When fifteen-year-old Krystal Bentley moves to Lincoln, Connecticut, her mom's hometown, she assumes her biggest drama will be adjusting to the bur...
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May 12, 2011
Misty
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2.5
There was a point in Manifest that things sort of clicked for me and I saw the potential for something pretty gripping and distrubing (without giving too much away, there is a serious creep (in the real world sense) preying on the girls of Lincoln, and MC Krystal may be the next on his list. There was a dark, gritty and realistic edge to this side of the story that I didn't see coming, and it added much needed authenticity and danger. But this one almost-stellar aspect aside, M More...
There was a point in Manifest that things sort of clicked for me and I saw the potential for something pretty gripping and distrubing (without giving too much away, there is a serious creep (in the real world sense) preying on the girls of Lincoln, and MC Krystal may be the next on his list. There was a dark, gritty and realistic edge to this side of the story that I didn't see coming, and it added much needed authenticity and danger. But this one almost-stellar aspect aside, M More...
Oct 16, 2011
Heather
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It got a little better, but the main character was so annoying that it was hard to get into the story. I was happy to finally get a story where the main character isn't your typical "white" teen. However, there's finally a book with some diversity and I'm afraid everyone is just going to think the character is fulfilling the stereotype of angry black woman because the main character is so pissed off at everyone, but I think the stereotype more accurately falls with your regular angry,
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Jun 19, 2011
Casey (The Bookish Type)
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Manifest is a dark and mystical tale of three teenagers' fight to come to terms with their incredible powers, the tribulations of teenage life, and the darkest horrors of the human race. The tone of the novel feels as though someone is telling the tale aloud, and the first person perspective places the reader directly into the head of the strong and spunky heroine, Krystal. The reader will certainly sympathize with Krystal, even though her feelings are often inscrutable despite the transparency
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Feb 05, 2011
MaryBookSwarm
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Poor Krystal, uprooted from NYC and dragged away from her beloved father to go live in some small Connecticut town. Then, to make matters worse, she's stuck with an annoying (but cute) dead guy who keeps hounding her to help him resolve unfinished business so he can move on. But she doesn't want to leave the comforts of her room, much less track down a killer.
I liked Krystal and bits of my students in her (lots of my kids are military and move a lot and/or come from divorced homes). More...
I liked Krystal and bits of my students in her (lots of my kids are military and move a lot and/or come from divorced homes). More...
Dec 03, 2010
Lisa
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I don’t like a book where most of the teen’s angst is due to a parent not telling them the whole story or keeping it from them for the teen’s sake. In fact I don’t like it in an adult book either. That said, I did enjoy the storyline. It’s nice to see a paranormal that deals with other traits than those of a vamp or shifter.
I didn’t like the character of Krystal in the beginning as she was the “typical” 15 year old, moody, whiny and a brat. However, as she settled more into her new school a More...
I didn’t like the character of Krystal in the beginning as she was the “typical” 15 year old, moody, whiny and a brat. However, as she settled more into her new school a More...
Nov 30, 2010
Jessica
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After watching the book trailer and reading the synopsis I was really interested in Manifest's premise, while I usually read Paranormal Romance books instead of just Paranormal ones, I was really curious with the whole teens getting strange powers due to freaky occurrences thing going on in Manifest. In the beginning of this book we meet Krystal, a girl who has a complicated relationship with her mother and her stepfather, who I thought was a complete idiot most of the time but in the end I kind
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Nov 10, 2010
Vixenne
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I really wanted to like this book. I really did. The fact that there’s so few characters of color in the YA paranormal genre made me pick this book up with no hesitation.
After I finished it, I felt Manifest didn't.
I never thought I’d ever read another heroine more annoying than Bella Swann of Twilight. Well Bella, meet Krystal Bentley. Whiny, self-absorbed and major bad attitude bar none doesn’t even begin to describe this guest to her own personal pity party. I’m so More...
After I finished it, I felt Manifest didn't.
I never thought I’d ever read another heroine more annoying than Bella Swann of Twilight. Well Bella, meet Krystal Bentley. Whiny, self-absorbed and major bad attitude bar none doesn’t even begin to describe this guest to her own personal pity party. I’m so More...
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Oct 28, 2010
Chibineko
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If you're one of the people who are wondering where all of the black heroines are in the YA supernatural genre, then you'll be glad to know that Arthur gives you just that. You'll be even more glad to know that she has managed to write an interesting tale full of strange powers as well as ominous threats as well. Arthur has a very real talent for not only penning a good phrase, but also making us care about her characters' feelings. Krystal's anguish over her parents' divorce as well as being up
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Aug 29, 2010
Beverly
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In Manifest: A Mystyx Novel by Artist Arthur, we are introduced to an unhappy 15 year-old, Krystal Bentley, who is the narrator of the story. Many things are happening in Krystal’s life that she has no control over; moving to a small town in Connecticut so unlike her hometown of New York City, starting a new school where she does not seem to fit in, her parent’s divorce and her mother’s quick remarriage to a man who is out to make her life as miserable as possible. Krystal just does not know how
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Aug 21, 2010
Autumn
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First off that summary is rather misleading, but that's summary on every website including the author's. I don't think Krystal is really desperate to hang on to Ricky, I don't think she's very close to him at all. Secondly, it leads you to believe there are a bunch of people with powers and that's not really true either.
Secondly, I really did NOT like Krystal the main character. She was a hardcore snotty brat for about 3/4 of the book. Some of it wasn't her fault, but her atti More...
Secondly, I really did NOT like Krystal the main character. She was a hardcore snotty brat for about 3/4 of the book. Some of it wasn't her fault, but her atti More...
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Aug 19, 2010
Literary Cravings
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Everyone goes through struggles throughout their lives and its how we deal during those struggles that show us who we are. In Manifest we are introduced to Krystal Bentley who is not your average teenage girl. She has to deal with one of the hardest situations that could happen to a teenager, the separation of her parents and having to deal with their partners. On top of all that family drama she has to deal with a sexy Ricky Watson who, unfortunate for her, is dead and is recruiting her to find
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Aug 09, 2010
Mary
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Final Grade: 90/B
256 pages
YA Paranormal
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Recommend to students: Yes
REVIEW: Poor Krystal, uprooted from NYC and dragged away from her beloved father to go live in some small Connecticut town. Then, to make matters worse, she's stuck with an annoying (but cute) dead guy who keeps hounding her to help him resolve unfinished business so he can move on. But she doesn't want to leave the comforts of her room, much less tra More...
256 pages
YA Paranormal
Available now
Review copy provided by Harlequin
Recommend to students: Yes
REVIEW: Poor Krystal, uprooted from NYC and dragged away from her beloved father to go live in some small Connecticut town. Then, to make matters worse, she's stuck with an annoying (but cute) dead guy who keeps hounding her to help him resolve unfinished business so he can move on. But she doesn't want to leave the comforts of her room, much less tra More...
Aug 07, 2010
Donna
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I raced through this book in a matter of a few hours (collectively, over the course of a couple days). Cover to cover. I just couldn't put it down. The story opens with a really bratty Krystal having to go through her parents divorce by pretty much being dragged through it against her will. Despite the over-the-top brattiness, her voice was just so compelling I couldn't stop reading. She really is self-centered and really tried to make the world revolve around her but I can somewhat sympathize w
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Jul 28, 2010
Kelly
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Krystal is not at all happy--her parents split up and her mom remarried a guy that she doesn't really get along with. AND they now live in her mom's hometown in Connecticut instead of in New York, where Krystal grew up. As an added bonus, she's getting visits from a ghost.
When she sees two other teens that have the same birthmark she does (it's in the shape of an M) and learns that they have weird powers, too, things only get weirder.
You know how there are young adult n More...
When she sees two other teens that have the same birthmark she does (it's in the shape of an M) and learns that they have weird powers, too, things only get weirder.
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Jul 27, 2010
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: The sounds of a Paranormal YA Ghost Whisperer with an added twist plot was enough to make me want to read it.
This is a book that I enjoyed more the further I got into it. I find that while I'm reading I often rate a book as I go along. This was a two at the beginning, a solid three by the middle and pushing a four and a half by the end so to sum it all off I've gone with an overall four. Krystal can see dead people, hear them, have conversations with them and now th More...
This is a book that I enjoyed more the further I got into it. I find that while I'm reading I often rate a book as I go along. This was a two at the beginning, a solid three by the middle and pushing a four and a half by the end so to sum it all off I've gone with an overall four. Krystal can see dead people, hear them, have conversations with them and now th More...
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Jul 03, 2010
Rachael
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Krystal Bentley is so not thrilled when she is forced to move from New York City to Lincoln, Connecticut with her mother. She misses her dad, thinks her stepdad is out to get her, and can’t motivate herself enough to even try to make new friends or adjust. The last straw is when she starts to see dead people. It starts with Ricky Watson, who was killed nearly a year ago. He wants Krystal to investigate his death in order to clear the names of his brother and friends. He pesters her at home and a
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Sep 13, 2010
Shari
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I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like Krystal, she started off pretty "woe is me". Granted, she is really upset with her mother for leaving her father and not giving Krystal a reason. She has been moved to a new city and school and really doesn't have a clue as to why. Her mother has remarried and has expected Krystal to just go with the flow. I would be a little pouty and mad too. I think out of all of the characters though, my absolute favorite was Jake. I'm really hopi
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Jun 24, 2010
Yvonne
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Normally, I don't read a lot of teen books but every now and then I hear good things about certain ones and have to find out what all the hype is about.
After reading Manifest, I was glad that I did. Most teen stories don't hold my interest, but this one had me interested from the very first page.
Krystal is a troubled teen that can't seem to figure out where her life got turned upside down. She's so angry at the decisions that have been made for her, that she lashes out at a More...
After reading Manifest, I was glad that I did. Most teen stories don't hold my interest, but this one had me interested from the very first page.
Krystal is a troubled teen that can't seem to figure out where her life got turned upside down. She's so angry at the decisions that have been made for her, that she lashes out at a More...
Jan 21, 2011
Jennifer
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When Krystal Bentley is uprooted from her home in New York to Lincoln, Connecticut, she gives her mother and her new stepfather some serious attitude about it. She doesn't like her new school, isn't eating much, and is having a hard time making friends because of all the cliques at her new school.
But then she meets Ricky, the type of guy that makes her heart beat just a little bit faster and someone Krystal thinks she'd like to kiss. The only problem is that Ricky isn't alive anymore More...
But then she meets Ricky, the type of guy that makes her heart beat just a little bit faster and someone Krystal thinks she'd like to kiss. The only problem is that Ricky isn't alive anymore More...
Jul 20, 2010
Savannah (Books With Bite)
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Let me just say, what a ride!. The plot was something totally out of the ordinary and I devoured it. Krystal is your not so average girl with many problems. With her parents recently divorced and her mother newly re-married, moving to a new town making new friends was not was Krystal wanted. She was angry at the world, always walking around with a bad attitude.
Right after her 15th birthday, Krystal begins to hear a dead person voice. She constantly ignores him hoping that he will go More...
Right after her 15th birthday, Krystal begins to hear a dead person voice. She constantly ignores him hoping that he will go More...
Apr 24, 2010
Amanda
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★★★ Worth a read
Manifest is a coming of age (and powers) story. It was easy to read and easy to walk away from. The story didn't stay in my mind whenever I left it, so I had to push my attention away from other things so that I could finish it. Manifest wasn't a bad story, it just wasn't exciting enough. I did have a few problems with it too. First there was too much over-explanation. e.g. Detailing every storm in 1932 - there's 11 of them. I just skipped over these. Second was the c More...
Manifest is a coming of age (and powers) story. It was easy to read and easy to walk away from. The story didn't stay in my mind whenever I left it, so I had to push my attention away from other things so that I could finish it. Manifest wasn't a bad story, it just wasn't exciting enough. I did have a few problems with it too. First there was too much over-explanation. e.g. Detailing every storm in 1932 - there's 11 of them. I just skipped over these. Second was the c More...
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Oct 23, 2010
Cyna
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Let's get down to it, shall we? Right of the bat, Manifest reminded me a lot of House of Night. Not because of its premise or characters, but because of its writing style. And I'm sorry, but if there's ONE AREA in which you don't want to resemble House of Night, it's the writing style. It's just awful. Like HoN, Manifest's narrative is in the first-person present tense, is extremely informal and conversational in tone, and is narrated by a teenager who talks an awful lot like an adult trying way
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Aug 09, 2010
Kari
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Teenage years are rough, and for Krystal, she’s at the bottom of the barrel. Her mom walked out on her dad and took her to Lincoln, Connecticut. Quite a difference when you compare it to her former home, NYC. But Lincoln isn’t exactly what she’d thought it’d be. She starts seeing dead people who want her help in crossing over and she makes a couple of friends who have the same birthmark that she does, an M. They also have some special powers. Now they have to find out why they have these powers,
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Jan 15, 2011
Lisa
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Manifest is an interesting coming of age novel aimed at young adults with a twist of the paranormal.
Our heroine, Krystal is not immediately likable and is pretty spoilt. She's the kind of girl you love to hate. Which should have put me off, but instead had me hooked. Like watching a car crash or something there was an unexplainable need to find out what happens.
The other characters with supernatural powers were much more likeable and the other books of the series will be wr More...
Our heroine, Krystal is not immediately likable and is pretty spoilt. She's the kind of girl you love to hate. Which should have put me off, but instead had me hooked. Like watching a car crash or something there was an unexplainable need to find out what happens.
The other characters with supernatural powers were much more likeable and the other books of the series will be wr More...
Oct 25, 2010
Sarah
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I'm impressed by this author. First off, it's nice to see an African American girl on the cover. She's quarter-Cherokee, so her light skin makes sense. This is the first Kimani Tru book I've read, and I'll have to read more. It's a good paranormal mystery that just happens to have black characters, which isn't something I see much in the books I read. Sure, African American teen fiction is out there, but it's usually by smaller publishers who aren't mainstream.
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Jun 26, 2010
Jami
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MANIFEST is a coming of age story inside a paranormal tale. In the beginning, Krystal is cranky and unhappy with her situation. She can't stand her stepfather, and she is angry at her mom for leaving her dad and uprooting her from her home in NYC. She doesn't have any friends in her new town, because it's easier for her to just keep to herself. But those are not her biggest problems. Krystal can see ghosts, and one ghosts in particular has been following her, asking for her help.
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Dec 12, 2010
Lesley
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While it's true there's a huge need for paranormal stories with main characters of color, I'm not sure how well this rare example will meet that need. Fans of the swoony melodrama of Twilight may not take to the writing style in this series, while fans of this writing style (which read very Drama High to me) may not appreciate the creepy ghosts, telekinesis, etc. On the other hand, there may be Kimani Tru readers who will be overjoyed to finally get some Sixth Sense action thrown into the mix. I
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Jul 15, 2010
Ari
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This was the first time I was asked to review a book, and Ill be honest I was so excited I read the first line and said "Okay!" To be honest it took me oh say a month *embarrassed* to get into the first few chapters but once you kill the first 10 chapters you really, really like the story. Its just amazing, one of those books you NEED to get your sticky little fingers on! I loved it once a real plot line occurred, to be honest I didnt really like Ricky, he was sweet but he was annoying
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Nov 02, 2010
Arri
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Manifest:
What if the Perfect Boy for You Was Dead?
Imagine, the moment you fall for a nice guy that you like, you find out he’s a ghost and has a girlfriend, would you continue to waste time with him? The book Manifest by Artist Arthur is a book of fantasy and mystery. This book takes place in Lincoln, Connecticut. The most important characters in this book are Krystal Bentley, Ricky Watson (the gho More...
What if the Perfect Boy for You Was Dead?
Imagine, the moment you fall for a nice guy that you like, you find out he’s a ghost and has a girlfriend, would you continue to waste time with him? The book Manifest by Artist Arthur is a book of fantasy and mystery. This book takes place in Lincoln, Connecticut. The most important characters in this book are Krystal Bentley, Ricky Watson (the gho More...
May 13, 2010
Peace Love
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Rate 3.5
Krystal moved to Lincoln as soon as her parents got divorced. She can hear and see ghost. I understand how freak out she is, it is only natural that you don't want to do anything at first. I can only imagine the horrors of seeing one knowing that they are asking for your help. After much convincing from a ghost named Ricky and two other teenagers at her school, who possess other abilities. Jake has inhuman strength and Sasha can teleport.
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Krystal moved to Lincoln as soon as her parents got divorced. She can hear and see ghost. I understand how freak out she is, it is only natural that you don't want to do anything at first. I can only imagine the horrors of seeing one knowing that they are asking for your help. After much convincing from a ghost named Ricky and two other teenagers at her school, who possess other abilities. Jake has inhuman strength and Sasha can teleport.
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