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The Last Echo (The Body Finder #3)
by
Kimberly Derting (Goodreads Author)
In the end, all that’s left is an echo.
Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individ...more
Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individ...more
Hardcover, 1st Edition, 358 pages
Published
April 17th 2012
by HarperCollins
(first published March 1st 2012)
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Pre-Review:
Even though I'm so incredibly excited for this book to come out, I've got a few issues that I'm worrying about. Okay, one particularly specific issue in mind:
Rafe
I don't like Rafe because I have a feeling Kimberly Derting's going to pull a Twilight and throw in a love triangle. And I honestly don't want this to happen! JAY + VIOLET! They're perfect! Let them stay together!
I would be so happy if:
-Rafe hits on Vi but she doesn't even give him the time of day
-Jay takes his shirt off
-Jay...more
I’m so angry right now! SO ANGRY!
Why Kimberly, why? Why is this book about RafeRafeRafe? Why couldn’t you have started another series if you wanted to tell his story, instead of just making him pretty much the leading character of The Last Echo, when it should have been all about Violet?? WHYYY? This was one of my favorite series! And now it’s ruined, ruined, ruined!! Damn you “Third Book In A Series Curse”, damn you!!!
I never thought that a The Body Finder novel could ever bore me to tears, bu...more
Why Kimberly, why? Why is this book about RafeRafeRafe? Why couldn’t you have started another series if you wanted to tell his story, instead of just making him pretty much the leading character of The Last Echo, when it should have been all about Violet?? WHYYY? This was one of my favorite series! And now it’s ruined, ruined, ruined!! Damn you “Third Book In A Series Curse”, damn you!!!
I never thought that a The Body Finder novel could ever bore me to tears, bu...more
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I just finished Desires of the Dead, and I am going to be sooooo upset if she gets with Rafe! Does the main character always need to attract two guys??? Why can't they ever just be happy with what they have and leave the other guy aloneeeeee? Honestly, it makes me so mad. The odds of a girl finding ONE amazing guy is extremely slim, but TWO? Really? Still, I cant wait for the next one. April can't come fast enough...
Edit After Reading:
PLEASE, OH PLEASE, MAKE THE LOVE TRIANGLES STOP!
Edit After Reading:
PLEASE, OH PLEASE, MAKE THE LOVE TRIANGLES STOP!
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Why do all the series that you want to read never have books that follow one after the other?! I really like this series with Violet's morbid ability, her relationship with the ever-so-sweet Jay *sigh* and the built up anticipation (that never fails to draw me in) of finding out who the murderer is this time. I'm really excited to read the 3rd installment of the Body Finder for one major reason:
........................ (just creating suspense) .....................
RAFE!!!!!!!
Ok so I love Jay and...more
........................ (just creating suspense) .....................
RAFE!!!!!!!
Ok so I love Jay and...more
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I just finished Desires of the Dead today, I'm dying for this book to come out!
Derting is pretty freaking awesome.
How else can you explain how this author makes you nearly understand, nearly feel sorry for a KILLER? And I ask myself.. nearly? Or did I actually feel sympathy and sadness for a person who killed innocent victims? You know what? I think I did.. the way the author describes this killer, you know he isn't mentally stable, you know he was messed up beyond recognition as a kid (that by no means justifies killing, however! Calm it.And put the knife back down now...more
How else can you explain how this author makes you nearly understand, nearly feel sorry for a KILLER? And I ask myself.. nearly? Or did I actually feel sympathy and sadness for a person who killed innocent victims? You know what? I think I did.. the way the author describes this killer, you know he isn't mentally stable, you know he was messed up beyond recognition as a kid (that by no means justifies killing, however! Calm it.
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My review can also be found on my blog Collections.
May contain minor spoilers.
This was an interesting installment in the Body Finder series. It frustrated me and yet reminded me how much I loved the first book The Body Finder. While I couldn't bring myself to appreciate certain aspects, I think if you're a fan of the events that occurred in the second book Desires of the Dead you'll probably enjoy The Last Echo.
As I mentioned in my review for Desires of the Dead, there were some changes compared...more
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Nov 14, 2012
Elle!
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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Thanks Kimberly Derting, HarperCollins Publishing and Goodreads for allowing me the opportunity to read this book!!! Enough of that stuff - let me get on with this review , it took my weeks to finish this book which says a lot.
So Violet works for a government group to catch murderers. When a female is missing, Violet and the group latch on to a murderer called the "Girlfriend Collector" a sadistic , handsome, creep who kills in the name of love. So this blessed chick, Violet can see the imprint...more
So Violet works for a government group to catch murderers. When a female is missing, Violet and the group latch on to a murderer called the "Girlfriend Collector" a sadistic , handsome, creep who kills in the name of love. So this blessed chick, Violet can see the imprint...more
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My Thoughts: And I thought The Body Finder and Desires Of The Dead were awesome books. The Last Echo is by far the best in the series so far.
We are back with Violet who can see imprints. Remember, she can see the imprints of dead people on the killers bodies. Jay, her super cool boyfriend is also around throughout the novel. He is there to help Violet get through life with her special abilities.
Violet is working with a group of people who have similar abilities to hers. There is Sam, Sarah, Rafe...more
We are back with Violet who can see imprints. Remember, she can see the imprints of dead people on the killers bodies. Jay, her super cool boyfriend is also around throughout the novel. He is there to help Violet get through life with her special abilities.
Violet is working with a group of people who have similar abilities to hers. There is Sam, Sarah, Rafe...more
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Cannot wait for this book to come out!!! I just wanna read it and find out what happens!!! I am so glad there is a third book to this series because i can't bear for the series to finish!! :D
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The Last Echo!! Amazing title. I love the cover too. This make me want to read this book even more. If I didn't know there was going to be a forth book I would think this is the last one because it is called The Last Echo. I don't think she can have a last echo so I really want to read it and found out w...more
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The Last Echo!! Amazing title. I love the cover too. This make me want to read this book even more. If I didn't know there was going to be a forth book I would think this is the last one because it is called The Last Echo. I don't think she can have a last echo so I really want to read it and found out w...more
PRE-READ:
I can't wait to get my hands on this! When does it come --- APRIL 17TH, 2012? What is this? No. I need this ASAP.
And Rafe? Rafe. Raaaaaaafe. Rafe! *fangirls, claps and squeals*
POST-READ:
I finished this in five hours. These books are waaaay too good.
When I started reading this book, I was expecting it to be the last one in the series. At the end, I kind of panicked and thought it was just going to leave off at that. I was so relieved to see that there's another installment after this one...more
I can't wait to get my hands on this! When does it come --- APRIL 17TH, 2012? What is this? No. I need this ASAP.
And Rafe? Rafe. Raaaaaaafe. Rafe! *fangirls, claps and squeals*
POST-READ:
I finished this in five hours. These books are waaaay too good.
When I started reading this book, I was expecting it to be the last one in the series. At the end, I kind of panicked and thought it was just going to leave off at that. I was so relieved to see that there's another installment after this one...more
Sorry I just couldn't help to leave a review for this one. I just wanted to rant about some things.
You know when I read The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead, I fell in love with Violet and Jay. But when I was about to read The Last Echo, I got scared because people were talking about this new guy named Rafe. I was curious and scared at the same time. Now that I already read the third book, I still didn't get the whole Rafe/Vi pairing. Sure, there was attraction and electric sparks and all but...more
You know when I read The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead, I fell in love with Violet and Jay. But when I was about to read The Last Echo, I got scared because people were talking about this new guy named Rafe. I was curious and scared at the same time. Now that I already read the third book, I still didn't get the whole Rafe/Vi pairing. Sure, there was attraction and electric sparks and all but...more
Another amazing novel written by an amazing author. The last echo was suspenseful and thrilling. It manged to keep me up all night, just like her other books in the seris have.... I loved every thing about the book, except the romance between Jay and Violet. I"ve been a fan of their relationship since book one, however my views began to shift once Rafe came into the picture. Hopefully Derting ends up starting a relationship with Vi and Rafe. Because personally, I think he understands Vi more tha...more
We last saw Violet in The Desires of the Dead , running off to join her newfound friend Sara Priest and her team of psychics and special abilities. After months of learning and controlling her abilities and not being pulled towards the need to discover the echo , she has been doing well. In The Last Echo, we read as Violet discovers a body of a young girl with Lilac nail polish murdered. What started as one body, though might lead to more as the team start to uncover the trail of a Casanova Seri...more
This book was a 2-star. I almost gave it a 1-star, actually, but then took pity on it because the serial killer guy was creepy and Jay, when present (albeit not very often), was sweet. But here are the three main issues I had with this book:
1) How many serial killers are going to go after this girl? Violet establishes herself as a girl who doesn't stand out, but damn, she gets some serious attention from the psychos around town. They always look at her and think, "She's perfect. *licks lips* I...more
1) How many serial killers are going to go after this girl? Violet establishes herself as a girl who doesn't stand out, but damn, she gets some serious attention from the psychos around town. They always look at her and think, "She's perfect. *licks lips* I...more
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This installment in the Body Finder series is as good as the others. I was a little disappointed that there were not more interactions between Violet and Jay and that her friends were hardly mentioned, but the book would have had to be much longer to include those sorts of things this time around. A lot of the book focused on Violet's feelings toward Rafe and there was a bit of a disconnect between what she experienced and what she supposedly felt, especially taking into consideration Rafe's abi...more
The Last Echo is the third book in the Bodyfinder series, and for fans of YA series, if you missed the first book, I seriously suggest you go an find it!
I reviewed the original book back in 2010, and looking back, I enjoyed the serial killer part, but found the romance part a little too ‘sweet’. However, the actual concept and story has stayed with me, unlike many other books which disappear into the depths of my memory. I then actually missed the second book, and when I looked up reviews, they...more
I reviewed the original book back in 2010, and looking back, I enjoyed the serial killer part, but found the romance part a little too ‘sweet’. However, the actual concept and story has stayed with me, unlike many other books which disappear into the depths of my memory. I then actually missed the second book, and when I looked up reviews, they...more
The Last Echo didn't as good as The Body Finder but absolutely better than Desires of The Dead. I like the part about the collector, it really creepy and i can feel his anger throughout the story but i'm quite disappointed with other characters.
First, Rafe. Why Derting have to make Rafe 'involved' with Violet? it makes the book like any other YA story which have the love triangles. In some way, I didn't mind with the love triangles, but in this series I like Jay-Violet's relationship, just thei...more
First, Rafe. Why Derting have to make Rafe 'involved' with Violet? it makes the book like any other YA story which have the love triangles. In some way, I didn't mind with the love triangles, but in this series I like Jay-Violet's relationship, just thei...more
Cover:
The covers of The Body Finder, and The Desires of the Dead are both really pretty! The cover of The Last Echo isn't any different, it's just as beautiful and enticing as the previous two covers! I love it! (I hope the next book is either green or orange!)
My Thoughts:
Kimberly Derting has been one of my favorite authors since I started Turning Pages, which is a little over a year ago. She is hilarious, and extremely nice! If she comes to signing near you, you need to go; Kimberly is so easy...more
The covers of The Body Finder, and The Desires of the Dead are both really pretty! The cover of The Last Echo isn't any different, it's just as beautiful and enticing as the previous two covers! I love it! (I hope the next book is either green or orange!)
My Thoughts:
Kimberly Derting has been one of my favorite authors since I started Turning Pages, which is a little over a year ago. She is hilarious, and extremely nice! If she comes to signing near you, you need to go; Kimberly is so easy...more
This continuation in the "Body Finder" series features Violet Ambrose, a 17-year-old who has the ability to sense those who have died at the hand of another. She picks up an “echo” or a unique imprint from each body. Furthermore, she senses a matching imprint of the violent death if she encounters the perpetrator.
In this book, Violet has been working with a team associated with the FBI for the past two months. Led by Sara Priest, everyone on the team has a different ability to find murder victim...more
In this book, Violet has been working with a team associated with the FBI for the past two months. Led by Sara Priest, everyone on the team has a different ability to find murder victim...more
The Last Echo was far darker than the previous two Body Finder books. This book definitely goes in a different direction than the others and explores Violet’s experiences and the many brutal dangers of working with Sara and other psychic teenagers. Very, very few scenes were spent with Violet’s female friends, she spends no time in school and even Jay is largely absent. The feeling of Violet being in danger is unrelenting throughout the book, as her new job and coworkers take center stage. While...more
May 23, 2012
Dayla
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3 of 5 stars
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This review first appeared on my blog: Book Addict 24-7
The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting is the third novel in the Body Finder series, which has another installment set to release sometime in 2013. If you haven't read the previous two books, I suggest you do so (preferably The Body Finder; the first novel and the namesake of the series), since this book wasn't in the same league as the first book. When I first read The Body Finder, I fell in love with Derting's writing and the story she had to t...more
The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting is the third novel in the Body Finder series, which has another installment set to release sometime in 2013. If you haven't read the previous two books, I suggest you do so (preferably The Body Finder; the first novel and the namesake of the series), since this book wasn't in the same league as the first book. When I first read The Body Finder, I fell in love with Derting's writing and the story she had to t...more
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Not long after surviving a murder attempt by a man who had finally been found out for killing his own wife years before, Violet has now joined with the people who helped save her.
It's hard to balance school and this new job, but it's even harder when her job essentially entails using her "gift" to find the dead via their echos and then finding their murderers via their imprints. Each time she comes across an echo or an imprint, she's haunted for days, has...more
Not long after surviving a murder attempt by a man who had finally been found out for killing his own wife years before, Violet has now joined with the people who helped save her.
It's hard to balance school and this new job, but it's even harder when her job essentially entails using her "gift" to find the dead via their echos and then finding their murderers via their imprints. Each time she comes across an echo or an imprint, she's haunted for days, has...more
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Violet Ambrose is a body finder. She has the ability to find those who have been murdered and their killers by sensing echoes or imprints that are unique with each kill. For many years she has felt like the odd woman out, one who can never be normal, despite the love and support of her family and her best friend turned boyfriend Jay…. that is until she meets Sara Priest.
Sara is a former FBI investigator turned special agent who ha...more
Violet Ambrose is a body finder. She has the ability to find those who have been murdered and their killers by sensing echoes or imprints that are unique with each kill. For many years she has felt like the odd woman out, one who can never be normal, despite the love and support of her family and her best friend turned boyfriend Jay…. that is until she meets Sara Priest.
Sara is a former FBI investigator turned special agent who ha...more
Ahh! I was so excited to hear that this book came out. I bought the first "Body Finder" book when it first came out in paperback. I instantly fell in love and was sucked into Violet's world. I really love everything about these books: the romance, the mystery, the writing style, and the characters. The best thing about this series is that, as it progresses, the books get even better! I didn't even think that'd be possible.
This is, by far, my favorite book in the series. While the other books had...more
This is, by far, my favorite book in the series. While the other books had...more
Kimberly Derting never ceases to amaze me. She has an aptitude for crafting such an array of spine-chilling characters. In The Last Echo, we are introduced to “The Girlfriend Collector”, who is downright very menacing and disturbing. What is even more amazing is that she gives us a glimpse of the killers’ viewpoints. Being able to dive into their minds and get a sense of their sinister planned acts is quite distressing. Her writing etiquette compliments the creepiness factor when she describes t...more
Originally published at The Teen Book Guru
**This review is based on an ARC (Advance Readers Copy)**
Even though, like all the other hopelessly obsessed, hardcore The Body Finder fans out there, I was eagerly awaiting the next book in the series, I'll admit I was worried how Kimberly Derting was going to pull off yet another amazing book... would The Last Echo follow in the brilliant footprints of the other two books before? It turned out, however, that I had nothing to worry about. In The Last Ec...more
**This review is based on an ARC (Advance Readers Copy)**
Even though, like all the other hopelessly obsessed, hardcore The Body Finder fans out there, I was eagerly awaiting the next book in the series, I'll admit I was worried how Kimberly Derting was going to pull off yet another amazing book... would The Last Echo follow in the brilliant footprints of the other two books before? It turned out, however, that I had nothing to worry about. In The Last Ec...more
The Last Echo is the third novel in the Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting. It has been a while since I read the first two, but I remembered the general plot and characters so I didn't need to reread the previous novels to remember what is happening (which often happens). I thought this was the last novel in a trilogy since it is called "The Last Echo" but based on the ending there will definitely be more stories. Typically I dislike series, especially when I have to wait so long between nov...more
So, I just read a couple of the anti-Rafe reviews, and I thought the discussion could do with some yay-Rafe!
I think Jay could do with a little competition! Yes, I know, he's dreamy and all perfect and, dare I say it? Maybe a liiiiittle bit boring. Just a little bit. Please don't kill me.
I think a Body Finder series with Violet's man just being a supportive background, would be disappointing. I loved the whole thing Derting came up with, with the team, I thought it was a great twist with grea...more
I think Jay could do with a little competition! Yes, I know, he's dreamy and all perfect and, dare I say it? Maybe a liiiiittle bit boring. Just a little bit. Please don't kill me.
I think a Body Finder series with Violet's man just being a supportive background, would be disappointing. I loved the whole thing Derting came up with, with the team, I thought it was a great twist with grea...more
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| The Body finder series :), what do you think? | 11 | 74 | Oct 16, 2012 02:58pm |
Kimberly is the author of the BODY FINDER series (HarperCollins), THE PLEDGE trilogy (Simon & Schuster), and THE TAKING trilogy (coming Summer 2014 from HarperTeen). She lives in the Pacific Northwest, the ideal place to write anything dark or creepy...a gloomy day can set the perfect mood. She lives with her husband and their three beautiful (and often mouthy) children who provide an endless...more
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