Edwards’s articulation in Marvin’s Curse is fashionably suitable for the YA audience and full of imagination. I felt this heartfelt story of embracing one’s true self and the growing pains of maturity was a bit rushed towards the end without fully developing several characters, but I’m hoping the book’s last sentence is a segue for a sequel. Marvin is ungainly, but he is a character the reader can relate to and empathize with on many levels. Marvin’s Curse is an interesting paranormal-twisted tale of a teenage boy dealing with the angst of death (both for the living and dead), the awkwardness of being different, the annoyance at his new step-dad, and the move out of the city. His family, now complete with a step-dad, tries to make a fresh start by moving into the country however, the graveyard outside their backyard does not bode well for Marvin who’s trying to ignore his ability to see and speak with the dead…until he meets teen love, Stella. This intrusion of his privacy by spirits is seen as a curse and a painful reminder of the loss of his father.

Seventeen year old Marvin discovers after his father’s death that he has an inherited sixth sense. Stripped of its memories, it knows nothing of its former life, friends or family.PurpleRay Publishing 1 edition (June 10, 2013) He meets Stella in the graveyard that backs onto the house. It makes him different and he just wants to be 'normal'. Bonus, you might think, but Marvin hates it. In a glass jar, captured by humans, lies a How would you handle the dead After losing his dad, 17 year old Marvin finds he can see and talk to the dead, an inherited 'gift'. But with most of the town’s inhabitants turned into Grublin-fairiesīy the evil Arty Granger’s potion, the task seems virtually impossible.

With sprites and Grublins roaming the streets causing chaos, someone needs to restore calm and return Pilpsville to its former glory.

I will be going into detail about how it was made next week, but for now, let me leave you with it. Not gone viral by any means, but still means that the word is getting out about the book which is the whole point of producing the trailer. She was a pilp collector – a tooth fairy! Pleased that the book trailer for Marvin's Curse has had over 70 views so far. You see Aggie Lichen was no ordinary girl. JFind out why the cover has been updated. She reluctantly went to school, constantly argued with her sister and spent far too much time looking in the mirror! But while other teenagers were out enjoying themselves, Aggie was sneaking into human bedrooms hoping to collect the perfect pilp. Three months ago Aggie Lichen was a normal fifteen year old.

Marvin's Curse by Debra J. Edwards