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9781925240498 English 1925240495 " "Afterlight" has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.""Books + Publishing" "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould.""Otago Daily Times" "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story.""Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015" "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best International Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out.""Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end.""School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection.""Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or howbut she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.", "[ Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery."-- Books + Publishing "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould."-- Otago Daily Times "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story."-- Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015 "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."--New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for The Astrologer's Daughter : Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best International Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how--but she knowsEve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil., 'Lim s murder mystery is much more than its tightly constructed plot, with rich character development, intriguing concepts about the afterlife, and profound depictions of grief. Lim cleverly employs remembered dreams as a device to weave in different strands of folklore. But it s Sophie s narrative tone that stays with the reader; this courageous and believably flawed outcast is a memorable heroine.'"Booklist" As in her triumphant "The Astrologer's Daughter" (2015), Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society's fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim's richly imagined world. (Paranormal thriller. 14-18) "Kirkus" 'Lim delivers satisfying action and romance throughout, continually raising the stakes on the way toward a chilling, violent ending.'"Publishers Weekly" This is a story of grief, as well as a mystery thriller with supernatural aspectsWill have teens rooting for Sophie to save the day, help Eve, and make them believe ghosts exist."School Library Journal" " "Afterlight" has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.""Books + Publishing" "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould.""Otago Daily Times" "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story.""Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015" "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best International Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out.""Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end.""School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection.""Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or howbut she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text, 2014). Her bestselling Mercy series is published in the United States, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and more.", From Rebecca Lim, the international bestselling author of the Mercy series (HarperCollins) and The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing Company, 2015), comes a creepy, wryly funny and compulsively readable thriller with a paranormal edge. An insistent ghostly visitor - who happens to be the spitting image of Sophie's mum - has Sophie saving complete strangers from certain death, landing her in the news and in the sights of super-hot Jordan Haig. Dark, thrilling and utterly spooky, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story., From the acclaimed author of the Mercy series and The Astrologer's Daughter . Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart. But she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start. That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all. Dark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly--and deadly--pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right., Longlisted, Davitt Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, 2016 ''Lim's murder mystery is much more than its tightly constructed plot, with rich character development, intriguing concepts about the afterlife, and profound depictions of grief. Lim cleverly employs remembered dreams as a device to weave in different strands of folklore. But it's Sophie's narrative tone that stays with the reader; this courageous and believably flawed outcast is a memorable heroine.''-- Booklist ''As in her triumphant The Astrologer''s Daughter (2015), Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society''s fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome... Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim''s richly imagined world. (Paranormal thriller. 14-18)'-- Kirkus ''Lim delivers satisfying action and romance throughout, continually raising the stakes on the way toward a chilling, violent ending.''-- Publishers Weekly ''This is a story of grief, as well as a mystery thriller with supernatural aspects...Will have teens rooting for Sophie to save the day, help Eve, and make them believe ghosts exist.''-- School Library Journal "[ Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery."-- Books + Publishing "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim''s characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould."-- Otago Daily Times "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister''s Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story."-- Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015 "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."--New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for The Astrologer''s Daughter : Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best International Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister''s Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written...this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing...has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn''t fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn''t help that she''s six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie''s bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn''t sure why or how--but she knows Eve won''t stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Rebecca Lim worked as a lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer''s Daughter (Text, 2014). Her bestselling Mercy series is published in the United States, UK, Australia,, Longlisted, Davitt Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, 2016. From the acclaimed author of the Mercy series and The Astrologer's Daughter . Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart. But she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start. That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all. Dark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly-and deadly-pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right, No Marketing Blurb, Praise for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out." "Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end." "School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection." "Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how but she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.", Praise for The Astrologer's Daughter : "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the one, which she's started since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how--but she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Dark and thrilling, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the unworldly--and deadly--pull of the past. Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.
9781925240498 English 1925240495 " "Afterlight" has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.""Books + Publishing" "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould.""Otago Daily Times" "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story.""Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015" "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best International Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out.""Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end.""School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection.""Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or howbut she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.", "[ Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery."-- Books + Publishing "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould."-- Otago Daily Times "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story."-- Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015 "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."--New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for The Astrologer's Daughter : Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best International Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how--but she knowsEve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil., 'Lim s murder mystery is much more than its tightly constructed plot, with rich character development, intriguing concepts about the afterlife, and profound depictions of grief. Lim cleverly employs remembered dreams as a device to weave in different strands of folklore. But it s Sophie s narrative tone that stays with the reader; this courageous and believably flawed outcast is a memorable heroine.'"Booklist" As in her triumphant "The Astrologer's Daughter" (2015), Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society's fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim's richly imagined world. (Paranormal thriller. 14-18) "Kirkus" 'Lim delivers satisfying action and romance throughout, continually raising the stakes on the way toward a chilling, violent ending.'"Publishers Weekly" This is a story of grief, as well as a mystery thriller with supernatural aspectsWill have teens rooting for Sophie to save the day, help Eve, and make them believe ghosts exist."School Library Journal" " "Afterlight" has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.""Books + Publishing" "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim's characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould.""Otago Daily Times" "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister's Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story.""Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015" "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best International Teen Books of 2015 "Kirkus" Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out.""Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end.""School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection.""Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or howbut she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text, 2014). Her bestselling Mercy series is published in the United States, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and more.", From Rebecca Lim, the international bestselling author of the Mercy series (HarperCollins) and The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing Company, 2015), comes a creepy, wryly funny and compulsively readable thriller with a paranormal edge. An insistent ghostly visitor - who happens to be the spitting image of Sophie's mum - has Sophie saving complete strangers from certain death, landing her in the news and in the sights of super-hot Jordan Haig. Dark, thrilling and utterly spooky, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story., From the acclaimed author of the Mercy series and The Astrologer's Daughter . Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart. But she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start. That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all. Dark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly--and deadly--pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right., Longlisted, Davitt Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, 2016 ''Lim's murder mystery is much more than its tightly constructed plot, with rich character development, intriguing concepts about the afterlife, and profound depictions of grief. Lim cleverly employs remembered dreams as a device to weave in different strands of folklore. But it's Sophie's narrative tone that stays with the reader; this courageous and believably flawed outcast is a memorable heroine.''-- Booklist ''As in her triumphant The Astrologer''s Daughter (2015), Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society''s fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome... Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim''s richly imagined world. (Paranormal thriller. 14-18)'-- Kirkus ''Lim delivers satisfying action and romance throughout, continually raising the stakes on the way toward a chilling, violent ending.''-- Publishers Weekly ''This is a story of grief, as well as a mystery thriller with supernatural aspects...Will have teens rooting for Sophie to save the day, help Eve, and make them believe ghosts exist.''-- School Library Journal "[ Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery."-- Books + Publishing "An eerie little book, full of ghosts and loose ends, biker gangs and high school drama...There is also something compelling about Rebecca Lim''s characters, none of whom fit a cookie-cutter mould."-- Otago Daily Times "From author Rebecca Lim who has just been nominated for a Prime Minister''s Literary Award, comes this dark, otherworldly and dangerous love story."-- Essential Kids The Best Australian YA Books for Teens from 2015 "This novel sucked me in straight away...The reader engages with Sophie as she tells her story in the first person, and displays the strengths and weaknesses that make her credible and appealing...I enjoyed this book immensely and will be looking for the next one in the series."--New Zealand Book Council Critical acclaim for The Astrologer''s Daughter : Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best International Teen Books of 2015 Kirkus Best Teen Books of 2015 for an Adrenaline Rush A 2015 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister''s Literary Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Aurealis Award for Best YA Shortlisted, 2015 Davitt Award for Best YA "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written...this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing...has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn''t fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn''t help that she''s six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie''s bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn''t sure why or how--but she knows Eve won''t stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Rebecca Lim worked as a lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer''s Daughter (Text, 2014). Her bestselling Mercy series is published in the United States, UK, Australia,, Longlisted, Davitt Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, 2016. From the acclaimed author of the Mercy series and The Astrologer's Daughter . Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague's life has fallen apart. But she's just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start. That's until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all. Dark, thrilling and unrelentingly eerie, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the otherworldly-and deadly-pull of past wrongs that only the living can put right, No Marketing Blurb, Praise for "The Astrologer's Daughter" "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out." "Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)"Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end." "School Library Journal""Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection." "Booklist Online"Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the new one, which she started when her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how but she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery.Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including "The Astrologer's Daughter "(Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.", Praise for The Astrologer's Daughter : "Taut, assured thriller. . . . Teen and adult readers who like their mysteries gritty and literary, with a touch of magic: seek this one out."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Elegantly written . . . this mystery will keep readers guessing until the end."-- School Library Journal "Complex and engrossing . . . has great potential as an intergenerational reading club selection."-- Booklist Online Sophie Teague doesn't fit in. Not at her old school, nor at the one, which she's started since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident. She lives with her gran in a rundown pub. It doesn't help that she's six feet tall and built like a beanpole with a shock of wild red hair. The one person keen to spend time with her, is "Eve," a beautiful and forceful ghost, who starts making nightly appearances in Sophie's bedroom. Eve needs her help. Sophie isn't sure why or how--but she knows Eve won't stop haunting her until she finds out. So with the unlikely help of brooding classmate Jordan Haig, Sophie sets out to unravel the mystery. Dark and thrilling, Afterlight will take you deep into the heart of a dangerous love story, revealing the unworldly--and deadly--pull of the past. Rebecca Lim worked as a commercial lawyer before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of ten other books for children and young adult readers, including The Astrologer's Daughter (Text Publishing, 2014). Her Mercy series is published in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Brazil.