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Wide open

Deborah Coates (2012)

SubgenreParanormal Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages312 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.43/5 (1117)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Soldier Returned

Heroine archetypes

Vengeance-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Synopsis

"When Sergeant Hallie Michaels returns home to South Dakota from Afghanistan on ten days' compassionate leave, her sister Dell's ghost is waiting at the airport to greet her. The sheriff says that Dell's death was a suicide, but Hallie doesn't believe it .... As Hallie pushes for answers, she attracts more ghosts--local women who disappeared without a trace--and discovers a disturbing pattern. Now she needs to not just figure out what happened to Dell but to make sure no one else shares her fate..."--from dust jacket.

Is Wide open appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

A supernatural mystery featuring a soldier investigating her sister's death with help from ghosts. Contains moderate violence related to investigation and past murders, themes of suicide and death, and mild language typical of military characters.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include suicide, murder, death, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be drawn to the supernatural mystery and the determined protagonist uncovering dark secrets in her small town.

Tags

MysterySupernatural ThrillerContemporary FantasyMilitary Fiction