The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting (reviewed by Xian Eutsler)

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting is about sixteen year old Violet Ambrose, her best friend Jay Heaton, a serial killer, and a secret that threatens not only Violet, but everyone around her as well.

When sixteen year old Violet Ambrose finds a body at eight years old, her life changes forever. Now sixteen years old, Violet discovers new feelings for her best friend Jay Heaton. At the same time her secret ability threatens the work of a serial killer. While figuring out her feelings for Jay, and finding out who the serial killer is, Violet has enough to worry about. What makes matters worse is that for every body and clue she finds the closer the serial killer gets to finding out who is finding the bodies and stirring up secrets he doesn’t want found.

Now this isn’t supernatural fiction, but it’s a great read. Having the ability to find dead bodies (murdered ones) is not my idea of a wonderful ability. But then again, anything is possible. Though this book doesn’t have extreme romance, it makes up for it with a haunting story. This book had me reading nonstop. We all know how love is, complex, frustrating. Add to that an ability to find the bodies of murdered girls.

The great thing about this book is that it kept me reading. First telling the story through Violet’s point of view, then switching to the serial killer’s point of view every few chapters. Then when Violet starts experiencing new feelings with Jay, she knows that he will support her through whatever happens, whether the serial killer is found or not.

There is nothing I didn’t like about The Body Finder. This book has its own special touch. The kind of ability is possible, though not exactly like this. But there are instances like this, this book just tells the story from a sixteen year old’s point of view at a time when teenagers experience new things, natural and supernatural.

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