Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Tor Teen (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765380560
ISBN-13: 978-0765380562
Praise for WHEN I CAST YOUR SHADOW
Publisher: Tor Teen (September 12, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765380560
ISBN-13: 978-0765380562
Praise for WHEN I CAST YOUR SHADOW
"Tragic and engrossing, filled with nightmarish dreamscapes and menacing villains, it also treads the tender terrain of family, and the strange and sometimes dysfunctional ties between siblings. Highly recommended!" ―Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns
"You'll never think of your nightmares the same way again. Darkly seductive. Sarah Porter’s writing glitters and her storytelling stuns in this twisted tale of siblings, love, and death." ―Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval
"Porter offers a poignant consideration of how far we will go for the people we love." ―School Library Journal, starred review
"A wildly innovative, whip-smart, and utterly spellbinding testament to family, memory, and love―and the messes and miracles of each―poised to possess legions of readers." ―Booklist, starred review
"A haunting tale of possession that explores the ghostly landscape of dreams and nightmares―but more importantly, the particular dynamics among siblings, both oppressive and redemptive." ―Kirkus Reviews
A teenage girl calls her beloved older brother back from the grave with disastrous consequences.
Dashiell Bohnacker was hell on his family while he was alive. But it's even worse now that he's dead....
After her troubled older brother, Dashiell, dies of an overdose, sixteen-year-old Ruby is overcome by grief and longing. What she doesn't know is that Dashiell's ghost is using her nightly dreams of him as a way to possess her body and to persuade her twin brother, Everett, to submit to possession as well.
Dashiell tells Everett that he's returned from the Land of the Dead to tie up loose ends, but he's actually on the run from forces crueler and more powerful than anything the Bohnacker twins have ever imagined....
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After her troubled older brother, Dashiell, dies of an overdose, sixteen-year-old Ruby is overcome by grief and longing. What she doesn't know is that Dashiell's ghost is using her nightly dreams of him as a way to possess her body and to persuade her twin brother, Everett, to submit to possession as well.
Dashiell tells Everett that he's returned from the Land of the Dead to tie up loose ends, but he's actually on the run from forces crueler and more powerful than anything the Bohnacker twins have ever imagined....
You can purchase When I Cast Your Shadow at the following Retailers:
I'm really on the fence about this one. There were aspects of the story I absolutely loved. The writing alone was fantastic, witty and utterly engaging. The tale the Author weaves is intense and gripping and I will definitely read more of her books. Here you have a story of a family that is damaged, a family that already has a history of darkness and making the wrong decision every damn time. I was enamored with the concept of a horrible human being who's sister will go to any lengths to bring him back, including sacrificing herself and/or her twin.
The characters, the family, here's where I start to lose interest. They're deplorable! Horrible people, seriously. It's almost like I want to clap and say "Hey, Karma finally found the right person!" because Dashiell is likely the devil incarnate. What he does to his siblings, the hold he has on them even in death. God I hated him. Ruby was a lost soul, bereft without him there. Was he a bad person in life, of course he was. But he was "trying" to change (cough * bullshit! * cough). Everett was the only member of the family that might be redeemable, if he can get the hell away from them all.
So, as you can see, I'm torn. I'm giving this one 3 Stars because the writing was just that good. As were her descriptives, the way she brought things to life in my mind, the level of emotion she made me feel while I was reading. I think if you are a fan of dark, angsty storylines you'll really enjoy this one.
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SARAH PORTER is the author of the Lost Voices Trilogy (Lost Voices, Waking Storms, The Twice Lost) in addition to Vassa in the Night—all for the teen audience. For over ten years she has taught creative writing workshops in New York City public schools to students in grades K-10. Porter also works as a VJ, both solo and with the art collective Fort/Da; she has played venues including Roseland, Galapagos, Tonic, Joe’s Pub, The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Nokia Theater, and the Burning Man festival. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two cats.
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I don't have an ghost stories but I do love them
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