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Walk of the Spirits (Walk #1)
When Miranda Barnes first sees the sleepy town of St. Yvette, Louisiana, with its moss-draped trees, above-ground cemeteries, and her grandfather’s creepy historic home, she realizes that life as she knew it is officially over. Almost immediately, there seems to be something cloying at her. Something lonely and sad and . . . very pressing. Even at school and in the group p...more
Paperback, 328 pages
Published
April 17th 2008
by Speak
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I didn't realize until after I actually looked at the cover of this book that this author was someone I'd actually read before. She wrote a bunch of scary teen books that I read when I was younger. That being said...this book was not as scary as I remember her others being, but it was still spooky enough to fit my Halloween mood. However, the main character here, Miranda, was so incredibly obnoxious and did not change or evolve at all through the course of the novel. Some of the stuff that happe...more
It was a very good book, I gave it 5 stars because I liked the story outline. The book is about a girl named Miranda,she is forced to move to her mothers hometown after an unfortunate hurricane hit her miami home. There she meets new friend Ashley, Parker, Roo, Gage, and Etienne who sh has taken a special liking to. Then in the small town of St. Yvette word spreads fast that the grand-daughter of the local town wack job has arrived. Miranda didn't even know she had a grandfathher untill she was...more
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3.5 Stars
I was a massive fan of Richie Tankersley Cusick when I was younger so I was really excited to see she had written this series. It didn't quite meet all my expectations but I did enjoy it.
I really loved the characters – especially Etienne and Roo. It did take a while for me to warm to Miranda but by the end I really liked her. What I really loved was the playful banter and continuous teasing between all of the characters. It was really fun to read and my favourite aspect of the book. I a...more
I was a massive fan of Richie Tankersley Cusick when I was younger so I was really excited to see she had written this series. It didn't quite meet all my expectations but I did enjoy it.
I really loved the characters – especially Etienne and Roo. It did take a while for me to warm to Miranda but by the end I really liked her. What I really loved was the playful banter and continuous teasing between all of the characters. It was really fun to read and my favourite aspect of the book. I a...more
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I read this book only because it was sold for 7 dollars and had part 1 and 2 of the SPIRIT WALK series. Sounds like a good deal to me, at least when buying it from Walmart it is...
WHAT I LIKED
One time while doing research on how to develop characters for your novel, I came across a worksheet that described some stereotypical character types. I feel as if Richie found this same exact worksheet! All of her characters are typical, predictable. You have the cocky jock (Parker), the ditsy blonde popu...more
WHAT I LIKED
One time while doing research on how to develop characters for your novel, I came across a worksheet that described some stereotypical character types. I feel as if Richie found this same exact worksheet! All of her characters are typical, predictable. You have the cocky jock (Parker), the ditsy blonde popu...more
Cusick, Richie Tankersley Walk of the Sprits pgs. 320 Puffin
Language~PG-13, Sexual Content~PG-13; Violence~PG-13
Miranda has just lived through a nightmare. A hurricane devastated her home in Florida, now homeless, she and her mother have moved to Louisiana to live with her Aunt Teeta and her grandfather. As part of a school project, Miranda and her friends need to research the history behind their town for a Ghost Walk. A Ghost Walk is a tour of an area with special interest in the stories of th...more
Language~PG-13, Sexual Content~PG-13; Violence~PG-13
Miranda has just lived through a nightmare. A hurricane devastated her home in Florida, now homeless, she and her mother have moved to Louisiana to live with her Aunt Teeta and her grandfather. As part of a school project, Miranda and her friends need to research the history behind their town for a Ghost Walk. A Ghost Walk is a tour of an area with special interest in the stories of th...more
I think I'm too old for this book, because it just seemed cheesy. Although the characters are teenagers, the action seems like it's for 4th graders. In fact, with younger characters, I think this could be a hit for tweens. I'm amazed that it's published under the Speak imprint, which is usually more for teenagers.
Miranda Barnes loses everything in a hurricane in Florida, so she and her mother have to move back to St. Yvette, Louisiana, her mother's hometown. Miranda is told she can't speak to he...more
Miranda Barnes loses everything in a hurricane in Florida, so she and her mother have to move back to St. Yvette, Louisiana, her mother's hometown. Miranda is told she can't speak to he...more
Sep 21, 2012
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Oh gosh, I never really thought I'd be into a ghost story like this. And I am so happy that upon avoiding all the "looks like it's going to be another obvious cliché"' books in the YA/Paranormal Romance section, I can still see originality and creativity stories.
The character might be a bit annoying at first with their different - yet sometime frustrating personalities - but once you realize how similar they are to us and the people in school - may they be shallow and like to cake their faces in...more
The character might be a bit annoying at first with their different - yet sometime frustrating personalities - but once you realize how similar they are to us and the people in school - may they be shallow and like to cake their faces in...more
Alright, so, without giving any of the story line away I'm going to keep this simple. The characters if you can get past that high school snarky/pettyness [or if you're a YA reader like it's aimed for, brilliant.] The friends bickering is really funny and gives it a real feel to them. My one complaint is Miranda, toward the end she seems to develop a bit more, but far less than the other characters. She's somewhat whiny and just.. Mmm off to me? Maybe she's supposed to be that way.
Anyhoo, overal...more
Anyhoo, overal...more
I think Walk of the Spirits by Richie Tankersley is a really good book. If you are looking for a book full of ghosts, mystery, and romance, this is the book for you! After a fierce hurricane hits Florida, Miranda, and her mom are forced to move to St.Yvette to live with family that she doesn't even know. On top of that she can barely get any sleep because she's been hearing things. The only person that can help her is Etienne, a mysterious boy from her school. So if your in the mood for a thrill...more
If you love paranormal romance with humor, this book is for you. To start off Miranda has to move to a small town in Louisiana because her home town was destroyed by a hurricane. At first she is miserably alone and pissed at the world. However, due to the small town and her famously know (crazy) Grandpa she is pretty much placed into a group of friends that already know a lot about her. Of course there is a love brewing but I think the best relationship in this series is Roo and Parker! They hav...more
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I finished reading this late last night before I went to bed, but I decided to wait to review it until I had slept on it. Plus if I post my reviews late at night, no one reads them. :)
Honestly there are not a lot of good things to say about this attempt at creepy paranormal. The characters were very flat and not well developed, which is not always a problem if the plot is really awesome or I am in love with the setting. Unfortunately neither of those things occurred. But they could've if the wri...more
Honestly there are not a lot of good things to say about this attempt at creepy paranormal. The characters were very flat and not well developed, which is not always a problem if the plot is really awesome or I am in love with the setting. Unfortunately neither of those things occurred. But they could've if the wri...more
This is a great book, I was caught in the story right from the first chapter, its full of suspense and romance. The story start with Miranda and her mothers tragic lost. Her father had died a few yrs. ago and now they were survivor's of a hurricane, losing everything, they are now force to move back to her moms home town to live with her grandfather she never meet and hadn't know she had until she was 10, her mother never spoke of him. She moves to the small town of ,St. Yvette, living in the ga...more
Bad prose and a really annoying protagonist are the two things I came away with from reading this book.
The writing suffered from a lot of repetition and a lack of sentence variety. Also, it felt sort of choppy to me. I constantly kept checking chapter lengths because it was starting to drag on my enjoyment of the story. It got better later on but not enough to leave me with a favorable impression.
Also, Miranda, even if she’s a teenager was the brattiest thing ever. She’s so overly dramatic it wa...more
The writing suffered from a lot of repetition and a lack of sentence variety. Also, it felt sort of choppy to me. I constantly kept checking chapter lengths because it was starting to drag on my enjoyment of the story. It got better later on but not enough to leave me with a favorable impression.
Also, Miranda, even if she’s a teenager was the brattiest thing ever. She’s so overly dramatic it wa...more
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Hurricanes do anything possible. They cause chaos, damage, and emotional distress. For Miranda Barnes, the hurricane that hit Florida is causing all of the above... tearing her life apart.
Miranda is losing everything - her home, her friends; basically, the life she's adapted to. Now, once she moves into her grandfather's house in St. Yvette, Louisiana, strange things start to happen. It's bad enough that everyone thinks her gra...more
Hurricanes do anything possible. They cause chaos, damage, and emotional distress. For Miranda Barnes, the hurricane that hit Florida is causing all of the above... tearing her life apart.
Miranda is losing everything - her home, her friends; basically, the life she's adapted to. Now, once she moves into her grandfather's house in St. Yvette, Louisiana, strange things start to happen. It's bad enough that everyone thinks her gra...more
This one was so interesting that I even had my friends and family reading it. I love the prospect of this girl being able to sense the past and how ghosts are situated in everything. I truly hope that maybe someday, this can become a series because of how amazing the idea was. It was also interesting the struggles that she seemed to go through. One thing though. Not every main character has to run away! Stop following the English Plot Summery!! It gets boring after a couple centuries
A pretty good read.Great read for teens and young adults.Loaded with mystery that keeps you flipping pages to find out how it all ends.
Miranda and her mom lose everything they had in a hurricane and forced to move back to her mom's old home.A home filled with mystery and a grandfather Miranda has never met.Once there Miranda starts seeing and hearing ghosts.And plot thickens from there!! Miranda and her new friends join together to help her grandfather and the ghosts from time past.
Miranda and her mom lose everything they had in a hurricane and forced to move back to her mom's old home.A home filled with mystery and a grandfather Miranda has never met.Once there Miranda starts seeing and hearing ghosts.And plot thickens from there!! Miranda and her new friends join together to help her grandfather and the ghosts from time past.
I like this book, it's not amazing but it's good. I like that its not crazy romantic and it's kept PG. The history and the story behind Nathan and Miss Elena caught my interest and I had to keep reading. I didn't actually pick this book out, it was given as a gift but if I saw it in a book store, I can tell you I probably wouldn't have picked it up. I can't help but judge a book by its cover. BUT if I saw it at the library I probably would have taken it out :)
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I think what I loved the most about this book was the great relationships Miranda's new friends had. They were different from each other. I never would have imagined a dark, goth-like girl hanging out with a cheerful cheerleader & the school's star football player. (Although there's a good reason why the dark chick & the cheerleader hang out.) And even though they teased each other all the time, they cared about each other a lot. (Parker & Roo were just hilarious, and Gage was too cu...more
I really liked this book! I loved the spark Miranda and her friends had. I liked the fact that it wasn't one of those books were the main character is an outcast, not that there is anything wrong with those books, but Walk of the Spirits was in it's own way refreshing.
The plot and writing kept me very much intrigued and while there were slow spots, I didn't mind the pace.
A lot of funny moments and creepy ones as well.
All in all a real decent read! Can't wait to read the sequel!
The plot and writing kept me very much intrigued and while there were slow spots, I didn't mind the pace.
A lot of funny moments and creepy ones as well.
All in all a real decent read! Can't wait to read the sequel!
Pick. A. Tense! !!!!
Hrm. First, it's like Scooby Doo only whiny, overly dramatic for no reason and WHINY. The reactions of the characters rarely make any sense. The tacked on, confusing, pointless love triangle was really not needed and the constant switches to the MC's POV just annoyed me. Especially because this would have worked a lot better from her POV anyway. "Mom" being used as a proper noun really made it hard to listen to as well. Great idea and setting, some amusing character interacti...more
Hrm. First, it's like Scooby Doo only whiny, overly dramatic for no reason and WHINY. The reactions of the characters rarely make any sense. The tacked on, confusing, pointless love triangle was really not needed and the constant switches to the MC's POV just annoyed me. Especially because this would have worked a lot better from her POV anyway. "Mom" being used as a proper noun really made it hard to listen to as well. Great idea and setting, some amusing character interacti...more
Walk of Spirits is about a girl, Miranda, having just survived a hurricane and had to move to her estranged grandfathers house, learns that she can communicate with spirits. When we first meet Miranda she is heart broken and confused. She inadvertantly gets brought into this tight knit group of friends, and things take off from there. She learns she can communicate with the dead, she finally meets her grandfather, a ghost is trying to tell her something, Miranda and her friends solve a very old...more
Though the hypnotising cover lured me in, I was very disapointed with the over all story. The protagonist had no special qualities that made her relatable or even, really, likeable. I hoped that maybe the other characters would make up for this, but, again, i was let down. Ashley, Gage and all the rest of 'em were flat, 2 dimensional figures that i found only slightly less irksome than Miranda. I'm sorry to all the fans of this book, but i don't understand how this book can earn 5 stars. Especia...more
Very easy to get involved in and it has a nice flow. I like character backgrounds and the storyline. If you like ghost stories you'll like this one. The only thing that bummed me out was that the book ended, however it is set up to lead into another book .
Pretty good book. I would have liked to see more backstory on the ghosts, but that's just because I'm a history person. I enjoyed the putting together the ghostwalk as much as the paranomral parts of the story. That's where I thought the strength of the book was- the characters and their relationships between them. Also, that the book did not focus on romance, which was nice for a change.
this was pretty good. I saw that combine version at wal-mart and decide to check these out from the library and i wasn't disppointed. I mean at time, the main character did get on my nerves but it was still pretty good.
This book didn't end like most paranormal. I was surprised by the ending but it was full of suspense and I have to say this is one of my favorite books. Everyone should read this one and theirs a second already out.
I thought this was a good book because it is very misterious and also it kept me very interested in it. I gave it four stars because the girl in this book is about my age and she goes through a tragedy that is very sad. This book seems very realistic. I would like to read more books like it.
It's scarily-real but very nice. I like how the author writes about the friendship... ><
But I just thought that it'd be better if there was more on Etienne & Miranda. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Etienne!
But I just thought that it'd be better if there was more on Etienne & Miranda. I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Etienne!
I really liked this book. It had a little bit of each genre I love. Romance,mystery, and paranormal. I've already got the sequel from the library. Will be starting soon. I will definitely check out the other series this author as written.
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Richie Tankersley Cusick is the bestselling young adult author of over 25 titles, including two adult horror titles, "Scarecrow" and "Blood Roots". Her popularity grew at the height of the horror/YA boom in the late 80's/early 90's, particularly with books like "Lifeguard" , "Trick or Treat" and "Teacher's Pet", just to name a few, allowing her to keep company on the bestseller paperback lists wit...more
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“Gage wants to know more about his neighbor, Miss Dupree the one who keeps getting undressed at night with the curtains open and the lights on.In mock horror,Parker swung in his chair. Hey! you and Ashley are Gage's neighbors!”
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