The Lonely Dead by April Henry - ADVISABLE

The Lonely Dead by April Henry, 228 pages.  Christy Ottavaino (Henry Holt), 2019.  $18. 

Content: Language: PG (3 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG-13.

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH  

  Adele can see the dead, a talent/curse that she has inherited from her mother.  Adele’s grandfather sees her ability as a mental illness and insists that she take pills, but when Adele doesn’t take her pills she feels more like herself.  While walking to school, after a rough weekend at a party, Adele sees the ghost of her ex-best-friend, Tori.  Adele is quickly drawn into the mystery of what happened to Adele, as well as becomes a suspect.  

I couldn’t put this book down.  It has a fast plot line, with great suspects and a strong main character.  There isn’t any gruesome content, but there is a dead body and a fight.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson.