Linda Joy Singleton Reviews

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Added September 26, 2005

The Seer Book 2: Last Dance

Author: Linda Joy Singleton
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Available At: Bookstores Everywhere
Publishing Date: June 2005
Genre: Young Adult: Mystery/Paranormal
Format: Paperback
Price: $5.99
ISBN: 0-7387-0638-8
Author Email/Website: ljsingleton.com/
Reviewer: Safiya Tremayne
Rating: 8 Gargoyles

Sabine Rose has a gift; she's psychic. While this gift has brought her unhappiness in the past, her gift may be the one thing to save her grandmother Nana. Her grandmother is suffering from a genetic memory disorder and in about six months, she'll end up in a coma and die shortly afterwards. There is hope. Agnes, one of their female ancestors had the same illness and created a cure. There is just one problem; the remedy book disappeared several generations ago. All they have to go on is the family Bible and a charm from a bracelet. But will it be enough?

Before falling asleep, Sabine asks her spirit guide Opal to help by guiding her dreams. Instead, she dreams of a young girl back in the fifties. A girl who dies later in her dreams. Try as she might, Sabine isn't able to banish this ghost. With a bit of help from her friends Manny and Thorn, she heads to a retirement community, hoping to find speak with someone who might have information about Agnes' and her daughters. Instead, her dreams of the girl continue and the girl's ghost makes an appearance at the retirement community. Somehow, Sabine knows she must help this ghost or she'll never be able to help her grandmother. But how do you solve a fifty-year-old disappearance/murder?

Singleton is a talented author, writing for children, young adults and adults. She creates believable characters and unique situations designed to test her characters and force them to grow. In the case of her series, The Seer, it adds depth and suspense. Throw in a bit of intrigue as Sabine tries to hid her gifts, hoping to keep everyone in her school from turning against her once they learn the truth of her gifts and you get a magnificently, human heroine. All too often, young adult paranormal novels have a tendency to make the hero/heroine too disconnected from normal teenage fears. Singleton throws in teenage fears and magnifies them with her paranormal elements.

Last Dance is enjoyable, exciting and unforgettable.

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