Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey

I picked up a copy of Haunting Violet at TLA last month.  I loved the cover and the idea of seances during the Victorian period. I didn't get a chance to start reading it until last week while waiting for an appointment and I became hooked on the book.  Mind you, I am in the middle of reading two other books, but I decided this one peaked my interest more than the other two.  Violet lives in England during the Victorian age.  She lives with her "psychic medium" mother who wouldn't get an award for mother of the year.  In fact, Violet has to help her mother con people into believing in these seances which she feels horrible about.  She, (Violet) doesn't believe in ghosts either.  Unfortunately, the ghosts don't know that and one in particular wants Violet's help to find her murderer before he/she murders the ghost's sister.  Will Violet be able to help or become a victim herself? 

What I loved about this book is that the descriptions and dialogue are interesting.  It's fast-paced and has action, mystery, romance and the supernatural.  The other thing that makes it stand out from all other ghostie books is that it takes place during the Victorian period.  It's not one of those formula supernatural fiction books that have been hitting the shelves lately to ride the Twilight coattails.  It's also pretty PG in nature which is becoming pretty rare in the YA genre.  This is definitely my kind of chick lit and I would recommend it to a girl who likes supernatural and romance and is bored of the whole werewolf/vampire genre and wants something a little different.

Library Chick rating - Scrambled eggs on the border of omelet...I loved it!  But it has a little predictability.  It will be on my top 20 list!