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    Auracle

    By Gina Rosati

    3.5/5

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    Trapped outside her body, Anna sees and hears but cannot touch the one she longs to hold.

    Anna has a secret: she can astrally project out of her body. But when there's an accident and her classmate Taylor gets into Anna's body, what was an exhilarating gift threatens to become a terrifying reality. Anna and her best friend Rei form a plan to set things right, but they don't anticipate the feelings that are beginning to grow between them. Auracle by Gina Rosati is an exciting, sensual novel that explores the relationship between body and soul and the power of a single touch.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateAug 7, 2012
    ISBN9781429955447
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    Auracle
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    Gina Rosati

    Gina Rosati lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two children. Auracle is her first novel.

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    • 3/5
      It's an interesting story behind Auracle. I really liked Rei but Anna... I mean, I liked her, but I couldn't really relate with her. She was so good and pure and oddly spiritual (in a new agey type of way, not traditional) that I just couldn't buy it.A lot of this book taps into new agey things. And the balance between the power of negativity and positivity. I'm not into that type of thing at all. Give me a horror story any day, but don't make me think about transferring energy and healing and new agey spirituality. That aside, it was an interesting read. I liked Rei, I liked Seth, and I liked Anna well enough. But... there were things in this that bothered me a lot.I don't like excessive exclamation marks, particularly in narration -- even if it is first person POV. This was done multiple times. As was CAPITALIZING WORDS TO MAKE A POINT, which I dislike. I just feel like the way Rosati did it was a cheap way out of good dialogue. There's times when it's necessary in a horror story, I think, to make a point, but just to emphasize the fact that characters were yelling...? I mean, come on, isn't that the point of exclamation marks? You should be able to show the emphasis of these words WITHOUT DOING THIS. I know JK Rowling did it, but it's acceptable in middle grade (MG) novels which she wrote. I'd rather not deal with it in a YA.Rosati did a good job of packing a lot of tension and drama into the book, though. And I'm sure a lot of parts would have been very amusing for people that have a better sense of humor than me (I have a dry one, more Parks & Rec than SNL). The way she explains the other dimension Anna is in is very real and sometimes even beautiful. She has a great talent to explain the unexplainable. I will most certainly read whatever her next book is, so I'm not saying she's a bad writer. She just does things that I would never.Plus, the solution to the problem is pretty obvious -- at least it was to me. When she summoned the light for the first time, it was like duh, that's the answer. And Anna really brought most of her problems down on herself because she was either stubborn or just... stupid for not thinking of the obvious answer. But, like I said, I really like Rei and his family. I'm glad I read this book, and I'm glad I bought it, but I guess I was expecting something else. Or something more. More of my reviews can be found on my site
    • 1/5
      That feeling when you really don't like a book that everyone else does... You know the one that has a beautiful cover and everything, but the content doesn't make up for it? Yeah that's how I felt about this. I made it through about 2/3rds of the book and I just couldn't take it anymore. With all the stars in the middle of the chapters it felt disjointed and it just didn't flow. It just felt really choppy which caused me to not connect with the story.
      Then there was the story itself. It was weird. She had this really cool gift, but it seemed like she wasn't doing anything with it. It just seemed like a waste. Also, I just couldn't get with the characters. Anna just seemed weird and honestly i thought for a long time in the book that Rei was gay. He seemed to like the other dude a little too much.
      I tried making it to the end of this one, but I just couldn't do it. This is another time that the beautiful cover and all of my blogger friends hype got me.
    • 4/5
      Auracle is a unique offering in the overcrowded genre of YA paranormal literature. Anna can astrally project out of her body and travel around the world. Since I've never read a story with astral projection being the main supernatural gift, I was intrigued from the beginning. Rosati has created a richly detailed world with believable characters and a suspenseful plot. This is one book that YA paranormal fans will not want to miss. I really loved the characters in this book. Anna and Rei were both just good characters. They weren't angsty, bratty, or mean. They weren't tortured souls. They had their problems, like all people do, but they dealt with them. They were well-adjusted and compassionate. It was refreshing to read about characters who came across as individuals, but weren't tortured and depressed. There was no having to break through the other's defenses. It was a nice change. The secondary characters, like Taylor and Seth, had defenses up, and Taylor was a major brat. However, the world is filled with brats. I'm just glad that this book didn't try to paint brats in an appealing light. The story is told from Anna's first person POV, and she is a good narrator. You trust her right away because, while she's not a goody-goody, she is a good character. You just know she wouldn't lie to you. The dialogue, however, was a problem for me sometimes. The words were fine, and each character had his or her own unique voice, but Rosati went extremely overboard with the exclamation points. Every other sentences ended with one, even when it was an inappropriate punctuation for the context of the sentence. It would go like this... "Hi." "Hi." "How are you?" "Okay!" That wasn't actually said, but you get the idea. Since the copy I read was an ARC, though, the finished edition may not be filled with so many exclamation points. I hope an editor calmed the author down a bit because it was kind of ridiculous. The plot was intriguing and suspenseful. There really wasn't a mystery. Everything was laid out from the beginning, but I had to keep reading to find out if Anna got her body back or not. I figured out how to accomplish this long before they did, but in their defense, if they'd figured it out right away, then there wouldn't have been a story. That being said, the pacing lagged in a few places. Rosati did an excellent job of showing instead of telling, but she showed too much. She should have, in my opinion, cut down on the scenes of Taylor trashing Anna's reputation and body. I got the point after the first fifty times. More could have been tacked on about Anna and Rei, though. That would have been a lot more interesting. Anna and Rei's relationship was interesting, especially in the world of YA romance, because they were best friends since birth. This wasn't insta-love, and the relationship happened organically. However, at one point, I am not sure how or when they went from "You don't like me." "Well you don't like me," to agreeing that they liked each other. That wasn't handled very well and could have been clarified some. It was awkward one minute and perfect the next. That just felt a bit choppy to me. The ending tied things up nicely, but I still hope for a sequel. One could be written. I would love to learn more about Anna's gifts as she discovers them. I'm sure she could get into more trouble with her astral projecting, so I hope that another book is written with these characters. If there is no sequel, this is also an awesome stand-alone book.Overall, I'd recommend this book to any YA paranormal fans who are tired of the same three story lines. Auracle offers something different, and Rosati tells a good story. The characters will win you over, and the suspense will keep you reading until the very end. This is one book you don't want to miss.
    • 2/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Auracle has a great premise but gets dragged below expectations by a few cliché characters.Opening Sentence: Rei Ellis whispers to me as the light goes dark.The Review:When Anna astrally watches the death of Taylor, one of the classic high school Mean Girls, she doesn’t expect to come back to her body and find Taylor’s soul inside it. While Anna and Rei search for answers — and a way to put Anna’s soul back where it belongs — Taylor gets positively crafty. Because if they manage to eject her from Anna’s body, what happens to her? Taylor’s machinations as Anna are more extreme and make the investigation around her own death more complicated, bringing in a great amount of suspense and increasing the already fast pace of the plot.I absolutely love the idea of astral projection. Rosati does a great job of throwing in theoretical physics as an explanation for why Anna can tune into the vibrations of the universe. The most I know about physics comes from watching The Big Bang Theory, so while it bordered on info-dumping, the exposition was necessary and I can’t think of any better way of introducing something as complicated and confusing as theoretical physics. When Anna is projecting we get a lot of interesting developments — like the fact she projects in her sleep without knowing it, randomly finding herself in her best friend Rei’s bedroom. All the interesting developments in the world, however, will not make up for Anna’s pouty behavior when she’s trapped outside her body. She turns into something of a poltergeist, causing needless mischief with coffee cups and cigarettes. It slowed the pace of the story and along with her evisceration of Taylor made her practically unsympathetic.As I said before, what dragged Auracle down for me was the characters. Our villain is the Mean Girl in school, which would be okay if she didn’t fall back onto the stereotype. Anna, our heroine, of course doesn’t give any thought to her appearance, preferring baggy jeans and sweatshirts. (I wore sweatshirts and jeans in high school, but let me assure you I still cared about my appearance. What teenage girl doesn’t?) But Taylor’s a slut, of course, who likes clingy tops and short, short skirts. She’s flirty and sexually active and Anna attacks these qualities with a viciousness that made me uncomfortable and sounded a lot like the author instead of the character. I don’t know where authors get the impression we as readers want to read about slut shaming, but it’s really not cool.Rei is the good-boy-next-door that frankly we don’t have enough of in YA. Bad boys are so overrated. Rei was sweet and charismatic and sincere. Their romance grew from their love for each other as friends into something more — another thing we don’t see enough of in YA. I loved the slow, smoldering progression of their attraction for each other. And Rei is easy to love, even if he does seem a little like a paragon at times.Auracle is a fast and short page turner. The writing is easy to fall into and Anna’s narrative voice, despite the preaching that comes through, is mostly fun to read. Unfortunately, I couldn’t bring myself to sympathize with the heroine — and considering the fact she’s trapped outside her body while someone ruins her life, it shouldn’t have been hard for the author to do — which made some swaths of it less than enjoyable. The premise rocked my world, and I am really sad it didn’t manage to live up to expectations.Notable Scene:“There you are,” he smiles at me as I hover around the swing chair.I’m surprised he can see me. Usually, I have to summon up a considerable amount of energy if I want to be seen. Maybe I absorbed enough of Rei’s energy tonight just by sitting with him that I materialized without meaning to.“Are you sleeping?”What does he mean by that? I must look confused because now he looks positively amused. “I thought so. So you won’t remember this conversation tomorrow.”Oh, really! I try not to show surprise on my face. How does he know this? Have I shown up in his room before and had conversations with Rei I don’t remember?FTC Advisory: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan provided me with a copy of Auracle. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyThere was a movie that came out a few years ago called The Invisible (view trailer) that I kept thinking about while reading AURACLE. The movie has a much stronger thriller/suspense storyline than this book, but they both have a protagonist who ends up outside their body desperately trying to get back in, a murder/attempted murder, and a surprisingly bittersweet romance with the one person who sees them.The writing in AURACLE is transportive. Whether we’re hovering over a volcanic eruption with Anna during one of her ‘trips’, or we’re tiptoeing down her hallway trying desperately to avoid her violently drunk father, the words immerse readers in every magical or heartbreaking moment. And the characters are equally as vivid.Rei really stole the book for me with his quiet strength, determination, and heart. He reminded me in a lot of ways like Sam from Maggie Stiefvator’s Shiver series. So often in YA we get idealized love interests that couldn’t possibly exist in reality, or we get guys who would be truly hazardous in real life. Rei is neither of those. And Anna, with her tragic and semi-abusive home life, still finds her moments of happiness. She and Rei have the strongest of friendships that trickles over into something more in such a softly beautiful way.AURACLE is a lovely and bittersweet story. The supernatural element and the suspense plot involving the usurper of Anna’s body, while excellently told, are really secondary to the love story. It’s the characters that will draw you deeply into this book. I only wish it was the start of a series since I’m no where near ready for it to be over. I just adored this book.Sexual Content:Kissing. Mild sensuality
    • 5/5
      I point to my chest, mouthing the word me.“Me,” he says softly. “‘That’s not me.’ That’s not you? Well, then, who is it?” He looks more confused than ever. Over at my house, the front door opens. Taylor comes out barefoot and walks slowly up the driveway toward the mailbox. She doesn’t look over, but Rei sees her, and he knows I can’t be here and there at the same time.I mouth the word very slowly. “Taylor.”Auracle was a real treat to read. Rosati smoothly blends vivid details and evocative writing with an original, emotional story, heartfelt and down-to-earth characters, and a plotline that will keep you reading until the very end. Growing up, I watched the show Charmed religiously, and I remember thinking Prue’s ability of astral projection was one of the most amazing abilities ever. To be able to escape from both your body and life, traverse to places of unforetold wonder, experience things such as sight, smell, and sound more intensely than in your physical body, it would truly be a life-altering experience. While the concept of astral projection was what drew me to Auracle initially, I quickly discovered there was so much more to love about it. The characters themselves were exquisitely rendered, each with their own strengths and imperfections, and they felt genuinely real. Roasti brilliantly constructs deep bonds between the characters, and portrays what it means to be a true friend. Personally, I found the strongest and most compelling part of this story to be the growing relationship between Rei and Anna. Having been best friends since childhood, there were already close to one another, but I loved watching their relationship realistically and gradually change as they became aware of the romantic connection between them. (I was totally giggling the first time Anna realizes that Rei has abs! Yum! :D)Utterly unique and emotionally gripping, Auracle is easily a book I would recommend to anyone. It has quickly been added to my list of top favorites, and it is the type of book that you will reach for again and again. To put it simply, Auracle was an absolutely mesmerizing read, and I hope it dazzles you as much as it did me.