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Title: Prom Night in Purgatory
Series: Purgatory , #2
Author: Amy Harmon
Published: August 1, 2012
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Where does before end and after begin?
By some miracle and against all odds, Johnny and Maggie are given a second chance. But Johnny is freed from Purgatory only to find himself in a totally different time and place, in a world full of strangers. 'Prom Night in Purgatory' is the sequel to the love story that is unlike any other, where time is shifting and everything can change, and Maggie must fight for Johnny all over again.
Oh God. At this moment. Amy Harmon is officially one of my favorite Authors. I was really amazed on how she can twist and plot the previous scenes in the first book into a new and engaging scenario. The romance so believable that I can't explain how Amy made me believe everything is possible. The characters are so real, the emotional turmoil is so heart felt I can't count how many times I wanted to cry for Maggie and Johnny. It started to mess with my belief of Destiny. And my heart is literally heart broken...
I can't tell more of the details because I wanted the readers to feel the same feeling I felt when reading book. Secrets are revealed, and the mystery becomes more clear. I started asking myself:
"Does it have to be that way?" I was left hanging on what to think of after I finished the book. But that is the catch. No matter how unsatisfied I am with how it ended, I still find myself loving and adoring this book. This is yet one of those beautiful love story ever written.
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Title: Slow Dance in Purgatory
Series: Purgatory , #1
Author: Amy Harmon
Published: April 2, 2012
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Orphaned from the age of ten, 17-year-old Maggie finally finds a permanent home with her elderly aunt in a small Texas town. Working part-time at the local high school, she becomes enmeshed in a fifty-year-old unsolved mystery where nothing is as it seems. Who is the boy no one else can see? And what do you do when you fall in love with a ghost? This volatile and mismatched romance is doomed from its start, as Maggie struggles to hold on to yet another life destined to be taken from her. Secret love and hushed affections are constantly threatened by outside forces resulting in a terrifying race to stay alive.
'Slow Dance in Purgatory' captures the heart-ache of a love story where there can be no happy ending...
This is my first book from Amy Harmon. And I was not disappointed at all. I can't really explain how much this book brought out every emotions in me; happiness, love, distraught, anger, confusion name it, its all in here. The story is so unique that at first I really don't know what this book is really about. And boy, just how the book ended gave me jitters and goosebumps.
At first I thought the story is a typical girl-fell-in-love-with-a-ghost kind of book. But NO. This book is definitely a BLAST. This is one of those rare books that hooked me up with those first 5 paragraphs and its very difficult to put down! It was dark, mysterious, tragic and confusing. I was already starting to ask myself how this book will end. And I am so eager to dive in right away in the middle of the story so I did sneak in some of the chapters. *Grinning*
Really, I can't explain and sort my feelings after reading this book. And can't even explain my eagerness to look for this book in my local bookstore and be added with my collection.
And now I'm really ready to dive in with the second book. I might see myself reading all Amy Harmon's book.
5+ Stars. DEFINITELY.