Overview:
“Jeff’s journey to real empathy takes on issues crucial and relevant to teens: the price of popularity, the importance of being true to one’s beliefs, and the need to stand up for others.” (ALA Booklist )
“In a refreshing departure from her plant-based paranormal-romance series, Pike develops the pleasantly fractious relationship between Jeff and Kimberlee in Jeff’s earthy, humorous first-person. This brisk, down-to-earth thriller should appeal equally to male and female readers.” (Kirkus Reviews )
Praise for the Wings series:“WINGS is a remarkable debut; the ingenuity of the mythology is matched only by the startling loveliness with which the story unfolds.” (Stephenie Meyer, bestselling author of the Twilight Saga )
Mixing a little bit of Harry Potter and a lot of Twilight, Pike has hit on a winning combination. Yet it is her own graceful take on life inside Avalon that adds a shimmering patina sure to enthrall readers.” (Booklist (starred review) )
“Silky narration, delicious escapism.” (Kirkus Reviews )
“Pike’s clever and innovative way of reinventing fairy tales and myths to make them her own is wonderful...[The] story is rich in vivid details, action, adventure, and romance.” (Romantic Times (Top Pick) )
“The series is action-packed, and the final chapters of the story are no exception. A thrilling page-turner, many readers will read the book cover-to-cover, barely daring to breath.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review) )
“SPELLS is brilliant and lovely. Aprilynne Pike’s talent just continues to bloom and I am almost afraid to see how awesome her next book will be.” (Carrie Jones, bestselling author of NEED and CAPTIVATE )
Who knew faeries could be this cool? ILLUSIONS has it all. It’s fascinating, rich, and romantic, and weaves a great new tapestry of thrilling fantasy.” (Lisa McMann, bestselling author of the Wake trilogy )
“The greatest part: the WINGS series reaches the perfect ending. The worst part: it has to end!” (Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling autho of the Evernight series )
When Jeff moves to California, he doesn’t expect everything to be perfect right away, but he does expect a fair degree of normalcy. Instead, he finds a young, female ghost lying on the floor of his new high school. Like any normal guy, Jeff doesn’t fully believe that he can see her, but Kimberlee soon enlists him in an unusual task: he must help her return boxes and boxes of…things.
As Jeff soon finds out, Kimberlee was a kleptomaniac despite her wealthy status. She takes the idea of kleptomania to a whole new level as Jeff must think of ways to pass on stolen belongings to students, teachers, and stores. There is another problem: Sera, a beautiful girl with a story behind her calm veneer. Can he manage to help Kimberlee in the after life while still maintaining a relationship with Sera, the girl Kimberlee despises?
Jeff is a great character to read about. At first, I thought I wouldn’t love Life After Theft as I tend to gravitate more towards female main characters. However, I found myself loving Pike’s realistic portrayal of a teen boy. Jeff is brave, sweet, and slightly dorky. Sera, the love interest, was aloof and stand-offish at first, but the reader will get to know her and possibly even approve of her (as I did). She has an interesting past, a murky one. Kimberlee was difficult to like, at first. Her character is shallow, snooty, and demanding. It’s hard to like someone who is so pushy and mean towards Jeff, a guy who is honestly trying to help her. Towards the end of the book, her character grew on me as well; I like to think that she learned a lesson or two. Ultimately, the reader will probably not be a fan of Kimberlee, but she does even out at the end. Khail, Kimberlee’s brother, was a great character to get to know. He seems like the rough-and-tumble sporty guy, but he has many dimensions to his character – some that tie in to Kimberlee’s thefts in surprising ways.
ENJOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Sincerelyours
And Blessed Are The Ones Who Care For Their Fellow Men!
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