Karen healey is the author of the critically acclaimed guardian of the dead, the shattering, and the first book in this series, when we wake. I loved guardian of the dead, karen healey s literary debut, and was very excited to hear about her second release. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. I have a hard time writing about a book like this, as i dont want. Its moving, and despite the fantasy elements of the novel, its also true. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The characters talk about which part of the country they live, where they would like to live, and how the fact that they are in a small town on the west coast is relevant. The shattering also has an imaginative take on the term magic when we apply it to a beautiful landscape.
The shattering by karen healey if you put the craft, justine larbalestier, the stepford wives, a wicker man and new zealand into a blender and hit frappe you would get something. Healey guardian of the dead delivers an intense and powerful novel that explores the effect of suicide on families by way of a magical. Obviously i cant say much about it, but even after the main thrust of the book has been resolved, healey has more to say about life and love and death and grief. Seventeenyearold keri likes to plan for every possibility. This catapulted karen healey to the top of my awesome authors list. Voyabox box with its triad of awesome protagonists, tight plotting, smart supernatural angle, and careful attention to serious issues, the shattering is a phenomenal book and easily one of my notable, if not favorite, reads of 2011. You can find her at scovered with their eyes missing. Click to read more about the shattering by karen healey.
Morris debut award finalist guardian of the dead, the shattering, and when we wake. She technically lives in new zealand, but actually lives on the internet. When three teenagers discover a pattern of suicides among older brothers who visit the perfect tourist town of summerton, they begin to investigate the possibility of a serial killer. Download and enjoy your favorite karen healey audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at.
In the shattering, each characters difference is an integral part of who he or she is, but is never presented as the singular defining trait of the character. The shattering by karen healey nook book ebook barnes. Dec 11, 2012 karen healey is the author of several young adult novels, and a complete dork. Fastpaced adventure and an unfamiliar, frightening enemy set a new scene for teen urban fantasy.
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Healey delivers an intense and powerful novel that explores the effect of suicide on families by way of a magical conspiracy tale. Download the shattering in pdf and epub formats for free. She wrote the urban fantasy adventures guardian of the dead, the shattering, and the forthcoming scifi adventure when we wake. The shattering is one of those books that gets better upon reflection the more i think about it, the more i love it. The shattering epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. Sep 19, 2011 like the best of speculative fiction, this refreshingly different young adult book beautifully illuminates reality and highlights truth, in this case, the nature of grieving for those left behind after the suicide of a loved one.
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Karen healey books list of books by author karen healey. The shattering by karen healey overdrive rakuten overdrive. Debut author karen healey introduces a savvy and spirited heroine with a strong, fresh voice. But the world healey creates in this book is so much richer than that. I loved the shattering highly recommend it to readers who love paranormalhorrorfantasy and contemporary ya. Download 300 dpi author photo visit the authors website. A teen noir hinging on the discovery of witchcraft could easily fall into selfconscious cutesiness or collapse under the weight of its own selfseriousness, but healey guardian of the dead, 2010 seamlessly integrates noir and fantasy tropes to explore issues of suicide, trust, sexuality, race, insecurity and free will in a way that feels fresh. Dec 28, 2011 this book is set in new zealand and that actually played a role in the book. The story was involving and the characters very authentic and relatable. Jan 01, 2011 karen healey s the shattering was a gripping paranormal thriller that i just could not put down. Karen healey is the author of several young adult novels, and a complete dork. This acclaimed book by karen healey is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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