Uninvited by Amanda Marrone

Paperback, 224 pages

Published October 27th 2009 by Simon Pulse (first published October 23rd 2007)

ISBN

1416939784 (ISBN13: 9781416939788)

edition language

English

original title

Uninvited

url

http://www.amandamarrone.com/Books.htm#Uninvited

literary awards

Winner of the 2003 Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children’s Literature (2003), American Library Association Popular Paperback for Young Adults (2009), Books A Million Teen Book Club Selection February (2008)

 

When rejection comes back to bite you...
Jordan's life sucks. Her boyfriend, Michael, dumped her, slept his way through half the student body, and then killed himself. But now, somehow, he appears at her window every night, begging her to let him in.
Jordan can't understand why he wants her, but she feels her resistance wearing down. After all, her life — once a broken record of boring parties, meaningless hookups, and friends she couldn't relate to — now consists of her drinking alone in her room as she waits for the sun to go down.
Michael needs to be invited in before he can enter. All Jordan has to do is say the words....
 

 

  My Review

I can't say that I was overally excited by this book, it was pretty basic and simple after all. But it was the kind of book you want to read when you need a break from reading the long ones. I liked the story outline of the dead ex boyfriend becoming a boyfriend wanting his ex girlfriends attentiuon, But what I didn't like so much was the fact that you never really knew how he turned into a vampire which was somewhat annoying. I found myself wanting to know more so of course you expect the story to elaborate into it. But because it didn't you could see that there was ALOT of potential for it to be a better book, a book that goes into depth and draws the readers in.

I wasn't overly kene on the way that the represented the main female either with the whole obsession over drugs and alcohol, maybe it is just because I was always brought up to know it is as a bad thing in over undulging in them. However, despite the fact that it was a short and simple novel, it was an ok read. Its probably not a book that I would pick up again, but if you want an easy read or a gentle push into the fantasy direction, this is probably the sort of book you want and need to read.

My rating