Present Appertaining To Books Shift
| Title | : | Shift |
| Author | : | Em Bailey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2011 by Hardie Grant Egmont |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Mystery. Fantasy. Contemporary |
Em Bailey
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.68 | 4356 Users | 602 Reviews
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Olive Corbett is not crazy. Not anymore.She obediently takes her meds and stays under the radar at school. After “the incident,” Olive just wants to avoid any more trouble, so she knows the smartest thing is to stay clear of the new girl who is rumored to have quite the creepy past.
But there’s no avoiding Miranda Vaile. As mousy Miranda edges her way into the popular group, right up to the side of queen bee Katie – and pushes the others right out – only Olive seems to notice that something strange is going on. Something almost . . . parasitic. Either Olive is losing her grip on reality, or Miranda Vaile is stealing Katie’s life.
But who would ever believe crazy Olive, the girl who has a habit of letting her imagination run away with her? And what if Olive is the next target?
A chilling psychological thriller that tears through themes of identity, loss, and toxic friendship, Shift will leave readers guessing until the final pages.
Particularize Books As Shift
| Original Title: | Shift |
| ISBN: | 1921564393 (ISBN13: 9781921564390) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Olive Corbett, Miranda Vaile, Ami, Katie Clarke, Lachlan Ford |
| Literary Awards: | The Inky Awards for Gold Inky (2012), Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Nominee for Older Children (ages 8-14) (2012) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Shift
Ratings: 3.68 From 4356 Users | 602 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books Shift
Right. I'm going to bullet point my thoughts because CBA to articulate them properly. I'm just too angry.I had really high hopes for this book. I really thought I would like it. That said, I did like Lachlan. I just wish I could have gotten more of the romance I was promised (granted, I DNF'd this book so I can't speak for it, but I did skim read to the scene where they kiss and it was good. That's one of the best scenes in the whole book.) Ok, so here's what i didn't like:UnderdevelopedThis was one CREEPY book! Half way through the book I was in this state: Despite it's obvious creepiness I couldn't put it down.So Olive was this typical once-popular-now-loner kid with issues, but what those issues were was not so clear in the beginning. At times I was totally frustrated with her and I was screaming at the book what are you doing??? and yes I was totally scared of the people in the book! I just had chills all over! and by the time I finished I was doubting my own reality I'll
Miranda Vaile was infamous long before she set foot in the small suburb of Jubilee Park. Stories about Miranda were swirling in the weeks prior to her arrival stories about her life in Europe, the crazy aunt she was coming to live with . . . and the fact that she had killed her parents.The attention and attraction of Miranda is a reprise for Jubilee Parks resident psychotic Olive Corbett. Olive, whose family life has disintegrated in the wake of her mistakes and recovery from circumstances
Review posted at Amaterasu Reads Em Bailey's chilling psychological YA thriller debut is sure to make readers think twice about letting people get close too much. The bonds of friendship is stretched tight up to the breaking point in this shuddery tale of one girl's identity and her struggle to find out who she really is deep inside.Olivia Corbett's life is a wreck. She used to be best friends with Katie, the most popular girl in school. She used to be pretty, outgoing, with a happy family, but
5 stars out of five. For a reason:Shift by Em Bailey is one of my all-time favourite books. It's full of gripping twists that will never leave you bored.The first half of the book will make you love Olive. The second half will have you mentally screaming at every decision she makes! (But I won't give away anything)Lachlan is such a sweetie and so is Luxe (the romance sides to the book) yet this book is far from your usual romance story. Yep. There's even death.Murder.Psychologically mental
Hmm. TOTALLY not what I was expecting. Although now to be fair I'm not sure WHAT I was expecting. The reason for the 3* rating is that to me it feels like a fair one. Some parts of this book for me were facepalm 1* and some parts of this for me were sheer brilliance 5* Nothing like sitting on the fence...Anyway on the plus side I read this cover to cover in one sitting, it is an addictive tale and one that has many surprises. The main story revolves around Olive, who is recovering from a
Okay, so I decided I'd give this book to someone else before I reviewed it. Just because, well, I wasn't sure whether I wasn't getting it because I am stupid, or whether I wasn't getting it because I wasn't SUPPOSED to get it. Turns out, either we're both stupid, or it's just one of those books.You know the ones I'm talking about... the ones with the fantastic writing, brilliant prose, life-like characters... those books that leave you SO... UTTERLY... CONFUSED!So basically, the story settles
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