The Hollow And The Haunted by Camilla Raines

(Thank you to Titan Books for providing me with a copy of this book!)

 

about book:

In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don't want to stay buried...

Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.

Sixteen-year-old Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the (not especially profitable) family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much―except for the part where he's constantly exhausted from long nights digging up graves, hiding his sexuality from his family, and unable to fulfil his dream of going to art school one day. Perfectly happy.

But Miles' comfortable routine is interrupted when has a premonition of a violent supernatural murder. He soon discovers that the victim is none other than Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miles' own. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne―rude, snobbish, and irritatingly good-looking―but Miles isn't just going to stand by and let someone murder him. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel's murder and prevent it from taking place.

The odds are against them; death premonitions are notoriously hard to alter. As they uncover secrets about their families' feud and dark magic swirls around the pair, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesn't hate Gabriel as much as he's supposed to. He might even like him.

Too bad Gabriel is almost certainly going to die.

my thoughts:

Wow! What a fantastic story! I loved Camilla Raines novel, The Hollow And The Haunted - it was such a fun treat to read. 

Miles and Gabriel aren't friends. In fact, their families are feuding. And yet, they have agreed to work together to solve a murder...Gabriel's murder. Yep, turns out that Miles is psychic and he's had a premonition of Gabriel's impending violent death. Yikes! So, the two have joined forced to find out how they can prevent Gabriel from dying. The only thing is that stopping death isn't easy. Oh, and the more they work together, the more they find out about their families' decades long feud, which definitely leads to secret up on secret being revealed. Plus, the more time that Miles spends with Gabriel, he starts to seem him a new light...a romantic one. And, that is all I will share. Well, except for the fact that there will be a second book - hurrah!

Raines has written a terrific story. There's family drama, love, secrets, magic, and so much more - you will fall in deep with this unforgettable cast of characters.  And the story is captivating - you will be caught up in it right from the start. The Hollow And The Haunted is a must-read for everyone looking for their next supernatural YA story - make sure to grab a copy ASAP!

Thank you to Titan Books for providing me with a copy of this book!