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Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator

by Jill Baguchinsky (Goodreads Author)

3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 · rating details · 135 ratings · 44 reviews

Winner of the Breakthrough Novel Award Contest--Jill Baguchinsky's quirky, creepy debut

Violet doesn't remember much about her late mother, but she is certain of one thing: she too can see ghosts and communicate with the dead. But when Violet discovers paranormal activity in the girls' locker room, she finds herself ill-equipped for handling the school's ghostly echoes. Thr...more

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Published August 21st 2012 by Dutton Juvenile (first published August 16th 2012)

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Aug 12, 2012 Giselle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, own, paranormal

Ahh! Morbid humor! :D

I have to admit, I almost didn't pick up Spookygirl because of its title. I was afraid it would be a bit too cheesy for me, so I'm happy to say that this wasn't the case. Sure there are some... less than mature moments, but overall the humor is very clever and witty: What you would expect from a teenager who has been seeing ghosts her whole life.

Initially I found myself debating between a 3 and a 4 star for this novel. It has quite the predictable plot and parts of the end...more Ahh! Morbid humor! :D

I have to admit, I almost didn't pick up Spookygirl because of its title. I was afraid it would be a bit too cheesy for me, so I'm happy to say that this wasn't the case. Sure there are some... less than mature moments, but overall the humor is very clever and witty: What you would expect from a teenager who has been seeing ghosts her whole life.

Initially I found myself debating between a 3 and a 4 star for this novel. It has quite the predictable plot and parts of the ending are a tad underwhelming, however I can't deny that it's a fun, enlivening novel -- exactly what I was in the mood for -- that I thoroughly enjoyed regardless of its debilitating factors. With Violet's ability to see and communicate with the dead, her father being a mortician, her mother's mysterious death, and friends who go along with her dangerous antics, how is it possible to not get absorbed in this story? Violet's fantastic sense a humor is incredibly amusing, and you can expect to get creeped out a time or two. She's dealing with something evil, something that may actually contradict what her mother has always told her - ghosts can't you you. The secondary characters range from the half vampire (or so he thinks) best friend, to the goth, to the poltergeist pet; all quite charming and unique in their own way, they become good, loyal friends to Violet that, though not notably developed, are great accessories to the story.

Fair warning for romantics, there is a complete lack of romance in this novel. I, for one, found it quite refreshing. There is plenty going on inside this plot that a romantic side story is not required. I never felt like there was something missing, nor did I hope for any romantic developments between any of the characters -- to be honest I didn't even make note of it until I wrote this review. It was a great change to have no distraction from the main plot which was plenty interesting on its own. My one complaint is that it's a little underwhelming when it comes to conclusion of the hauntings. I was expecting something much more sinister from the vibe they were emitting.

All in all, with a great equilibrium of humor and fright, Spookygirl is a quirky, yet creepy read that is bound to entertain you fully.

>An advance copy was provided by the publisher for review.
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May 06, 2013 Karen Yingling rated it 4 of 5 stars

Violet has finally gotten to move back with her father after her mother's death while investigating a "haunted" house. Her father runs a funeral home, and didn't feel it was a good place for Violet to be-- especially since she can talk to ghosts and her presence seems to draw them. She starts a new high school, but runs into ghosts even there. Dirk was a football player killed in a drunk driving accident, and the former custodian shows up as well, but they are harmless enough. The real threat is...more

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Feb 18, 2013 BAYA Librarian rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Violet's life is anything but typical – living with her dad in a mortuary, seeing ghosts, and trying to solve the mystery of her mother's sudden, violent death has given her the nickname Spookygirl – and a reputation to live up to. Although she's an outsider who doesn't affiliate with any high school cliques, Violet is drawn into a group of goths who covet her paranormal powers and use her abilities for some freaky Halloween fun – only to find out that taunting dark spirits can lead to more than...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Amy Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

I’m not a huge fan of the paranormal genre, but the book cover and plot outline drew me in. And, I’m happy to say, the writing made me stick around. Violet Addison, a high school sophomore who can both see and communicate with ghosts, is an engaging narrator, and her voice is peppered with just the appropriate amount of snark for someone who’s been through what she has at such a young age. As if seeing dead people weren’t enough, Violet’s had to deal with life without her mother, who died myster...more I’m not a huge fan of the paranormal genre, but the book cover and plot outline drew me in. And, I’m happy to say, the writing made me stick around. Violet Addison, a high school sophomore who can both see and communicate with ghosts, is an engaging narrator, and her voice is peppered with just the appropriate amount of snark for someone who’s been through what she has at such a young age. As if seeing dead people weren’t enough, Violet’s had to deal with life without her mother, who died mysteriously during a paranormal investigation, an emotionally closed-off father, who gave up paranormal investigations after losing his wife, an aunt who wants Violet to deny her special skills, and the kids at school, who have labeled her “Spookygirl” not only because she sees ghosts, but also because she and her father live above his funeral home. Baguchinsky does an expert job of creating a main character with a tough exterior whose vulnerability breaks through during some of her life’s more dramatic moments, whether those be expelling spirits from the girls’ locker room, reuniting a Goth girl with her deceased jock secret boyfriend, attempting to complete her parents’ final paranormal investigation, or wrangling Buster, the “pet” poltergeist who lives in her apartment. And you thought you had bad days.

Spookygirl is the kind of book that grabs you as a reader from the first page and doesn’t let go. The story has so much action that you don’t have time for your mind to wander; I finished the book in two marathon sessions, which is a rarity for me. In addition to seamlessly juggling multiple plots and twists, Baguchinsky has created a cast of likeable characters who turn out to be not quite what they seem, including Coach Frucile, the gym teacher from hell who has more in common with Violet than Violet could have ever dreamed; Isobel, the stereotypical Goth Girl who hides a softer side; and Dirk, the dead football player with a secret. Even Tim, the Goth wannabe who befriends Violet on her first day of school, defies reader expectations and becomes Violet’s slightly goofy platonic friend rather than her hopelessly dorky romantic admirer.

At its heart, Spookygirl is family story about a girl facing life without her mother and struggling to be the person she needs and wants to be in the face of her father’s objections. Violet’s relationship with her father is both heartbreaking and real, and Violet is at her most vulnerable in the glimpses readers get of her childhood relationship with her deceased mother. Readers who have lost or been separated from a parent will sympathize with Violet’s struggles to deal with the past and connect with her father (readers learn that Violet was also separated from her father for a time as well, living with her aunt).

Spookygirl is intended to be the first book in a series, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Violet, her family, and her friends in the next book. Jill Baguchinsky is an author to keep an eye on, and I dare you to read this book and not want a Buster of your very own.
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Sep 18, 2012 Liviania rated it 4 of 5 stars

Violet's parents used to be paranormal investigators. Then her mother died on a ghost hunt and her dad became a mortician. But Violet inherited her mother's ability to see ghosts and can't resist starting her own investigations. After all, there's something awful in the girls locker room and a ghost jock in her art class.

I liked that there were lots of ghosts for Violet to help in SPOOKYGIRL. It even led to a few twists I didn't see coming. Okay, so I wasn't even expecting twists in SPOOKYGIRL,...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Jessica rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: ghosts, ya, reviewed

Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator sounded promising, but didn't live up to my expectations. I'm usually a big fan of ghost talkers and this just didn't do it for me, plotwise or characterwise. It seemed like the author had trouble deciding which haunting plot she wanted to make the main storyline and there was a lot of clunky exposition to deal with. I also don't think it was ever explained why Violet, who can see, talk to and sense ghosts, needed to use ghost hunting equipment to, you know, v...more Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator sounded promising, but didn't live up to my expectations. I'm usually a big fan of ghost talkers and this just didn't do it for me, plotwise or characterwise. It seemed like the author had trouble deciding which haunting plot she wanted to make the main storyline and there was a lot of clunky exposition to deal with. I also don't think it was ever explained why Violet, who can see, talk to and sense ghosts, needed to use ghost hunting equipment to, you know, verify that ghosts were at a location or what sort of haunting it was. It seemed particularly redundant since Violet herself is essentially a piece of ghost detecting equipment. Baguchinsky's universe's rules about the ghosts and the afterlife were ill-defined and particularly convenient for all the characters too.

I also wasn't a big fan of Violet, who was incredibly judgmental about everyone, even her friends. For all these "outcast" characters who complain about the evil popular jocks stereotyping them, they sure do a lot of stereotyping and judging themselves. YA authors, if you're going to go with the typical douchebag jocks and cheerleaders as your character's main schoolyard antagonists, actually make them jerks and don't just say they are because they were a letter jacket. I mean, calling the popular people "the void" because they're all so stupid? Hur-dur, how original. Violet mentions she catches the jocks shoving Tim into lockers as evidence of their douchebaggery, but then she plots to and does successfully injure someone in gym class so she can go investigate some ghosts. Plus there was the d-bag move when she erased Emerson Bean's name on a list because it sounded nerdy and stuck-up because oh my god, she just hates gym soooooo much and her pain at having to exercise is more important than whatever dumb reason Emerson put his name on the list first OKAY. Hypocritical much, Violet?

I really did like that Spookygirl had absolutely zero romantic interests for Violet and that there was no love triangle in sight. That was completely refreshing for a paranormal YA novel. I loved every second of having a book actually focus on paranormal stuff instead of having it as the backdrop for a ridiculous romance. The haunting at the end of the book was sufficiently creepy and there was some great suspense build up there. I think Jill Baguchinksy has some potential to grow as an author, once some of the obvious first book errors and style issues get cleaned up and edited out.(less)

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Aug 19, 2012 Pamela Kramer rated it 5 of 5 stars

In "Spookygirl: paranormal investigator" by Jill Baguchinsky, the protagonist Violet (her mother's favorite color was purple) can communicate with ghosts. Because her mother died before she could help Violet understand her rather unusual abilities, Violet is on her own.

Her father runs a funeral home and they live upstairs. That makes beginning a new high school rather difficult. Other kids look askance at anything to do with dead bodies. And that's before she points out the jock who died several...more

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Oct 09, 2012 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: emerging high/middle school readers- high interest easy reading

Shelves: 7th-grade-shelf, 8th-grade-and-up, a-7th-and-8th-grade-middle-school-t, book-fairs-spring-2013, bullying, first-person-narrator-all-ages, gms-fall, grief, high-school-fairs, high-school-and-beyond

Narrated by Violet in the voice of a teen we would all want to know.

Violet has inherited the ability to see and speak with ghosts from her mother. Mom died violently one night while on a paranormal investigation with Dad. Mom and Dad are an unlikely couple- Dad is a scientist who really doesn't believe in ghosts or much paranormal stuff but fell completely in love with Mom who sees the evidence all around her. On a quest to help ghosts who are 'stuck' here the pair started Palmetto Paranormal I...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Rondi Olson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I bought SPOOKYGIRL because it won the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, YA division. I did not enter that year (I am in the 2013 contest) but I was curious to see what it took to be a "winner". I was pleasantly surprised by my conclusion; all published books are winners. After reading SPOOKYGIRL, I honestly believe it would have eventually been published, even if it hadn't won ABNA. Conversely, I'm sure many that didn't "win" were snapped up by agents and publishing houses in the af...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Erica rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-debut-author-challenge

Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator by Jill Baguchinsky is one part cheese factor with a large dose of an adorable story about a not so typical teenage girl's life. Spookygirl was so charming and endearing, I just couldn't help but to love it.

This book has the most fun chapter titles ever. My favorite is still probably "Who ya gonna call?" as who doesn't love a good Ghostbusters reference?

Violet, Tim, Isobel, and all the other characters are all way too awesome. I particularly loved Violet - s...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Natali.D (BookCupid) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Originally reviewed here

Spookygirl is not a paranormal love story. In fact, there's very little romance involved. This allowed the author to focus on much more important issues such as bullying and the freedom to be yourself -- whether you are a ghost waiting to cross over, a jock, a Goth, or a misunderstood girl nicknamed Spooky.

The character of Violet is well written, sounding like your average fifteen year old girl. She is scared of not being as good as her mother in paranormal investigation...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Stephanie (StephTheBookworm) rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought Spookygirl was a cute book with a fun storyline, and not creepy at all. I was particularly fond of Buster, the dog-like ghost who lives with Violet, loves cookies, squeals, plays games, and tosses around a squeaky burger. See what I mean? Totally cute book. While I wasn’t blown away by the story, I was intrigued about the mysteries Violet was working to uncover. I’d say this book is designed for younger teen readers, or middle grade fans, as it is simple, cutesy, and has no romance. It...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Shawna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, on-my-k, own, 2012

This was an entertaining story about a young girl named Violet who lives in an apartment above a funeral home with her father. Violet has inherited her mother's ability to see ghosts, the same ability that was responsible for her mother's early death.

The book was full of fun: a pet polterguiest named Buster, ghosts roaming the high school, cemetery pranks, but overall I felt like there were just too many storylines branching off from the main quest. It was like the author couldn't decide which i...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Millie Dixon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: interesting

This review was originally posted over at Millie D's Words.

I heard about this book a long time ago on Amazon and my curiosity was piqued, but I wasn't exactly motivated to read the book until I saw it at my local library. It looked like a really cute and dark short read that would entertain me.

For some reason, I didn't really find Violet to be very remarkable. I did enjoy her jokes, some of them that probably shouldn't be funny because they were about the dead, but they were. She was likable, b...more This review was originally posted over at Millie D's Words.

I heard about this book a long time ago on Amazon and my curiosity was piqued, but I wasn't exactly motivated to read the book until I saw it at my local library. It looked like a really cute and dark short read that would entertain me.

For some reason, I didn't really find Violet to be very remarkable. I did enjoy her jokes, some of them that probably shouldn't be funny because they were about the dead, but they were. She was likable, but there wasn't exactly a characteristic about her that made her unforgettable.

Story wise, even though this was a short read, I was expecting more from it. I felt that with all this darkness centering around this one house, there'd be more of a struggle. Like, this house is supposed to be this terrible and dark and creepy place where people are afraid to even be within a mile radius of it. And there was so much build up for the house throughout the book. I don't know about you, but even if this book is kind of on the light and fluffy side, if there's a haunted house that the characters go into, I expect it to be mind blowing and memorable. I would want it to be the highlight of the book, so when I think back on the book, that is what I remember most about it.

Another thing is that I thought that the bows were neatly strung by the end of the book, leaving the story all squeaky clean and a little too bright for a supposedly dark tale. Once again, this book is supposed to be about a paranormal investigator. That's some creepy stuff right there. There was a whole lot of mystery and suspense, but at the very end, it was all neatly solved hastily and I almost expected rainbows and unicorns to start frolicking around. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind reading books that are short, but when things get resolved a little to neatly, even if the book is a standalone, it's off-putting for me.

One thing I did like about this book? There was absolutely no romance for the MC. I sure do love my romance in books, but it's very rare to find a book that has absolutely zero romance. And for a teenager in real life, some kids, especially the social pariahs, do not have this epic love that not even the weight of the universe can stop. Doesn't happen. So when Violet did not hookup with some kid, and I wasn't even thinking about it in the book, I was happy about it. I think that a romance would not have fit in for this book and would only have made the romance insta-love-like if it was and the story would have been even fluffier.

Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator was a short and entertaining read about a girl who works to help ghosts find their peace and lives in a funeral home with her father and befriends to goths that join her in her investigations. It was morbidly funny and fast paced, always keeping me interested. If you're interested in a short, different, and paranormal read, Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator could be a book you would want to read.

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Overall, my feelings are kind of meh. It was cute and there was plenty of witty jokes and paranormal activity, but I felt that with all this darkness centering around this one house, there'd be more of a struggle. The bows were neatly strung by the end of the book, leaving the story all squeaky clean and a little too bright for a supposed dark tale.

One thing I did like? There wasn't any romance involved! I'm not saying that I don't enjoy the nice smoochy-smooch scene here and there, but a romance would have been unnecessary, I feel.

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Jan 09, 2013 Erika Hébert rated it 4 of 5 stars

When you ignore the stupid title and the ridiculous cover, this is actually a pretty good book. Even though it's about a girl that hangs around with dead people, it is still very light-hearted and witty. The characters are incredibly loveable and the story is easy to follow. For those of you who like romance, I will tell you that there isn't really a love interest. There are a couple instances of romance, but they don't involve the main character. One of the things I like most about it is that a...more

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Oct 15, 2012 Erin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Spookygirl is a wonderfully "not fitting in" story for highschool girls. Violet Addison ends up at a new school. She becomes known as Spookygirl because she lives in a funeral parlor with her father. Her secret is bigger than most people can guess, though. She, like her mother, can see and communicate with ghosts. After Violet's mom died seven years ago during an investigation, her dad refuses to talk about ghosts. Violet finds herself in the middle of more than one paranormal investigation and...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Michele rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: format-arc, genre-young-adult, own, 2012-50bookpledge

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Violet Addison was only seven when her mother died under mysterious circumstances during a paranormal investigation. Since then, Violet has been shepherded between her Aunt Thelma and her father, a man who was starting up a funeral home business while determined not to have any memories of his former paranormal investigator life. When she starts the school year at a new high school and realizes that there were a lot of ghosts roamin...more This, and other reviews can be found on my blog Just a Lil' Lost

Violet Addison was only seven when her mother died under mysterious circumstances during a paranormal investigation. Since then, Violet has been shepherded between her Aunt Thelma and her father, a man who was starting up a funeral home business while determined not to have any memories of his former paranormal investigator life. When she starts the school year at a new high school and realizes that there were a lot of ghosts roaming the halls that she could communicate with, Violet is determined to use her abilities to finish the case that her mother couldn’t – with or without her father’s help.

Being a huge fan of the show Ghost Hunters, I was immediately drawn to the idea of Spookygirl. Granted all I know about paranormal investigations is what I’ve seen on TV, I felt Baguchinsky did a fantastic job of capturing the lingo, the process and the equipment that are important to a successful investigation. And after having just finished Joanne Levy’s Small Medium at Large, Violet feels like the teenage version of what Lilah grows up to be like. It turned out to be an appropriate transition between books.

It’s really a personal hangup of mine where stories about those who can hear ghosts always seem to have such cliché or campy conversations with them. True, not all ghosts are necessarily menacing and scary but there’s got to be a middle ground between cheesy and terrorizing. Spookygirl has an interesting blend of all different kinds, from scary to sappy – it makes for an interesting cast of characters. I did find some of the scenarios a bit too easily explained away, like it was packaged up in a neat bow and problem solved.

That being said though, I really enjoyed this book. It was like a YA version of watching a Ghost Hunters episode at times and this isn’t the last we’ll see of Violet Addison either. With the way this story leads to the ending, it definitely leaves it open to become a ghost hunting series. Looking forward to future cases with this young investigator!(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Jenny rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: completed-in-2012

Review originally posted to my blog, A Bookish Co-Op

You had me at hello...

So from the moment I saw Spookygirl at the bookstore I knew I had to have it. The title alone screamed me. Ghost books are my favorite in YA and Spookygirl isn't your just typical ghost story.

For starters, this book is fun and light. It's not all dark and broody and there's no creep-factor. Ok, that last bit is a lie, but not really. There are a few moments where stuff is kind of like woah. You know, a creepy disembodied v...more Review originally posted to my blog, A Bookish Co-Op

You had me at hello...

So from the moment I saw Spookygirl at the bookstore I knew I had to have it. The title alone screamed me. Ghost books are my favorite in YA and Spookygirl isn't your just typical ghost story.

For starters, this book is fun and light. It's not all dark and broody and there's no creep-factor. Ok, that last bit is a lie, but not really. There are a few moments where stuff is kind of like woah. You know, a creepy disembodied voice asking if you want to know what it feels like to drown, but totally nothing to lose sleep or waste electricity over (unless you're reading of course, I mean by all means, READ ON!) And I appreciate that. Who says all paranormal stories have to parallel The Exorcist?

And on that note, I TOTALLY want my own Buster. No, that is not a cool gadget for ghost hunting. Buster is Violet's "pet" poltergeist (DUDE!!!!!) who acts like a neurotic dog on mass amounts of caffeine. WANT! Wait, I have something similar, it's called a Dachshund... still how cool would it be to have Buster?! He's introduced in the first couple of pages and I totally squealed in the car from delight. I craved the scenes with Buster, he is just the greatest idea ever. He's basically this invisible energy that haunts Violet's family, loves his squeaky cheesburger toy, playing pranks, and eating oatmeal cookies, Oh and he's even crate trained. Let me say this again, Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Another thing I liked is there are no spells, incantations, holy water, circles of salt and pentagrams. Instead it was talking while dodging flying objects and the like. Sometimes I like the simple reasoning, 'You're dead, that sucks get over it and GTFO' instead of the complicated go to of hocus pocus and salty, holy-watered down virgin blood.

So, I don't want to say much else because really you need to read it to understand the pure enjoyment of reading this book and well a few parts are easily predictable. Anna Dressed In Blood will always be my top favorite Ghostly book, but sometimes you need that fun, light read too and that's where Spookygirl comes in. Violet even reminds me of Cas from ADIB. I definitely also recommend this book to fans of Stacey Kade The Ghost and The Goth series.

I haven't heard if there's going to be a sequel yet, but my fingers are tightly crossed.

P.S. I adore that cover AND the story takes place in Florida, my home state. Even more WIN!(less)

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Aug 31, 2012 Shelley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, paranormal-crap, books-by-friends, reviewed-books

Spookygirl is a fun, great read for kids of all ages, especially those interested in ghosts and ghost hunting. The characters are fun, and those characters that are a walking stereotype (like Cherry and Isobel) either are *supposed* to be that way, or end up breaking out of their molds later in the story.

What Violet found in the lockerroom turns out to be a surprise (and I have to admit, I kind of wanted it to actually be a Hell gate...because where better to have a Hell gate than a high school...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Heather Riffle rated it 4 of 5 stars

I had the privilege of reading an advance copy of Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator and loved it! It was smart, funny, and had it's scary moments. Though I don't know much about paranormal investigations and all of the equipment involved, I have read and seen my fair share of books and shows about them, and it seems as though Ms. Baguchinsky has done her research. Violet is an awesome MC - I loved her immediately - and the secondary characters were fleshed out enough to make them likable and i...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Spookygirl was a fun, quick read along the lines of Bad Taste In Boys. It was refreshingly free of any sort of love story, and focused more on Violet's relationship with her father and her friends, who are all very well characterized and never feel flat. There were even a few parts of the book that were truly spooky and even gave me a nightmare (I hate to admit that!).

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Apr 12, 2013 Al rated it 3 of 5 stars

Violet doesn't remember much about her late mother, but she is certain of one thing: she too can see ghosts and communicate with the dead. But when Violet discovers paranormal activity in the girls' locker room, she finds herself ill-equipped for handling the school's ghostly echoes.

Through Violet's own investigation and with the help of some unlikely allies, Violet discovers there is a lot she doesn't know about her special skill--and more still that can stand in the way of its power. With sh

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Mar 08, 2013 Ceejay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Great YA book. There's a lot going on in this novel about a young girl who can see dead people.Her personal life. Her family relationships. A mystery to be solved. Questions about her Mother's death.It's truly well done.

No adult will feel slighted if they take the time to read this novel.

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Mar 06, 2013 Kristin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal-fantasy, young-adult

This was the authors first book. It was cute, creepy and well done for a YA. I'm not sure if it's a stand alone or if she plans to make it into a series, but if she does then I will keep reading. I like reading books that I can share and talk about with my daughter.

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Aug 11, 2012 Kim Baccellia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Interesting premise of a girl that sees the dead and becomes a paranormal investigator. Voice is similar to other paranormals out there but I'm willing to continue reading as this one has a fun feel to it.

YA Books Central review coming soon!

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Jan 22, 2013 Veli rated it 5 of 5 stars

It's an amazingly interesting book that kept me reading from beggining to end and left me wishing for more.

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Oct 30, 2012 Stacey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Slow start, did not really get good until 3/4 of the way through, and scary until the last chapter. But the end convinced me that reading the next one will be a good idea.

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Mar 14, 2013 Hannah rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought that how the ghosts were translucent blue was a tad more than cheesy, but other than that I really liked it.

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Aug 29, 2012 Heather K Veitch marked it as to-read

Shelves: fiction

So excited to finally see this in print, and can't wait to read it! :)

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Feb 10, 2013 Robin Tzucker rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fun book and well written. I really enjoyed this!

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Monster wrangler, muse therapist, reluctant Floridian, and just a little bit spooky. Winner of the Young Adult Fiction category in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest for her YA paranormal novel, Spookygirl: Paranormal Investigator.

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