By contrast, the thrilling last third of the novel, dedicated to the climactic battle, seems underdeveloped. While Healey's prose is skilled and her characters well-formed (Ellie is an especially charismatic heroine), minor plot threads drop off-such as Ellie's mother's cancer-and the process through which the deeper story is revealed (a battle for survival between a small group of human warriors and the “fairy people,” also called “patupaiarehe”) feels frustratingly drawn out. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD by Karen Healey RELEASE DATE: ApEllie is in her final year at a New Zealand boarding school, living the typical teen’s life: classes, friends, a black belt in tae kwon do and a crush on an adorable yet enigmatic boy named Mark. I’d been cold, scared, dirty, exhausted, hungry, and miserable. In less than a day I had been harassed, enchanted, shouted at, cried on, and clawed. Aurealis and Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner. What starts out as a simple whodunit soon morphs into a surprising blend of magical realism and ancient Maori mythology involving a magic mask, Mark's mind-controlling charm bracelet, and beings of “weird ageless beauty” who live in the mist, shaking up Ellie's view of the world. At her boarding school in New Zealand, Ellie Spencer is like any ordinary teen: she hangs out with her best friend, Kevin obsesses over her crush on a. Guardian of the Dead Karen Healey Click here to purchase for Kindle. With her asexual best friend, while stalking Mark, an enigmatic crush, and worrying about a string of recent murders. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. She technically lives in New Zealand, but actually lives on the internet. Morris Debut Award finalist Guardian of the Dead, The Shattering, and When We Wake. Set in debut author Healey's native New Zealand, the narrative follows snarky 17-year-old Ellie Spencer as she works on a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream Guardian of the Dead - Kindle edition by Healey, Karen. Karen Healey is the author of the Aurealis winner and William C. There's a lot of promise but too much ground covered and too delayed a reward in this boarding school drama turned eerie fantasy.

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