Ghost Time, Courtney Eldridge
Ghost Time, Courtney Eldridge
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Ghost Time

Author: Courtney Eldridge

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 06/11/2013


Synopsis

Thea Denny hates the tenth grade, and her home life isn’t easy. But she’s passionate about making art—and about her math-genius boyfriend, Cam, a recent transfer to her upstate New York high school from California.One day Cam mysteriously vanishes—and then things really get weird. The stars on the school flag go missing, eerily cut out. Intimate videos of Cam and Thea start going viral online—videos they never took. The FBI gets involved. And Thea can hear the voice of Melody—a beautiful, disabled girl her age, whose illness has left her mute since birth.Cam once claimed to be the world’s foremost hacker…Is he trying to reach her, send her a sign—or is Thea losing her mind?

About Courtney Eldridge

Courtney Eldridge is the author of Unkempt, a story collection, and The Generosity of Women, a novel. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including McSweeney’s, BOMB, and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on June 16, 2013

Reading other reviews shows me that I am not alone in my confusion about this book. It was a struggle for me to get through, although I was somewhat intrigued by its premise. There are so many jumps in time sequence and so little that actually happens or is explained that it just felt like work. Ther......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on May 30, 2013

This book blew me away. Plain and Simple. Any expectations I may have had could not be compared to what I experienced reading this. It's one of those books that you love so much that you feel the need to recommend it to absolutely everyone you know, and maybe even some people you don't. So, why am I......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on December 22, 2019

Ghost Time has an interesting premise, but there just wasn’t enough story to hold my interest throughout the entire novel. Thea, the main character, goes through a tough time when her boyfriend, Cam goes missing. The book is written in an alternating present-time/flash-back sequence, which was a coo......more

Goodreads review by Kiersten on June 17, 2013

See more of my reviews at We Live and Breathe Books I must admit, when I started reading Ghost Time, I was very put off by the writing style – I found Thea's shallow, valley-girl speech quite off-putting. However, as the plot progressed and we started to see some depth in Thea, I found myself more an......more

Goodreads review by Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) on May 31, 2013

I had such high hopes for this one based off of the premises that that very well may have been where I went wrong with this one. I loved the cover, I loved the sound of it and I was excited to read something different and slightly conspiracy theory creepy good. What I wasn't expecting was the style o......more


Quotes

“Eldridge’s debut is a mind-bending blend of innovative science fiction and a stream-of-conscious writing style.” School Library Journal“Courtney Eldridge’s Ghost Time grabs you on the first page and holds you captive until the last word. It’s a haunting, well-crafted, page turner. Eldridge is a talented author with an exceptional voice. She has written a book with a unique storyline which will have teens anxiously awaiting the sequel.” —Bonnie Shimko, author of You Know What You Have To Do