Ripple

by Mandy Hubbard

Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. The water calls to her, draws her in, forces her to sing her deadly song to unsuspecting victims. If she succumbs, she kills. If she doesn't, the pain is unbearable. To keep herself and those she cares about safe, she shuts herself off, refusing to make friends or fall in love - again. Because the last time she fell in love with a boy, he ended up dead.

Then Lexi finds herself torn. Against her better judgement, she's opening up again, falling in love with someone new when she knows she shouldn't. But when she's offered the chance to finally live a normal life, she learns that the price she must pay to be free of her curse is giving him up.

• ISBN10: 1595144234
• ISBN13: 9781595144232
• Publish Date: 21 July 2011 (first published 1 July 2011)
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Razorbill
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 260
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

Oddly, this is kind of a sophisticated young adult novel. The writing style is simple and straight-forward, the plot surprising but uncomplicated. But somehow, [a:Mandy Hubbard|2274221|Mandy Hubbard|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1284581915p2/2274221.jpg] manages to create a dark and haunting story that isn't depressing. It's the sort of story that lingers, swirling all around your heart even after it's finished. Which is impressive.

I think part of it is because the characters are well done and because it's a story about powerful emotions and it's honest about them rather than trying to be veiled or mysterious or alluding to things rather than confronting them. It's incredibly sweet in some moments and heartbreaking in others.

And I think a big part of it is that it's not immature the way some young adult fiction can be. The characters aren't petulant or trite - they're angry and torn and incredibly compassionate and strong which makes them engaging and interesting and worth reading.