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| Title | : | Shift |
| Author | : | Em Bailey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First 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
Description In Favor Of Books Shift
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.
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| 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 Out Of Books Shift
Ratings: 3.68 From 4356 Users | 602 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books Shift
Olive used to be popular. Now she isn't, but we're not told exactly why. However, her ex-best friend Katie is a crucial part of her story.When new girl Miranda moves to the school people are convinced she murdered her parents. Slowly, she ingratiated herself into the school environment and soon becomes friends with those people that Olive is so suspicious of.Through a number of events/devices we get to know just what Miranda is capable of. The question is whether Olive will trust herself inMiranda 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
1.5/5Subtlety is not this book's strong suit... so, this wasn't that much of a psychological thriller. Obviously theres a history here with everyone aware but having the same go unspoken. Yet, with the big ginormous hints littering the path toward the reveal, there really was no thrill for me in this one. At points, I even felt a little insulted by how it seemed someone had taken my hand and positioned my just so, as if saying, see this? this is the way things went down; and that? that is why
There are spoilers. This is an intelligent discussion of the text. Deal with it.Wow.This book was intense and very taught, although it became a little too neat towards the center when Olive stops suspecting Miranda of being "evil" and just becomes buddy-buddy. But then again, with Olive suspecting that Miranda is something insidious, isn't that how this story should go? Letting your guard down and letting the insidious in because you no longer suspect it?The story is that of Olive Corbett, a
Well, advertised as a gripping, romantic, psychological thriller, I can safely say that this book checks none of those boxes. Not one. This book follows Olive, an Australian ex-popular teenage girl with certain mental health issues as she observes new girl Miranda suck the life out of her ex-best-friend-turned-bully literally. I think this premise has a lot of potential. You dont often read a book about someone somehow sucking the life out of someone else. However, it was incredibly poorly
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:Underdeveloped
Woah. That is all I can say. This book is absolutely phenomenal in every aspect. While I was on holidays I went to a book shop looking for something to entertain me on my upcoming 6 hour drive. This book was reccomended to me by a woman there. Now I usually don't go for the supernatural stuff but I gave it a go. This book was an exception. Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!!You feel so drawn to the characters and as soon as you have read the first two pages you will be filled with anticipation and your
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