Title: Ghosted
Author: Talia Tucker
Genre: Young Adult
Keywords: paranormal, romance, revenge
Rating: 2
Ghosted by Talia Tucker is a dark humour book with paranormal, revenge and a splash of queer romance elements thrown in.
The book is about a teenager named Keziah who is dealing with her insecurities. On top of that, she has a sleep paralysis demon who haunts her on a daily basis, which plays heavily on her insecurities.
After she has had enough of being ghosted by every guy she comes across, she plots her revenge. With the help of her new friend, she decided that the best way to get revenge was to haunt him, just as her sleep paralysis demon had been haunting her. Throughout the book, she questions herself and her emotional conflicts, which frustrate both her and the reader.
My opinion: The book has potential. It deals with queer romantic feelings that might be confusing for teenagers, especially when they’re at that age. The queer romance element is not forced and developed very organically, which I loved, but the pacing of the whole book is slow and painful to finish. It might be because I’m not in the right age demographic and couldn’t hide my frustration with the protagonist. The decisions she made seemed selfish and questionable, even though she kept saying she would rather not hurt anyone. It took me a week to finish the book instead of a few hours. Therefore, this book is a 2-star read for me.
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