded around town and eventually thrown carelessly...more
This was an off-beat one for me, it's a ghost story, flat out. It's told in a shifting pov between the male and female mc's, who struggle with some malevolent ghosts, and the great-great grandfather of the boy, who's back and competing with him for the affections of the girl. This was a fun read, with some moments of real emotion, but mostly just kind of wacky for me. I kept expecting Scooby and the gang to show up, it was that kind of omg ghosts are chasing us around, what's really going on, ho...more
*WARNING: Review may contain minor spoilers.*
Due to the fact that my Amazon gift card turned out to be not nearly as endless as my Kindle wish list this is another book that I found myself borrowing from one of book lending sites for Kindle. I did not purchase this book nor was it gifted to me by the publisher/author.
I'll admit that the whole love triangle thing has been a bit overdone as of late but Tess Oliver managed to write one of the ones that I enjoy. The kind where you love both of the...more
Due to the fact that my Amazon gift card turned out to be not nearly as endless as my Kindle wish list this is another book that I found myself borrowing from one of book lending sites for Kindle. I did not purchase this book nor was it gifted to me by the publisher/author.
I'll admit that the whole love triangle thing has been a bit overdone as of late but Tess Oliver managed to write one of the ones that I enjoy. The kind where you love both of the...more
I don't know if I set my expectations too high because I just finished (and loved) Safe Landing, but Bitterroot Crossing fell a bit short for me. I liked the idea of a love triangle between Jessie, Nick and the ghost of his great great granddad Zedekiah, whose been dead for quite some time now. Even the tragic backstory of Zed and Rebecca's love was a draw, but the whole Crush gang terrorizing the citizens... Didn't care much for those parts.
Tess Oliver's writing was consistent with the two pre...more
Tess Oliver's writing was consistent with the two pre...more
Rates somewhere between a 2 and a 3. I'll go with a 3 based mainly on the inclusion of multiple characters with disability and the exploration of themes like prejudice and inclusion vs. othering. Points for "scenic" creativity; minus points for predictability. Both books by this author that I've read seem perfect for middle grade readers, though very concerned with "true love", which may or may not be the best reading material to promote to the impressionable...
Honestly, it's just too unbelievable. To think that there are ghosts haunting a town and the whole world takes no interest? And they are so supposedly dangerous, yet they never seem to hurt anybody, just occasionally cause some damage. I think you either need to build a new world or come up with a reason that the rest of the world isn't noticing, like haunting only a few members of the town. But seriously, the town has a ghost alarm?
This is the weirdest love story I have ever read. It's also one of the most hilarious. Some of the scenes that occur are just plain silly, but in a good way. I was nearly on the floor after reading about Jessie falling over and Zedekiah and Nick arguing about who had caught her.
Read the rest of the review at ComaCalm's Corner!
Read the rest of the review at ComaCalm's Corner!
This story takes place in a small town where long ago a love triangle turned horribly wrong and caused several lives to end. Now in the present day these ghosts haunt the town causing trouble. Most of the story is about the descendants following in the foot steps of their family. It has romance, action, and humor. A good read!
Good overall story. I really liked Tess's other book Camille so I decided to give this one a try. Unfortunately it had teen swearing and talk of sex. So that kind of hurt the book for me. The story was fun to read but nothing too different from a lot of the other teen reads lately.
this book was funny, really it was, despite the "ghosts trying to destroy the town thing" i mean it was GREAT i laughed and was tense and then it was all good cuz the ghost-ies all got de-ghostified and the good ghost got his rest! yay! plus Nick is great haha
I bought this book because it was so cheap on my Kindle and I ended up really liking it. The story was fun and the dialogue between characters was engaging. It had a lot of unexpected twists and turns and I couldn't put it down. Great, fast, fun read!
Good book, very neat idea. It could have used more world building. Is this a world where ghosts wandering about is normal? Is it only in this town? The movement to the climax was a little slow as well, but otherwise a well thought out well written book.
Great read! Ghosts usually do not interest me, but I loved it. I could relate on how Jessie felt about being different, and how Nick had an instant pull to protect her. Overall you should take the time and read this!
I thought this might be better than Camille even though it's by the same author. It was worse. Camille was more realistic than this and Camille was about WEREWOLVES. Anyway. I'll be avoiding Oliver in the future.
So this author wrote that last book I read and there was a two chapter teaser at the end of the book for Bitterroot Crossing. It caught my interest. Easy, entertaining, quick read. A little bit of language, there are some punk high school kids.
Unique....bone chilling....awesome....love story for the ages!! This book was wonderful! I couldn't put it down. I bought it on Amazon.com this afternoon and just finished it. It is definate MUST READ!!!!
I liked it. Some parts were funny, others were romantic and so on. The whole love triangle was a little out there, but to know that even death can't conquer over love is always a good thing.
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It took me awhile to read this book, not because it was long, it was actually pretty short. I just could not get really into it. It was an okay story line but nothing really popped out to me. It also ended pretty fast.
this book was really good. what caught my attention was the cover and i bought it but i just barely decided to read it yesterday and I'm glad i did.
I really liked camille by Tess Oliver but these last 2 books, which are more modern day stories are just filled with terrible language.
This was a pretty good book
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I loved the story line. It was really good, and the two Crush boys were amazing. I just was not crazy about some of the language.
Bitterroot Crossing was a great read! Enjoyed all 4 hours of reading it!
I loved this book. It couldnt put the book down. I loved the characters.
This was an adorable story. It was fast paced and unique. Definitely worth the 99 cents on kindle.
OK Zed or Nick? I absolutely adored this book! It had totally aww moments that left me smiling and giggling like a girl. It had humor the I actually laughed outright at (and that is rare that a book can do tat for me). and there were still the sad or heart wrenching moments that had tearing up! Mrs. OLiver did an amazing job with this book and I look forward to reading more of her books.
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Happy Reading!!!
See more of my reviews at my blog: Reading and Things
Happy Reading!!!
Loved it!!!!
Cute :)
Oct 18, 2012
WolfGirl Alpha
marked it as to-read
Do any of you relies that the cover of this book uses the cover of another book called, Young Love Murder? Hate it when this happens.
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Tess Oliver is a teacher and writer who lives in California with her husband, kids and a small pack of pampered dogs. She loves horses, chocolate and Jane Austen books.
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Oct 28, 2011 07:46am