For Liv Bloom, the scholarship to Wickham Hall is the chance she's been waiting for to focus on her artwork. The rules and customs at Wickham Hall are a bit restricting and odd, but Liv is excited to be out of the foster care system. When Liv meets Malcolm Astor, she even believes she might have a chance at love. Unfortunately, Wickham Hall hides a deadly secret and the living residents are not the only inhabitants there. Gabe Nicholas, another scholarship student, insists there are ghosts. Will Liv become another Wickham Hall tragedy or will Liv, Malcolm, and Gabe uncover the dark conspiracy haunting this prep school?

Honestly, I was a little worried when I started reading LIV, FOREVER. There was every chance this book could be artsy and full of angst-two things I abhor. Instead, LIV, FOREVER is one of the best ghost stories I've ever read! In a unique twist, the art is essential to the development of the romance and leaves the reader with an indelible impression of young love. I love how Amy Talkington tells us the story of each and every Wicky ghost as we begin to see a dark and disturbing picture of Wickham Hall emerge.

Amy Talkington does a marvelous job with character development. Initially, Gabe, Liv, and Malcolm seem quite stereotypical but as the story unfolds... ah, that is where the stereotypes shatter into a million pieces. I love seeing each of them learn to break past the molds set upon them by society (and Wickham Hall!). Interestingly enough, Wickham Hall is practically a character in its own right as the eerie and haunting atmosphere of the setting are just as integral to the plot as the actual characters themselves.

Secret societies, a conspiracy, ghosts, a murder, and even a romance- LIV, FOREVER has it all! Amy Talkington crafts a ghost story that is to die for!