Alona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie s...
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May 20, 2011
Lucy
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The Ghost and the Goth was a quick, light read. It's cute but incredibly shallow. The story has no real unpredictable plot lines. The writing isn't ground breaking -- don't get me wrong, some of it is very clever, but I don't think Kade challenged herself with this very formulaic story and these very formulaic characters. I think she has enough talent to do something a lot better than this, which isn't something I say often or lightly. I'd love to read another book by her unrelated to this serie
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May 08, 2011
Melannie :)
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I just finished this two minutes ago and I have THE BIGGEST grin on my face.
I don't know if I have a soft spot for ghosts (yeah, right) or for KICK-ASS characters,
but luckyly for me, this book happens to have both.
So imagine how happy I was all through this read.
I randomly found the book description here in goodreads and was blown away by how
similar it sounded to Shadowland my all time favorite YA series. And opposite to what others might do,
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I don't know if I have a soft spot for ghosts (yeah, right) or for KICK-ASS characters,
but luckyly for me, this book happens to have both.
So imagine how happy I was all through this read.
I randomly found the book description here in goodreads and was blown away by how
similar it sounded to Shadowland my all time favorite YA series. And opposite to what others might do,
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Oct 22, 2011
Anna
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I just reread this today so I'll be able to start on the second book, Queen of the Dead since it's been a long time I've read The Ghost and the Goth. And as usual, I love this book so much. It makes every body happy just reading this over and over. ☺
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Oct 04, 2011
Liliana ღ's Mythology
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This book was soo good that I finished it in 2 days! What was I supposed to do after that?! Oh thats right: wait for book two! :D too bad its going to take forever, because I really, really liked this book!
I really enjoyed this book, it was completely different from any other book I have read about ghosts. Having that it is also in the point of view of the ghost. Knowing what its like for a ghost being...we More...
This book was soo good that I finished it in 2 days! What was I supposed to do after that?! Oh thats right: wait for book two! :D too bad its going to take forever, because I really, really liked this book!
I really enjoyed this book, it was completely different from any other book I have read about ghosts. Having that it is also in the point of view of the ghost. Knowing what its like for a ghost being...we More...
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May 30, 2011
Shera (Book Whispers)
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Thank you to Good Golly Miss Holly for running this ACR Tour so I could get a chance to read this fun book!
Genre: Paranormal (UF) YA
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In general when faced with a book about ghosts and the people who can see them I don’t go in with high hopes. Ghost books are the easiest of the paranormal genre family to fall into the same over used plots and character steroe types. Which brings to question why I bother reading them? It’s simple I’m a huge fan of Meg More...
Genre: Paranormal (UF) YA
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In general when faced with a book about ghosts and the people who can see them I don’t go in with high hopes. Ghost books are the easiest of the paranormal genre family to fall into the same over used plots and character steroe types. Which brings to question why I bother reading them? It’s simple I’m a huge fan of Meg More...
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Jul 15, 2011
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Alona Dare had everything she could ever wish for. Senior in high school, cheerleader, hot boyfriend and was voted homecoming Queen three years in a row. Her perfect life ended on the day she skipped gym class and walked in front of a bus! Now Alona is stuck in a half-life, watching over her friends and how they deal without her, but has no idea why she is still around or how to move on.
Will Killian is the only person that knows Alona has stuck around and she isn't very pleased abou More...
Will Killian is the only person that knows Alona has stuck around and she isn't very pleased abou More...
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Jun 22, 2010
Tynga
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The Ghost and The Goth was an amazing read: light, funny and somewhat ironic. This book is a page turner and you don’t want to miss out on this title!
Alona, Queen of the Elites goes from dead to worst when she discovers, a few days after her death, that her life isn’t what she thought it was. She comes to realize her fellow schoolmates didn’t really like her, and her former BFF is real quick on making sure her former boyfriend doesn’t feel lonely, in a very touchy, feely, public wa More...
Alona, Queen of the Elites goes from dead to worst when she discovers, a few days after her death, that her life isn’t what she thought it was. She comes to realize her fellow schoolmates didn’t really like her, and her former BFF is real quick on making sure her former boyfriend doesn’t feel lonely, in a very touchy, feely, public wa More...
Jul 12, 2010
Jillian -always aspiring-
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I'm going to be honest right here and now: this book is not a monumental read that will change your life nor is it one that will challenge you or make you think particularly deeply about any subject in particular. It's not that kind of book. If you want that kind of thing, go read Stolen, Unwind, or any number of YA books out there that tackle "real-life issues" in fascinating, engrossing ways. If you're looking for something "deep" here -- well, you're not going to find
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Feb 14, 2012
Ace
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“Maybe you should have done that earlier,” I said, trying to catch my breath and feeling deliciously warm for the first time in days. “When I was alive.”
He smiled, his cheeks flushed. “When you were alive, you have hit me.”
Why I Read This
I read this last year, and for a long time, I thought this just wouldn’t be my kind of book. For starters, I have a hard time relating to characters who are cheerleaders. But one of my friends told me how cute the story was, More...
He smiled, his cheeks flushed. “When you were alive, you have hit me.”
Why I Read This
I read this last year, and for a long time, I thought this just wouldn’t be my kind of book. For starters, I have a hard time relating to characters who are cheerleaders. But one of my friends told me how cute the story was, More...
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Jul 09, 2011
Lisa
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Alona is your stereotypical popular girl - focused on her looks and unafraid to speak her mind, yet perfect in every way to the outside viewer. It's all a painstakingly constructed exterior, made to fool people into thinking she's some sort of Queen. She has spreadsheets to keep track of possible clothing combinations, methods to hide "fat spots" when sitting down…my goodness. You'd think that Alona would be a very irritating na More...
Alona is your stereotypical popular girl - focused on her looks and unafraid to speak her mind, yet perfect in every way to the outside viewer. It's all a painstakingly constructed exterior, made to fool people into thinking she's some sort of Queen. She has spreadsheets to keep track of possible clothing combinations, methods to hide "fat spots" when sitting down…my goodness. You'd think that Alona would be a very irritating na More...
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Dec 06, 2010
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Dec 16, 2011
JL (An Avid Reader's Musings)
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THE TWEET
Popular (and dead) Alona and loner (ghost whispering) Will navigate high school together in the funny novel, THE GHOST AND THE GOTH.
WHAT WORKED
THE GHOST AND THE GOTH is one of the funniest and entertaining books I have read in a while. Despite the somewhat cliched loner boy/popular girl pairing, author Stacey Kade has written a unique ghost story that is impossible to put down (I literally read the book in one night).
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Feb 26, 2011
I really enjoyed reading this one! There wasn't really all that much depth to the story, but I'm not saying that was a bad thing. It was a cutesy, fun... very quick read, and sometimes you just want to read that type of story! The Ghost and The Goth is told in alternating perspectives.... we have Alona... the newly dead, and then Will, the boy that can 'see dead people!'
Alona was definitely a different character..... usually I wouldn't be able to stand the shallow, miss perfect persona More...
Alona was definitely a different character..... usually I wouldn't be able to stand the shallow, miss perfect persona More...
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May 15, 2011
Rubal
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Alona and Will
This book had all the clichés, the blonde cheer-leader,the social strata of high schools,the goth/nerdy hero.But still the author managed to make it a light,fun read with likable characters.I had a smile on my face while reading it.The interactions of the protagonists are entertaining.The romance didn't take the sappy route and that's one of the biggest reasons why I loved this one.
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This book had all the clichés, the blonde cheer-leader,the social strata of high schools,the goth/nerdy hero.But still the author managed to make it a light,fun read with likable characters.I had a smile on my face while reading it.The interactions of the protagonists are entertaining.The romance didn't take the sappy route and that's one of the biggest reasons why I loved this one.
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Feb 03, 2011
Brandi
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The Ghost and the Goth is a light and humorous novel. Kade has created some dynamic characters who are opposite in social hierarchy but drawn together because of their circumstances-- Alona is dead and Will hears dead people.
I didn't expect to like Alona, I have never been at the top of the social circles, and she is a cheerleader. However, we find out that she has depth and that she has a rough family life.
Will is a dark, troubled kid, with few close friends, and a huge secret. H More...
I didn't expect to like Alona, I have never been at the top of the social circles, and she is a cheerleader. However, we find out that she has depth and that she has a rough family life.
Will is a dark, troubled kid, with few close friends, and a huge secret. H More...
Oct 25, 2011
Amy
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I just couldn't help it. I have been wanting to read this book for a long time since I found it. Now I am ashamed that I didn't read it earlier.
This story was fast-paced and fun with the hint of romance(every time that Will was distracted Alona's legs I was cracking up).
Alona and Will are very different in terms of the high-school social ranking. Will is the freaky, but hot, emo boy and Aloa's the perfect, blonde haired cheerleader with a total attitude. They are forced togethe More...
This story was fast-paced and fun with the hint of romance(every time that Will was distracted Alona's legs I was cracking up).
Alona and Will are very different in terms of the high-school social ranking. Will is the freaky, but hot, emo boy and Aloa's the perfect, blonde haired cheerleader with a total attitude. They are forced togethe More...
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Oct 25, 2011
"Imaginaos que Charlotte de Ghostgirl no es la chica más invisible de su instituto, sino todo lo contrario; la más popular, capitana del equipo de animadoras y reina del instituto, vamos, como Brittany de Química Perfecta. Imaginaos que un autobús escolar la atropella una mañana de marzo y sus asuntos pendientes la mantienen atrapada en nuestra dimensión. Y ahora imaginaos que el paria del instituto, el "gótico" con el que nadie quiere tener nada que ver, es el único que puede ver
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Mar 09, 2011
Reading Vacation's Mom
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The Ghost and the Goth is everything that a typical ghost book is not. It is a fun, light, humorous, book with a hint of romance. Really, it is!
Alona was Miss Popular in high school. You know the type – she intimidated others into being her “friends” and she always made herself look superior. Alona thought she was all that. Totally the type of girl you love to hate. Then she was run over by a school bus, she became a ghost, and everything changed.
As a ghost, Alona returned to her high school onl More...
Alona was Miss Popular in high school. You know the type – she intimidated others into being her “friends” and she always made herself look superior. Alona thought she was all that. Totally the type of girl you love to hate. Then she was run over by a school bus, she became a ghost, and everything changed.
As a ghost, Alona returned to her high school onl More...
Jan 20, 2012
Kirsty
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This is our Teen Book Club choice for January, I enjoyed this book a lot there was something about the storyline that was different and it actually included the less popular people that are around in schools throughout the world. The only thing that I would fault is that Will is portrayed on the cover and by the title as a goth but throughout the book he doesn't call himself a goth and he isn't all he does that Gothic is wearing black. That doesn't necessarily mean that someone wears black it ma
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Jan 18, 2012
Eileen
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In this book, Will has to take down this cloud that followed him around, that was supposedly a ghost, and Alona wanted to go to heaven, and in order to do so, she has to help Will with satisfying the ghosts, who all want to complete some last requests, which they want Will to help out with. He doesn't want to, but in the end, he helps out and everyone's happy.
I really loved this cover. I was attracted to this book while browsing the shelves of the library, and this one caught my eye. I More...
I really loved this cover. I was attracted to this book while browsing the shelves of the library, and this one caught my eye. I More...
Dec 29, 2011
Kayla
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I had seen The Ghost and The Goth by Stacey Kade on various end cap displays in bookstores. At first glance of the cover image and title I wrote the book off as too cliché to read and didn’t even check out the back cover. I’d continue to see the book over and over again till one day I picked it up and read the back cover. I ended up buying it.
Alona Dare is the girl that everyone in her school fears but also wants to be. The three time homecoming queen is co-captain of the cheerleading More...
Alona Dare is the girl that everyone in her school fears but also wants to be. The three time homecoming queen is co-captain of the cheerleading More...
Sep 20, 2011
Krista
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I do not know why I was nervous about picking up this book. After the pretty little liars series I was not ready to jump into a really girly book, but this was nothing that I should have judged by it's cover.
I admit it, I was very impressed with how the book took on the different views of Alona and Will. It took me right back to my last couple of years in high school. Stacey Kade has a way with perfecting the teenage voices in the story that are so current and spot on.
If this whole s More...
I admit it, I was very impressed with how the book took on the different views of Alona and Will. It took me right back to my last couple of years in high school. Stacey Kade has a way with perfecting the teenage voices in the story that are so current and spot on.
If this whole s More...
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Sep 05, 2011
BRMS
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“Just because everything looks okay on the outside doesn’t mean that it is” (p. 94) are the words of wisdom former cheerleader, current ghost Alona Dare offers goth Will Killian in this comical novel of romance, ghost stories, and the high school experience. It’s another typical school morning for Alona when she is tragically killed in front of her school. As if dying isn’t bad enough, she returns to school every morning as a ghost and watches as her friends continue life without her, and, eve
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Aug 26, 2011
Kelly
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Fun book, fun book, fun book! Stacey Kade hit the perfect balance between light hearted snark (Alona, your straight talking ways had me cracking up on several occasions) and the idea that there's more to a person than what we see on the surface. That goes for both Alona and Will. They both have hidden depths. They both see only the surface projection and have to come to the startling conclusion that sometimes what you see is not the truth.
Alona. Oh, Alona. She's the girl we lov More...
Alona. Oh, Alona. She's the girl we lov More...
Jul 25, 2011
Kayleigh
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My expectations were pretty average on this book. I didn't expect anything amazing, nor anything completely rubbish, but I expected better than I received.
The book didn't manage to hold onto my interest, after the first few chapter's. The beginning was strong, and kept me interested, but afterwards lacked any excitement. When I was about 3/4 way through the book I really couldn't believe it, it felt almost as if the story was still in the beginning stages. The story plan didn't seem ve More...
The book didn't manage to hold onto my interest, after the first few chapter's. The beginning was strong, and kept me interested, but afterwards lacked any excitement. When I was about 3/4 way through the book I really couldn't believe it, it felt almost as if the story was still in the beginning stages. The story plan didn't seem ve More...
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Jul 02, 2011
Sara
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4.5 stars. This book is a prime example of why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Right before starting this book, I read a few chapters of another book with a "serious" cover and discarded it when I realized just how dumb it was (the cover was a front!). With this book, I expected a fun light read, nothing deep or insightful, and yet the book turned out to be all of that! What a pleasant surprise.
Alona is a princess in her high school until she's hit by a bus one More...
Alona is a princess in her high school until she's hit by a bus one More...
Jul 01, 2011
Karen
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This book was surprisingly awesome. I had my doubts, because I don't often like the Alona-esque characters in stories. And that's not surprising; you're generally not supposed to.
But that's kind of what drew me in. One of the main protagonists is a personality that is usually written to coax some fort of hate from the reader. Except, you're supposed to like her, if not love her. And Kade handled that really well. Alona is still pretty bitchy, but she's not a bad person. She has a lot to de More...
But that's kind of what drew me in. One of the main protagonists is a personality that is usually written to coax some fort of hate from the reader. Except, you're supposed to like her, if not love her. And Kade handled that really well. Alona is still pretty bitchy, but she's not a bad person. She has a lot to de More...
Jun 22, 2011
Stephanie
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This book was better than I thought it would be. The premise has been done before, ghost-whisperer and whisperee, but it didn't fall into trite or superficial. The characters had some dimension to them.
Alona wasn't a complete stereotypical high-school princess, at least, not after a few chapters. It was interesting to see that sometimes she wasn't trying to be mean, but just truthful (like with the zitty guy who asked out).
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Alona wasn't a complete stereotypical high-school princess, at least, not after a few chapters. It was interesting to see that sometimes she wasn't trying to be mean, but just truthful (like with the zitty guy who asked out).
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Jun 21, 2011
mromero
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This is a really good read where nothing is what it seems. When Alona is first introduced she is portrayed as a classical mean girl but as Will begins to get to know her so does the reader and we find out that the perfect life she projects is not what it seems. The book alternates between the POV's of Alona and Will as they try to figure out how Alona can find closure and move on and how will can make it through high school without being harassed by ghosts. Whenever a ghost is near Will they
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Jun 20, 2011
Karen
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OMG !! What can i say i fell in love with this book !! i loved both of the Characters !! the book starts off with Alana dying, she is popular and well you can tell her friends in life aren't really more like jelouse followers. and the you have the outcast of Will he can see ghost, but he wants nothing to do with them. After he sees Alana as a ghost and laughs at her pitty, Alana notices that he can see her. And then that where the story starts to get wonderful !!(i don't want to a spoiler) but
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