I guess he could cross over and actually go to Heaven?Īnd I actually liked the ending.

Though I was a little unsure about why Nathaniel wouldn't come back after his mystery was solved. I actually thought the ghost lore was interesting. I think this is a neat way to introduce Civil War history to young people.

I did really like the history that was strewn throughout this book. This wasn't a book that I had to force my way through, but it also wasn't engaging either. I felt like the overall concept was great and when you stepped back and looked at the story as a whole, it was interesting. I read Anna Dressed in Blood recently, and I absolutely loved it. So I was very excited when I saw this was taking place in Gettysburg and also that it was a sort of ghost story. And I have always been one who loves history, but not reading it out of a book, but going some place and learning about it. I actually visited Gettysburg when I was younger and I've always thought that that history was so interesting.

But 3 stars is too generous unfortunately.įirst I want to talk about what I did like. 2 stars seems a little harsh because I really liked the overall concept and story. REVIEW: The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schne.I received this book from Scholastic through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.Definitely go pick this up if you are a fan on ghost books with love interests and a good plot. I know there won't be another book but I would love to find out what happens between Lori and Evan. I truly wanted Lori to realize that she belonged with Evan. I thought it was sweet that he loved her but wanted her to live her life to the fullest without him interfering. He is definitely a good guy and what he told Lori at the end of the book was something I didn't expect from him. I'm not sure what to say or think about Nathaniel. I didn't exactly know what it was until towards the end though so I am glad the book wasn't predictable. I could tell that something wasn't quite right with Bertha and Old Dryden. I had to redo my make-up when I was finished.Īt first, Lori seems like a sort of distant character with no real personality but as I get a little further in I start to see that she is an amazing girl and is very feisty and definitely doesn't let anyone control her. The writing is great and the characters are awesome. I've seen such negative things about it and don't understand why.

GOD! The entire time I was reading the book I was saying four stars, four stars, four stars.

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