[Minireview] Artist Arthur : Manifest

[paranormal YA]

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Manifest (Amazon paperback)
Manifest (Amazon eBook)

Summary: (from the publisher)
Krystal Bentley is an outsider at her new high school, having just moved to a small Connecticut town. Lately she's been hearing the voice of a teenage boy in her head, and he has become her friend and confidant. The only problem is, he's dead...

Ricky Watson was killed a year ago in the alley behind Krystal's new school. The rumor mill is filled with stories of Ricky and his untimely death. Unfortunately, as a ghost, Ricky is unable to investigate his own murder, so Ricky needs Krystal to find the truth and she needs someone to listen. When Krystal befriends Sasha and Jake, both outcasts at her high school, the threesome soon discover that they have more in common than their outsider status. Each has a unique paranormal ability and an unusual birthmark in the shape of an "M." Jake announces that the M must stand for misfits, and so the three form an unusual clique. They soon realize that solving Ricky's murder can help them understand the mystery behind their powers and may reveal whether there are others like them.

My thoughts:

NOTE: This is mainly a summary of my thoughts as I read this book last year and and I still remember it quite well, but I may not remember all the details.

Krystal was not very happy when her Mom moved her away from her beloved home in order to move back to a small town in Connecticut and she had a hard time making friends. Once she stumbles across a ghost and a mystery, though, she meets Sasha and Jake, who seem to have a similar birthmark as Krystal.

After their initial difficulties, Krystal, Sasha and Jake build a team that works together. They form a connection that goes beyond your average high school friendship and it's obvious that despite their differences, they would pitch in for each other any time. It was this friendship despite the obstacle and odds, that made me enjoy Manifest even more. I enjoyed the mystery and the paranormal aspect of this book a lot. It kept me guessing throughout the book and while the mystery for the first novel was solved neatly, Artist Arthur left enough questions about the teen's paranormal abilities and their destiny to entice any reader to pick up the next book.

Rating:
4.25/5

FTC: I received an eGalley from the publisher via Netgalley.