Girl meets boy.
Girl loses boy.
Girl gets boy back...
...sort of.
Ava can't see him or touch ...
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Feb 01, 2012
Aly (Fantasy4eva)
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"I feel something.
Something behind me.
Something familiar.
Hauntingly familiar.
I glance behind me,
but I don't see anything.
Or anyone.
And then,
when I look in the mirror again,
I see,
for a split second,
not just me,
but someone else.
Jackson."
can I just say that i adore the cover. it's more lovely in person. it has this soft, velvety feel to it that i just so love <3
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Something behind me.
Something familiar.
Hauntingly familiar.
I glance behind me,
but I don't see anything.
Or anyone.
And then,
when I look in the mirror again,
I see,
for a split second,
not just me,
but someone else.
Jackson."
can I just say that i adore the cover. it's more lovely in person. it has this soft, velvety feel to it that i just so love <3
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Nov 26, 2011
Elisandra
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Such a sweet and heartfelt story,,
Review 11/06/2011
The Plot - It's a sad one. Ava is a teenager, only fifteen years old. She falls in love with Jackson, a boy that is her total opposite. He is, in one word, alive and she feels more alive when she is with him. He makes her do things that she never would have the courage to do otherwise. He dares her and that is their little 'thing', their especial 'thing'. But now Ava is alone and sad and feeling More...
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The Plot - It's a sad one. Ava is a teenager, only fifteen years old. She falls in love with Jackson, a boy that is her total opposite. He is, in one word, alive and she feels more alive when she is with him. He makes her do things that she never would have the courage to do otherwise. He dares her and that is their little 'thing', their especial 'thing'. But now Ava is alone and sad and feeling More...
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Nov 24, 2010
Heather
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According to traditional belief, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person, thought to be capable of appearing in visible form or otherwise manifesting itself to the living. Ava is of the living. At the age of 15, she has loved and lost the love of her life, Jackson Montgomery and therefore must find her place in this world without him, sort of.
Jackson is of the dead, but some unknown force tethers him to Ava. Like Ava, he isn’t ready to say goodbye, yet. As Ava struggles to More...
Jackson is of the dead, but some unknown force tethers him to Ava. Like Ava, he isn’t ready to say goodbye, yet. As Ava struggles to More...
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Oct 25, 2010
Annalisa
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I've always wondered if I would like a novel in verse or if the poetry would be distracting to the story. I still don't know the answer to that. While Schroeder wrote this novel in verse, it doesn't read that way. There is no rhythm to the lines (I'm not talking about rhyming but iambic pentameter or something to make it read like poetry). It just reads like sentences cut in the middle and about halfway through I got tired of pausing so many times in a sentence when there is no reason for the pa
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May 29, 2008
Zulema
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This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I absolutely love this book. I am the kind of person that enjoys reading about love & friendships. If you like those kind of books, then you should read this book in particular. This book is about a girl named Ava. She is 15 years old and her boyfriend has just died. She keeps blaming herself that she is the one that killed him when it really wasn't her fault. Eventhough her boyfriend is dead, he comes back. Well, sort of. He comes back spirut
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Feb 27, 2011
I finally got my hands on a copy of this book! I’ve heard so many good things about it, I couldn’t wait to read it for myself. I was a little worried about how it would work out telling a story in verse, but I loved it! Even without using a lot of words you were still able to feel the intense emotions Ave was having.
If you haven’t heard what this story is about yet, I’ll give you a brief overview. The story starts as Jackson’s funeral. Jackson was is Ava’s boyfriend. Throughout the s More...
If you haven’t heard what this story is about yet, I’ll give you a brief overview. The story starts as Jackson’s funeral. Jackson was is Ava’s boyfriend. Throughout the s More...
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Sep 10, 2011
Brooke
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Not a great deal to say about this one. It wasn't at all what I expected, the story or the feel, and I'm assuming that has a lot to do with the fact that it was written in verse.
The characters were very simple, and there wasn't really any complexity to the plot. It was a quick read, but I didn't really feel anything major about it. Towards the end my heart strings were tugged a little, but it was really too little too late.
That being said, it was a cute read, and there were More...
The characters were very simple, and there wasn't really any complexity to the plot. It was a quick read, but I didn't really feel anything major about it. Towards the end my heart strings were tugged a little, but it was really too little too late.
That being said, it was a cute read, and there were More...
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Apr 03, 2010
Sara ♥
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4.5 stars. It was REALLY good. I'm glad I bought it!
It was a lovely (SAD) story about a girl, Ava, whose boyfriend, Jackson, has died, and how she deals with her grief and guilt over his death. Plus, the entire book is written in verse, which I loved. It was just a really nice, sweet story that ended on a positive, hopeful note.
I asked my husband what he thought of the name Ava (for a child), and he says he doesn't hate it, so that's exciting! I'm adding that one to More...
It was a lovely (SAD) story about a girl, Ava, whose boyfriend, Jackson, has died, and how she deals with her grief and guilt over his death. Plus, the entire book is written in verse, which I loved. It was just a really nice, sweet story that ended on a positive, hopeful note.
I asked my husband what he thought of the name Ava (for a child), and he says he doesn't hate it, so that's exciting! I'm adding that one to More...
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Jun 30, 2011
Safae
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I started this book a couple of hours ago, and while i was reading it i looked up (on my pdf copy) and i was surprised to see the number of pages i've reached.. is it that easy to read? well it was for me ^^
i enjoyed every bit of it, the grief , the sadness , the guilt,love... all that emotions mixed together , made a beautiful book ,worth reading , i mean it really wouldn't take much of anyone's time. it is a small glimpse of a little girls life who had lost her boyfriend the one she beli More...
i enjoyed every bit of it, the grief , the sadness , the guilt,love... all that emotions mixed together , made a beautiful book ,worth reading , i mean it really wouldn't take much of anyone's time. it is a small glimpse of a little girls life who had lost her boyfriend the one she beli More...
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Aug 17, 2011
Yona
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I just can't have words to describe this book. I've never thought verses can have such a power in expressing all this feelings with so little words.
The love in this book is one great love, the love in which the happiness of you beloved means everything it is more powerful than life or death.
Jackson and Ava loved each other so strongly, they were like two soul mates, happy when trey are together until one day all of this just ends. But Jackson returns, his love for Ava is More...
The love in this book is one great love, the love in which the happiness of you beloved means everything it is more powerful than life or death.
Jackson and Ava loved each other so strongly, they were like two soul mates, happy when trey are together until one day all of this just ends. But Jackson returns, his love for Ava is More...
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Jun 06, 2010
Michael
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It took me about forty-five minutes to read this book. That's the fastest I've ever read anything.
This novel follows a teenager named Ava, a girl mourning the death of her boyfriend, Jackson. About thirty pages in, we find out that Jackson can (somehow) communicate with Ava, by opening/closing cupboards, turning on the CD player, lighting candles, writing on bouncy balls (?), etc. But, of course, he can't materialize himself to where Ava can see him.
And that's basically w More...
This novel follows a teenager named Ava, a girl mourning the death of her boyfriend, Jackson. About thirty pages in, we find out that Jackson can (somehow) communicate with Ava, by opening/closing cupboards, turning on the CD player, lighting candles, writing on bouncy balls (?), etc. But, of course, he can't materialize himself to where Ava can see him.
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Nov 30, 2010
Andie (TheWorldBehindAShelf)
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What really was surprising, was that this book was kind of written in poem form. You didn't have to read 100 words per page, more like 25. But, it's not an easy book to read. I mean, she lost her boyfriend because of something she did? And he comes back & 'haunts' her? What kind of love is that??
I think what would be interesting, is that someone would turn this into a movie. Just to see how it would turn out. What characters would you pick?? I would have..
Kiele Sachez play Ava
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I think what would be interesting, is that someone would turn this into a movie. Just to see how it would turn out. What characters would you pick?? I would have..
Kiele Sachez play Ava
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Apr 05, 2010
Arlene
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I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder is a quick read written in verse that packs a powerful punch with just a few words. The story is about love, loss, grief and recovery. I never thought such a complete story could be developed with so little writing. The book contains all the right elements of a great read including a dramatic plot, vivid setting and well developed characters that carry you through the story seemingly quickly and dramatically.
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Nov 16, 2011
Mlle Pointillés
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La vraie originalité de cette lecture réside dans le texte écrit en vers. C'était la première fois que je lisais quelque chose dans ce style et je dois dire que je suis totalement charmée.
Pourtant, l'héroïne m'a parfois agacée, je l'ai trouvée plutôt futile et manquant de profondeur.
J'ai également été gênée par la désagréable sensation que tout se résolve un peu trop vite alors que je m'attendais à plonger dans une atmosphère triste, certainement lourde, mais belle, et riche.
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Pourtant, l'héroïne m'a parfois agacée, je l'ai trouvée plutôt futile et manquant de profondeur.
J'ai également été gênée par la désagréable sensation que tout se résolve un peu trop vite alors que je m'attendais à plonger dans une atmosphère triste, certainement lourde, mais belle, et riche.
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Aug 01, 2008
Janie
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This book was ok, it was a fast read & story line not that incredible. A one time read.
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Aug 23, 2011
Nikki
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Jedinečný styl psaní Lisy mě několikrát během čtení rozplakal. Hlavní hrdinkou je Ava a její zesnulý přítel Jackson, který se - jak je vidno už z coveru knihy - objevuje po boku své přítelkyně jako duch. Zprvu je Ava šťastná, že ji její Jackson neopustil ani po smrti, ale jak dlouho se tohle dá snášet? Jak dlouho se dá snášet vídat a dotýkat se svého přítele jen ve snech, jak dlouho se dá vydržet poslouchat jeho hlas jen ve své mysli? Jak dlouho tohle ŽIVÝ člověk dokáže snášet, když sám postupem
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Jan 02, 2012
Katie (Call Me Crazy)
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The first thing I noticed about I Heart You, You Haunt Me was the amazing cover. I love the simplicity of a boy and girl holding hands, yet when you look closer you notice that the boy is slightly transparent. Also the tagline... Some bonds just can't be broken definitely peaked my interest.
Lisa's writing was amazing. It was raw and emotional which made it easy for me to place myself into Ava's shoes and feel her pain from loosing Jackson. Anyone who has grieved sometime in their life More...
Lisa's writing was amazing. It was raw and emotional which made it easy for me to place myself into Ava's shoes and feel her pain from loosing Jackson. Anyone who has grieved sometime in their life More...
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Aug 14, 2008
Becky
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Schroeder, Lisa. 2008. I Heart You, You Haunt Me.
Ava's boyfriend Jackson Montgomery has tragically died when the novel, I Heart You, You Haunt Me, opens. Our first glimpse of Ava is at his funeral. We see her grieving; we see her distraught. We feel the rawness and vulnerability of her aloneness, her grief.
The novel is written in verse. And it spans the summer--he died at an end-of-school party in May--when she is most lost. What Ava realizes soon after Jackson's been bur More...
Ava's boyfriend Jackson Montgomery has tragically died when the novel, I Heart You, You Haunt Me, opens. Our first glimpse of Ava is at his funeral. We see her grieving; we see her distraught. We feel the rawness and vulnerability of her aloneness, her grief.
The novel is written in verse. And it spans the summer--he died at an end-of-school party in May--when she is most lost. What Ava realizes soon after Jackson's been bur More...
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Feb 03, 2008
Karin
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Ava loves Jackson and Jackson loves Ava. Her life has improved greatly since she met him and they started dating. So when Jackson dies unexpectedly at a school party she is devastated. Even the simplest things like getting out of bed and eating seem beyond her abilities. Her feeling of guilt over his death weigh heavily on her and prevent her from beginning the healing process.
During one of her darkest moments she feels a brush of coldness against her skin. Hope fills her up a More...
During one of her darkest moments she feels a brush of coldness against her skin. Hope fills her up a More...
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Apr 20, 2008
They say when a person passes away if they have a debt left undone or a deal to be settled their souls will wonder around meaninglessly until the deal has been met.
A teenage girl named Ava loses her boyfriend of a year named jackson in a stupid accident.
Ava becomes distraught with the idea of never being able to see her boyfriend again.
but Ava has a secret.Ava can only interact with Jackson in her dreams or when she is isloated from other people.Ava begins to isolate herself fr More...
A teenage girl named Ava loses her boyfriend of a year named jackson in a stupid accident.
Ava becomes distraught with the idea of never being able to see her boyfriend again.
but Ava has a secret.Ava can only interact with Jackson in her dreams or when she is isloated from other people.Ava begins to isolate herself fr More...
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Apr 03, 2009
Amelia. . .♥
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0MG!!! This is the best romantic book EVER! It's so sweet, and so sad, and so wonderful! You HAVE to read it!!!
Aug 02, 2011
I opened this book expecting an entirely different story--tone, style, characters and all. I expected to cringe over triteness. And I was entirely mistaken. Written in verse, the book opens at a funeral with an extremely surreal flow and an inward focus. As the book progresses the writing becomes less stream-of-consciousness, most notably when others are present. When our main character, Ava, is by herself the writing becomes more like poetry and less like prose.
Schroeder deals honestly with th More...
Schroeder deals honestly with th More...
Mar 28, 2009
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Jan 06, 2012
Misty
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I stumbled upon “I Heart You, You Haunt Me” while doing one of my research quests at a local bookstore (aka spending hours in the stacks taking pictures of book bindings) and thought… ok this sounds interesting, but for some reason it just lacked that “Oomph” that made me buckle down and read it.
The synopsis was intriguing, girl and guy in love, guy dies, girl cries, guy comes back to haunt her, but even with the promise of a haunting I still couldn’t make myself “want” to read it. Ma More...
The synopsis was intriguing, girl and guy in love, guy dies, girl cries, guy comes back to haunt her, but even with the promise of a haunting I still couldn’t make myself “want” to read it. Ma More...
Jan 04, 2012
Shweta's Book Journal
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Who knew I would review a novel in verse. That too a YA novel in verse.One which has a dead boy , a mourning guilt ridden girl and a whole lot of pain . Strange as it may be for a reader of all that this happy , I read it and I liked it. Not simply liked it . I LIKED IT. As in staying up late to finish it , wanting the book to go on and on and crying silently as the book drew to a finish. That sort of like. I cry a lot with books which I am sure my blog readers are aware of but it requires the b
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Nov 22, 2011
Devyani
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I Heart You , You Haunt Me
( i read the book's name and i was like damn i need to have it ! :D )
okay first things first ! I Heart You , You Haunt me by Lisa Schroeder is a quick , cute and and a teensy meensy spooky read :)
the story has been laid out beautifully in verse and among them are some poems who've made it to the soft core of my heart .
in this book , we come across Ava whose lost her boyfriend , Jackson in an accident and is grieving his death More...
( i read the book's name and i was like damn i need to have it ! :D )
okay first things first ! I Heart You , You Haunt me by Lisa Schroeder is a quick , cute and and a teensy meensy spooky read :)
the story has been laid out beautifully in verse and among them are some poems who've made it to the soft core of my heart .
in this book , we come across Ava whose lost her boyfriend , Jackson in an accident and is grieving his death More...
Nov 11, 2011
Chiara (Oscuro y Seductor Romance)
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Haré una breve reseña porque el libro tampoco deja mucho a la imaginación ni para explicar.
Ava sufre el dolor de haber perdido a su novio, a quien tanto quería y tanto le unía. Pero algo de repente sucede, el vuelve como un fantasma porque le prometió que nunca la dejaría sola. Al estilo Ghost, Jackson la rodea, la sigue y comparte momentos con ella en su casa y en sus sueños. No será hasta que Ava se hunda en el abismo y conozca nueva gente que su vida debe seguir adelan More...
Oct 12, 2011
khungkhing
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I decided to read "I Heart You, You Haunt Me" because I wanted to read story that sappy, and yet strange. The most important thing was it had to be short. This book is fit right in.
First, I love the idea of the book...ghost of my boyfriend story. The beginning of the story make me sad. I can imagine how does it feel like to lost someone you love and care the most. For me, I lost my precious person too. It happened when I was young and didn't know much about the word, but fo More...
First, I love the idea of the book...ghost of my boyfriend story. The beginning of the story make me sad. I can imagine how does it feel like to lost someone you love and care the most. For me, I lost my precious person too. It happened when I was young and didn't know much about the word, but fo More...
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Oct 10, 2011
Jenny
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When I put this book down, I sobbed for a good ten minutes. On the bus. Next to a frightened middle-aged man in a windbreaker. Not since I read Bridge to Terabithia at age nine did I cry so hard over a book. Written in simple verse throughout, it tells the story of a girl whose dead boyfriend comes back to haunt her. Despite its (hokey) supernatural themes however, it is, above all, a love story, and the unique method of delivery lends it an ethereal poignancy that simple prose could never have
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Sep 27, 2011
Lucie
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Honestly, I thought it will be a tedious story about death or a completely to sleep standing up like « Ghost » with Demi Moore.
I was totaly wrong! I read a story rich in true emotions. A story told in verse, not very common these days, which corresponds perfectly to the reflections and thoughts of Ava. So, there is a back and forth between memories and reality nicely describes.
A story of incredible accuracy in the description of the different phases of the circle pa More...
Honestly, I thought it will be a tedious story about death or a completely to sleep standing up like « Ghost » with Demi Moore.
I was totaly wrong! I read a story rich in true emotions. A story told in verse, not very common these days, which corresponds perfectly to the reflections and thoughts of Ava. So, there is a back and forth between memories and reality nicely describes.
A story of incredible accuracy in the description of the different phases of the circle pa More...
