“The Body Finder”

Author: Kimberly Derting

Thrills, chills and romance just blossomed off the pages. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat with the suspense of the mystery and the anticipation of the romance. I don’t enjoy reading about modern day high school issues and problems, but this book wasn’t so bad in that area. It was pretty clean, except for one scene, where the students party late drinking alcohol. (However, there is an important lesson to be learned.) I was very pleased with the support the main character got from her parents. In most books, the parents act as if their children don’t exist or the parents died in some kind of horrible, tragic accident.

The Chills: 

Violet Ambrose was born with the ability to sense echoes that murdered lives leave behind and the imprints that cling to the killer responsible. From a young age, her abilities caused her to find and uncover the horrific dead bodies of both animals and people. Now, her frightening power just might be put to good use. A serial killer is roaming her small town, killing many innocent lives. Nobody has a clue to who this dangerous person is. Violet, following the recently murdered girls haunting echoes, takes finding the killer into her own hands putting her life in danger.

 The Romance: 

Ever since childhood Violet and Jay have been the best of friends. He even knows about her unnerving power.  But now, growing up into high school, Violet has stronger feelings toward Jay. Now with the serial killer on the hunt, Jay has become overly protective of her. Violet desperately hopes that his intentions toward her might be a sign that he wants to be more than just friends.

I was surprised at how well the author portrayed their feelings because the whole book was written in third person. Even though the main characters didn’t have strong personality in their voices, I was still able to understand and relate to their feelings. The ending was very satisfying, and I wouldn’t mind reading it again. It doesn’t make it on my list of favorite books, but if you were looking for a scary suspenseful mystery with a bit of sweet romance along the way, I would definitely recommend it.