Shy is what I imagine the teenage Desmond Flynn would have been, change my mind!! That is by far the highest honor I can think to bestow on him and I love, Love, LOVED his chemistry with Anora. I just want to see so much more of them and their building, forbidden love!!

First you have Anora, who could see ghosts but doesn't know what she is. Then you have Shy who was some creature that can turn from human to a raven. It's all a little strange, but I didn't love or hate either of the main characters. As it turns out, hiding her weirdness is just one of many challenges. By the end of her first day, she's claimed the soul of a dead girl and and lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to steal souls, and when a classmate turns up dead, there's no mistaking the murder weapon. The plot was dark, really scary for brief moments and it did feel like it had horror elements. Nevertheless, I made it through and I would definitely like to see where the next book goes.Second, the flow of the story was fast but not too fast that I felt some parts were skipped. No, the story had a really smooth flow from beginning to end. Props to the author. Other than Anora, we meet Shy. It's an interesting name for a mysterious guy. He doesn't know what's going on with Anora, but he does feel a certain tug towards her. Some would call that fate and others wouldn't. So, it shouldn't be a surprise when people tell him to stay away from her. Funny thing about fate, he can't because it hurts to ignore her. Nope, there's a mysterious boy that seems to make her smile. As well as other sketchy stuff too. Whether it's people who are acting suspicious, or the ghosts, she's not exactly sure who she should or shouldn't trust. If only the strangeness would end there.

Description of This book is about a girl named Anora Silby who can see the dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at her new school. After all she didn't change her identity for nothing. True to its YA roots nothing in this book came as a surprise and most everything was either explained/revealed in an alternate POV or was just obvious to you as you were reading, but that did not detract from the story AT ALL and it was every bit as seamless and entertaining as any adult book on the market right now. An exploration of our world after dark. The title is bold, shiny and eye catching. The cover picture is soft, warm and friendly. I thought it was going to be about planets and stargazing, but it is about SO much more! Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! I was looking for a change of sceneThere is so much in this book and I think that allows for a variety of different ways to explore it. You could take the more factual approach and look more into the facts about night-time and even space. Or, you could investigate more into different celebrations of the night and how different cultures experience and view the night in comparison to your own. You could even look at the book on a deeper level. There seems to be this underlying message that we need to be careful, human’s ever-growing nocturnal nature is contributing more light pollution, meaning animals suffer and their behaviours and survival are impacted. Also, our own use of things such as social media is resulting in us getting less and less sleep which can be detrimental to our own health.

As someone who has a love hate relationship with the night, this book really opened my eyes to some of the wonders that happen at night that we often just don’t think about. This book takes us through the night, from the sky to the animals, to our own sleeping habits. As a result, we end up with this beautifully illustrated, and interestingly written book. Edwards takes us on this journey through night-time with an informal style of writing, woven with facts from science, right through to geography and differing cultures. Even I learnt some new things as I read through it. Did you know that there was such a thing as ‘moonbows’? because I definitely didn’t but now I really want to see one! Besides these two dancing the will they or won't they kiss tango, we have lots of paranormal things to figure out. Who exactly wants Anora and why? The not knowing sort of drove me insane because I couldn't think of who was going to betray her. At least that's how I felt until certain things were pointing to certain people. Anora can see ghosts, but when she moves to a new school to get away from her past, she learns that she isn't the only one who can see them. I thought the plot of the book was good. It definitely reminded me of some other books I've read, but I still didn't think the plot was bad. i will say the narrative is a little odd at times. usually with first person POVs, the reader learns things at the same time the MC does. but with the world-building here, the MC is aware of certain things but the reader doesnt find out about it until later, meaning some elements of the plot are a little murky for only the reader until the reveal, which i found to be a bit of a weird choice as makes the beginning a little slow. I was really intrigued by this book as it was about a girl that could see ghosts - I was expecting this to be the perfect October read, and it definitely started out interesting.

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This book was honestly the most pleasant surprise!! YA to its core it gave me the nostalgic vibes of being something I’ve read and loved before with a story that was wholly it’s own. When Stars Come Out is a cross between the Fallen series and Gossip Girls, but with ghosts. Overall, I just didn't love the combination and there was a lot of loose ends with this one. When Stars Come Out was actually pretty fun to read. At first, things were moving a bit slowly but that's because our main girl was getting used to the new town, school, and people. Now Anora, the main girl, was pretty interesting and good see ghosts. Which doesn't seem like the easiest thing to live with, and she definitely proves that over and over again. Unfortunately, ghosts are the only thing she should be worried about.

When the Stars Come Out is a beautifully illustrated book full of fun facts relating to the night. The book explains why the night exists and how people have studied the nighttime sky throughout history. It details what some of the discoveries have been, including why the moon wanes and what the northern lights are. The book answers questions about the earth at night and about humans at night. Many different cultures are mentioned as the book goes over the history of sleep and celebrations of the night. The book explains that though nights are safer nowadays with all the light, the sky has become very polluted by it. We can no longer see the beautiful stars like those before us could. Whenever you are in a place where you can fully appreciate the night, the book urges us, don’t take it for granted. Part of why I liked this was the unique world building aspect. There’s a race of supernaturals who look like humans, but can turn into crows or sprout wings in their human form. I haven’t read a lot of books with crow shapeshifters. They have a fully fleshed out social structure with strict rules. Basically, they are in charge of destroying evil. What is that evil? The dark force called “Influence,” which is slowly destroying the world. It can possess people, latching onto their sad or dark emotions. And finally, there are the gold coins that were once souls, now in need of ferrying to the afterlife. Laced throughout everything is the controversy amid the Vaylren (sp?) hierarchy.Would I read it again? Yes I believe I would. Would I recommend this book? Yes I do. However like I always try to do and that is tell parents, Grandparents and Caregivers of young children if you're not sure you want your children reading this book then by all means read it yourself first then make your decision. I liked this book.