Book Review: Body&Soul by Stacey Kade

Title: Body and Soul
Author: Stacey Kade
Series: The Ghost and the Goth
Publisher: Hyperion
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Read from May 18-19, 2012
My rating: 


The final book in The Ghost and the Goth Trilogy!

The Ghost
I’ve been trapped in the body of Lily “Ally” Turner for a month now. Talk about a fashion crisis on an epic scale. What worries me more, though, is sometimes I catch Will looking at me like he thinks I’m Lily...or that he wishes I were. Without the good looks of my former self, I don’t know who I am, or if who that is is good enough. I need out of this mess. Now.

Will and I have been looking for a solution, one that would separate me from Lily without killing her. But it’s not going well. Then, when it seems like things couldn’t get any worse, we run into Misty, my former best friend and boyfriend-stealer extraordinaire, who claims she’s being haunted...by me. Seriously?

I’m determined to get to the bottom of who’s pretending to be the spirit of Alona Dare (while I’m pretending to be someone else) and then get the heck out of this body. Or die trying...

The Goth
I’ll admit it. It’s really weird to look at Alona but see Lily. I do know the difference, though, contrary to what Alona might be saying. And Alona is more than a pretty face to me, not that she would believe that.

Our one lead for some help in this messed up situation might be a page torn from the yellow pages-—the “Psychics” section-—I found in my dad’s stuff. One of the “fakes” seems a bit more real-—and odd-—than the others. Before I can investigate further, though, Alona is off and chasing a ghost that’s probably nothing more than a figment of Misty’s guilty imagination. Now Lily’s family is freaking out because she didn’t come home, my mom is ordering me to stay out of it, and something is definitely wrong with the person formerly known as Lily “Ally” Turner..


My Thoughts:


   It wasn't much of an epic ending for the series, but it was good enough...i think. A couple of things I didn't like were the light ending and not much of a closure. I admit I wasn't super contented. But, the whole novel wasn't all bad.
I love Alona's character, especially the changes in her. It just makes sense that she was given a second chance. Considering she's more of the "think before act" kind of girl now. Plus, she gives life much more meaning now. Will was changed too, and he learned to live life with a purpose. And instead of ignoring the gift he has, he found how to control and help others with it. The wisdom you get from all that experience is helpful but overwhelming too.
   The story was simple, but the climax still made me hold my breath, and made me wish there wasn't any problem in the first place. One thing that held back for me to fully liking it was te ending, as I have mentioned earlier. It would have been nicer if the decision for what Alona has become in the end was concrete. However, Kade's choice of not putting a certain someone albeit, made Alona assume things was kind of putting it in the neutral situation.


   Overall though it was still a good read, amd I'll certainly miss Alona Dare. :)

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