*Review* : The Body Finder - Kimberly Denting

Review of The Body Finder by Kimberly Denting

Released : 11th November 2010 (UK)

Finished : 22nd March 2011

Source :  UK Book Tours
Plot : 5/5
Cover : 4/5
Page Turner : 5/5

Characters : 4.5/5
Ending : 4.5/5

Overall Rating :

Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.

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This is one of those books l would have never read if it wasn’t for all you bloggers and it’s definitely one of those books which makes me have even more faith in your amazing taste, my fellow bloggers!

I actually, not long ago, finished ‘Deadly Little Secret’ and l absolutely loved how it included chapters from the stalkers point of view. For a lot of Deadly Little Secret' l found myself looking to see how far it was until the next chapter by the stalker. Now, not much longer ‘down the line’ l find this gem of a book which also has a chapter every now and then from the POV of the murder. I really have fallen in love with this way in which a book is written and Kimberly did it great. It really adds to the mystery of the books and doesn’t really give many clues away at all but instead just makes you ask more questions. 

Anyway, this book starts in quite a calm way which l liked as l got to know Violet and straight away fell in love with Jay. Not long after the action picked up quickly and l was totally engrossed in this book! What l mostly loved is it’s not all about Violets ‘powers’ but also has a few interesting relationships in this book. I found the relationship with her parents an interesting one which felt very thought through by Kimberly. And then of course there is the relationship between Violet and Jay which takes a very front seat in this book (and l hope continues into the second book)

Violet felt like a very normal girl who l am sure a lot of people will feel like they can relate to with her problems (not her powers!) I have seen some people felt she sometimes made silly decisions which l do agree with but then l think maybe you would with how Violet felt. I think Kimberly did amazing to understand how someone in that situation would feel.

I am excited to read Desires Of The Dead but l do fear it will not be as good as The Body Finder, l just feel that this book ended in a great way. We will have to see though!
There is just one reason why it's not 5/5 and is instead 4.5/5 and that's just because l felt a relationship in this book changed too easily and l like to see and feel things are a bit more 'real' which l felt Kimberly did all the way through the book till then. (Explained below,spoiler)

Overall l would really recommend this read to everyone. I feel some scenes may not be suitable for much younger readers (10/11) and l was certainly on edge at points and wouldn’t have wanted to read at night by myself (l am often called a wimp though)
If you haven't read this l recommend reading half the blurb, l didn't read the other half and l am glad l didn't, it lets you know the half of it!

SPOILER BELOW 

*For me, the changed between Violet and Jay going from best friends (since they were VERY young) to boyfriend and girlfriend seemed so quick and they just didn't have any awkward moments. I kind of felt Violet should have thought something more than relief (as she had wanted this for a while*

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