Andi's Young Adult Books: Review of 'The White Door (Visitors Series #3)' by Christy Sloat

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Title: The White Door
Author: Christly Sloat
Series: The Visitor’s Series, #3
Genre: YA Paranormal
Audience: 14 years and up
Formats: e-book and Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Group
Cover By: KC Designs
Editor: MAI Editing
Date Published: 3 March, 2014

The haunting third book in the Best Selling Visitors Series.

“When I first moved here I was still a girl who cherished the normality of teen life. Now, after being here a year I had come to love a boy who was both strong and courageous. I made real friendships that would last even after death. The selfish girl my grandmother warned me of becoming had vanished. A girl who stood tall, with the powers to see the dead and help those in need, appeared in her place.”

In Brylee’s world, nothing is normal. She sees and speaks with the dead and, at seventeen years old, she already has a full plate. She’s in her senior year of high school and college is just around the corner, but only if she learns to control her gifts and survive in the land of the living.

She has succeeded in ridding her boyfriend, Ephraim, from the Brown family curse, but, in the end, her best friend loses her life. Now a whole slew of new problems present itself and, like always, Brylee is tempted to run for the hills. With Ephraim at her side, she must come to grips with the reality that she is not an average girl and she never will be.

What will happen when the town turns on her? Or, better yet, when a body is unearthed in her backyard? The choices that Brylee must make will determine whether she has a future or nothing at all.

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Excerpt-

“Branson!” Miss Hailey shouted at me from the front of the room while tapping her black ballet flats harshly against the floor. I hadn’t listened to a thing she had said, of course, so I just smiled at her.

“Yes Miss?” I said in the sweetest, most innocent voice.

“Why are you in my class if you’re not going to pay attention?”

Whoa! Ephraim was totally right about her being strict. “I love this class Miss. I was just worried about the storm is all. I have never experienced anything like this before,” I lied.

“Well,” she sighed. “I will forgive that. No one likes hurricanes, but they don’t stop the learning process.”

“Unless the hurricane kills you.” I looked up to see Kayla sitting on top of the teacher’s desk. I fought back the urge to laugh when she walked towards me. I sure hoped she wouldn’t mess with me now. She sat in the empty seat next to me and tapped her fingers on the desk.

“I always hated her, did you know that?”

I shook my head. How did she expect me to communicate with her in public?

“I’m here to talk to you about something important. Can you give me five minutes?”

I raised my hand to excuse myself to the bathroom and Miss Hailey obliged. I sped walked to the girl’s room as Kayla skipped behind me. I pushed open a stall and threw my hands up in the air. “What the heck Kayla? Here, at school?”

She laughed.

“Seriously? I know something’s up, but why not wait until after school?”

She leaned against the stall and sighed. “I told you things are weird with me lately. I don’t know what’s happening but I can feel a change coming. I… I…” Her mad rush to speak was suddenly interrupted by a choking sound coming from her mouth.

“Kayla!” I rushed to her and my hands went through her body. She wasn’t solid like normal. Something was wrong! Kayla had always felt like flesh and blood to me. Never like a ghost.

Suddenly her mouth opened and water poured out onto my feet, splashing my shoes and legs. I still tried but failed to help her. She was choking on water and, if I wasn’t mistaken, she was drowning. I was helpless and didn’t know what to do. Then before I could come up with an answer she uttered one word, “Diary.”

“Diary? Okay, where?” Any clue besides diary would have been perfect, but I was helpless now because she suddenly vanished.

**My thoughts**

Oh, how I have loved this series. I fell madly in love with The Brown House and got hooked on Christy Sloat's books. I have been eagerly anticipating the conclusion to this series, and wasn't disappointed. In fact, it confirmed that this is my favorite of her series.

Like most final installments of a trilogy, the action is slower, resolutions are finally obtained, and answers are finally revealed. Brylee really comes into her own as she end Ephraim are forced to fight to the bitter end to save themselves and the ghosts of those who have gone before them from the evil Evangeline. A lot of the plot twists are pretty easy to figure out, thanks to a lot of foreshadowing and other hints sprinkled throughout the book. I felt like I already knew what was going to happen, well ahead of Brylee. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this quick read and am going to miss the characters. But, it does seem like another chapter in their lives may one day be written?

I do recommend reading the first two books in the series before you read this one, even though you get a brief recap of the events leading up to this book, so that you can fully understand and appreciate the story.

Christy Sloat is a SoCal born girl who resides in New Jersey currently with her husband, two daughters and Sophie her Chihuahua. Christy has embraced the love of reading and writing since her youth and was inspired by her grandmother’s loving support. Christy passes that love of reading, writing, and creativity to her daughters, family, and friends. When you do not find Christy within the pages of a book you can find her being mommy, wife, crafter, and dear friend. She loves adventurous journeys with her friends and can be known to get lost inside a bookstore. Be sure to venture into her Past Lives Series, The Visitor’s Series, and watch for many more exciting things to come