Ever Near

Let me start off by saying that I am absolutely in love with this book. It has caused me to lose sleep on more than one occasion. I was only willing to put it down when I just could not keep my eyes open any longer. IT. WAS. THAT. GOOD.

This story is about Jade. Jade can see ghosts. She has been able to see ghosts since she was 10 years old. Not of the encounters have ever been exactly pleasant. The ghosts tend to scare her. The ghosts tend to freak out and attack her. Jade has no idea what to do about these encounters or why it happens to her, so she just does her best to avoid ghosts and the places where she has met them. Also, no one else knows that she can see and talk to ghosts. Not even her best friend who was there when she met her first one. Jade has been keeping her ability a secret from everyone. The fear that those she cares about will think that she is a freak and insane is too strong.

Unfortunately for Jade, she has moved with her mother into the Fair Ever estate with her mothers fiance and his two sons. Fair Ever happens to house one very confused and angry ghost. Now that Jade is stuck facing this ghost head on she has to figure out how to deal with her special ability. This is no easy task when the ghost loves to pop up every where, even in Jades dreams. Also, the ghost tends to freak out every time Jade attempts to talk to her - doing weird melty faces, attacking her, etc.

Then to top it all off, she is now living across the hall from a boy she has had a HUGE crush on and he is soon to be her step-brother. Talk about complicated.

I loved loved loved this book. The further into the story I got, the better it was. Melissa MacVicar has a wonderful way with words. Her descriptions are so vivid and the world she has crafted is so beautiful. You cannot help but feel you are there with Jade as she stumbles around trying to figure out how to deal with her complicated life. You cannot help but feel what she is feeling and wishing you were able to help her.

This is a book I will be forever recommending to people who ask me what they should read next. It has found itself a permanent home in my heart along with my other favorite stories.

OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 well deserved stars

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A detailed story so vivid that it seemed real! Loved Jade! Such a great main character!

Jade is an amazing main characther and I was not disppointed with this story, I can state that it was even better than what I was expecting! I've never been in Nantucket Island but the story was so well develop that I felt like I had already been there and I felt like Jade!
Jades crush for her future brother-in-law is so cute and her gift for seeing ghosts and how she deals with that situation is breathtaking.
The ghosts are described as being very scary and very delicate and there were some parts of this story that frightened me and that contributed to my focus on the storyline and the plot!
I enjoyed this book very deeply! It made me cry, it made me smile and it made me laugh!This is a different and very engaging read if you love paranormal and romance! You'll be reading non-stop until the very end of this story!
The family drama also contributes immensily to the plot is well dealt with and you can have a good laugh while, at the same time, you're terrified!
The writing is so well done that you pass through it like a brease in the winter time, since you can read effortlessly and really get into this amazing story!
It's a good book to read when you're tired and don't have much time for reading but still really want to do it! It has a loads of emotion and action joined with romance and paranormal and tighly organized in an amazing story so I truly recommend it!

I really really enjoyed this book!