Uninvited

Uninvited
by Amanda Marrone

UNINVITED by

Category: Paranormal

Age Recommendation: Grades 9+

Release Date: 10/23/07

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

These days, Jordan's got a lot on her mind. Her social phobias are getting the better of her, she thinks she messed

things

up with a guy she really connected with... and her ex-boyfriend, popular jock Michael, has been appearing

at her

bedroom window since the night after his funeral. It seems the rumors that Michael killed himself aren't true

-- he was

attacked by a vampire, and became one himself. Now he wants Jordan to join him. Every night, he

pleads and cajoles

and turns on his charm, trying to get her to invite him in, and Jordan's arguments are starting to

crumble.

UNINVITED is a tense, scary book that manages to throw in a little humor on the side. Marrone does a superb

job of

building the suspense about Michael's true intentions and how Jordan will deal with them. Nothing works

out quite the

way the reader will expect, and Jordan's struggles will have them on the edge of their seats, unable to

put the book

down. The climax is thrilling and dark, and the ending is hopeful without leaving its heroine

unscarred.

It may take readers a little while to warm up to Jordan, whose binge-drinking and pessimistic ways may seem too

depressing. But it quickly becomes clear that she has every reason to want to drown out the rest of the world.

Her

growth as she fights her fears and destructive tendencies is both believable and inspiring. The supporting

characters are

well-developed as well, from Michael's twisted personality to Jordan's quirky friend, Rachael.

Readers who enjoy books a little out of the ordinary, especially the dark and suspenseful, should run out and grab

this

one as soon as possible. It takes one of the most familiar creatures of the supernatural genre and manages to

tell a story

unlike any you've read before.