"Terrific young adult paranormal mystery"

Eighteen years old mainlanders Quinn Hunter and Holly Gates arrive in Hawaii where the two friends will work for the summer at Barrington House. However, even before arriving at their workplace, the taxi driver acts strangely towards them and drops them off at the exit from the highway as he refuses to enter the hotel's driveway.

The two teens meet their employer Edward Barrington and his weird sister Edith. They quickly find out why the natives avoid this place as the hotel is haunted and not just by Edith or Buttons the crazy cat. With the help of a guest Jackson "Jax" Caine, whose parents are also here, Quinn and Holly investigate what happened to cause a ghost to haunt the hotel. Another guest Jack Trainer also assists. However, someone wants the four sleuths to quit and is willing to turn them into spirits haunting Barrington House.

PRETTY PRETTY is a terrific young adult paranormal mystery starring three likable teenagers struggling to solve the haunting while just trying to stay alive. The key to K.C. Oliver's fabulous story line is that the audience is never sure until the end as to whether the Barrington siblings, some other mortal, or a ghost is behind the danger. Readers will treasure this fine thriller and look forward to more investigations into the unexplained by the likable protagonists.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 1, 2005

Summary

Quinn Hunter and Holly Gates thought they'd landed the summer job of a lifetime; working at the hotel, Barrington House, in Hawaii! What more could two girls want? With great weather, beautiful scenery, and cute guys...it was a job to die for...literally. Crazy cats, spooky employers, and even spookier happenings weren't in the job description. And no one warned them about the dark secrets that kept the locals from coming anywhere near Barrington House. Only outsiders dared to venture into the hotel, and it didn't take them long to discover why no one ever stayed very long at the creepy place. Desperate to discover the truth, they enlist the help of Jaxon Caine, a new friend and hotel guest; and begin to uncover the truth and horror behind the mystery of Barrington House. But someone or something doesn't want them to learn the truth, and will stop at nothing to make sure that the only place they will be taking any secrets; is to their graves.