The Dead and Buried is a great ghost story. It begins with a new girl in town who has a
little brother, a dad and a step-mom.
There are the usual whispers as Jade, the new girl, starts school but
then the whispers get worse. Jade finds
out that one of the students that went to the school died in her house just a
year before. The girl, Kayla, was miss
popularity at the local high school and rumor has it that she was murdered, in
Jade’s house. Colby, the little brother
tells Jade he sees a girl around the house with long hair but everyone just
thinks he’s seeing things that aren’t there.
Then Jade sees her to, and Kayla isn’t happy. Kayla wants to know who killed her, and will
stop at nothing to find out. Was it the
dark and brooding boyfriend? The jealous
ex-boyfriend? Was it an accident? Jade has to find out what happened and soon
because Kayla has taken over Colby’s little body and is threatening to kill him
if she doesn’t find out who murdered her.
This one is a nonstop thriller, and the mystery of who did
it is great. I didn’t figure it out
until the end right before the big reveal.
The Dead and Buried is a fast read, partially because the reader never
wants to stop reading. The characters
are very well done, very realistic. The
struggles between Jade and her step-mother, and the other students at the
school are very realistic. The ending is
satisfying but a little sad. A very
spooky ghost story!
