Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield

Posted 13 September, 2012 by Danny in Blog, Danny, Danny's Book Review, Featured / 36 Comments

Hanging by a Thread

Genre: YA , Mystery, Paranormal elements
Expected publication: September 11th 2012 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Summer is the best part of the year in Winston, California, and the Fourth of July is the highlight of the season. But the perfect town Clare remembers has changed, and everyone is praying that this summer will be different from the last two—that this year’s Fourth of July festival won’t see one of their own vanish without a trace, leaving no leads and no suspects. The media are in a frenzy predicting a third disappearance, but the town depends on tourist dollars, so the residents of Winston are trying desperately to pretend nothing’s wrong.

And they’re not the only ones hiding something.

Clare, a seamstress who redesigns vintage clothing, has been blessed—or perhaps cursed—with a gift: she can see people’s pasts when she touches their clothes. When she stumbles across a denim jacket that once belonged to Amanda Stavros, last year’s Fourth of July victim, Clare sees her perfect town begin to come apart at the seams.

In a town where appearance means everything, how deep beneath the surface will Clare dig to uncover a murderer?

I always wanted to read a book from Sophie Littlefield and this one sounded unqiue with a great mystery and a promise of love…

Clare – unique gift, unique personality

From all the aspects of this book, Clare’s personality stood out the most. I loved her clothing style, assemblies of vintage clothing with self-made adjustments. I could picture her perfect in my head! Then, there is Clare unique ability to see people’s past when touching their clothes…. Interesting gift for a girl who loves vintage clothes… However, her mom doesn’t want to know about this gift, so Clare cannot truly talk to her about this. The only one in her life is her grandma who has the same gift. Once you meet Clare’s grandma you immediately know where Clare’s unique personality came from!

Clare was eccentric, but a lovely girl with a good heart! I loved that about her, and she was easily my most favorite part about this book!

 

Throw in a mysterious Boy and a Mystery To solve…

..and you have the plot! The mystery was intriguing, however it didn’t kept me completely entertained. Sure, I desperately wanted to know more about the murders and if and how Clare could help solving the mystery. But, I wasn’t completely compelled by the story to be honest. Then, there was Jake – the mysterious boy next door about whom her best friend warned Clare about. But it wouldn’t be Clare if she would listen! Sadly, the romance part was missing out a lot of its potential as it rather felt like a friendship than a real moment.

What I loved was that Clare trusted Jake enough to tell him her secret! This is always something I complain about in YA novels, that they never tell anyone when they have a secret! It drives me nuts!! So I was pleasantly surprised when she decided to share her ability with Jake.

Bewitched Rating

Bottom Line

Hanging by a Threat was a great read with a wonderful eccentric heroine that positively stood out. The plot and romance didn’t compel me but kept me entertained. This book is for everyone who likes a good murder mystery combined with a heroine that we easily leave a mark in your heart!

 

Additional Info

Sophie Littlefield is an incredible writer, she is author a lot of series I am sure you are familiar with!
I do have “Banished” and “Aftertime” but for some reason I haven’t read them yet. Did you read books from Sophie Littlefiled? I meet her at BEA 2010 and she was such a lovely person! I truly need to read more from her!
Banished Unforsaken
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36 Responses to “Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield”

  1. Yes! It’s SO annoying when the main character doesn’t tell when they have a secret, especially to the love interest. It drives me insane, too! I’m glad you didn’t have to experience that with this book. 😉 Great review, Danny!
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    LOL I hate this!!!! I’m always screaming at them. Talk.To.Someone! I loved this about this book here 🙂
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  2. The plot of this one is definitely intriguing, it’s too bad it didn’t play out so good. I like the way you describe Clare, her sense of style sounds awesome! Glad you still enjoyed this despite its few flaws. Great review Danny!
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    Clare was awesome, it’s just the mystery was good, but not mind-blowing..
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  3. It drives me crazy when characters never reveal their secrets to anyone as well Danny! It causes me so much stress to know something they refuse to tell anyone else, and I just want to reach in the book and whisper the secret in their closest friends or their love interest’s ear so I’m not burdened with it alone anymore. SO glad Clare shares with Jake! Even with that positive, I’m not sure I’m going to rush to read this one, I’ll wait to pick up the books you give a 4 and higher:)

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    Danny 9/15/2012

    I know I know!! It makes me furious and I’m most of the times just don’t get it!! Why the heck woudn’t you tell ANYONE!! Like.. at least one single person?

    Yeah, the 4 star books are the ones that rock my socks. This was a nice read but nothing that got me super excited about it.. There are tons of other books I need you to read first so that we can talk about it 🙂
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  4. I haven’t read anything by Sophie Littlefield yet but I love all the covers of her books !!! This book sounds good but I honestly don’t know if I’ll give it a shot as I’m not a fan of murder mystery .. Thanks for the review my evil friend !!
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    Oh It’s so good to have you back Elodie! I’ve missed you! And.. I have some amazing books I’d need to share with you!!! 🙂 Like all those New Adult books I have been reading lately!
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    Elodie @ Once Upon a Quote 9/15/2012

    OHHHH I can’t wait to hear about them then 🙂 !!
    I’ve missed you too Danny 🙂
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  5. Clare sounds great! I like when personal style is somewhat explored, especially when they like vintage! I also like that she shares her secret. I hate when they refuse to tell.
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    Clare’s personality was pretty unique and I liked that she stood out. It’s definitely a great read even though it didn’t grab me more!
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  6. I actually received this and love the synopsis, but then learned it was book three. I am glad to hear you hadn’t read the others. Bummer on the romance and characters but the mystery sounds good. Awesome review as always.
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    Danny 9/13/2012

    Oh no. This is the first book in this series! If, this is going to be a series. But I’m certain it’s not book 3. so you should be save to read it!
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    kimbacaffeinate 9/13/2012

    Wow i was really misinformed. Thanks Danny!
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  7. I have a copy of this for review and I have yet to read a glowing review. Sounds like this book starts out with a lot of promise and a good murder mystery but falters. I hear the extraoridnary amout of detail really bogs it down as well.
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    I haven#t read many other reviews of this one yet, but I’d love read a glowing review to see if I might have missed some points that made it more awesome for others!! Hope you’ll enjoy the book!
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  8. I have been tempted by her books. Some of the covers are really tempting. But I haven’t read one of them yet. I’m sure I’ll get to them soon. Sounds like this book was a bit of a let down for you. I don’t think I’ll start with this one.

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    Danny 9/15/2012

    *sigh* yes it was .. but .. I mean not every book can rock your world so I still liked it even though it didn’t blow my mind! Maybe you will like it more. I mean it was a GOOOD read :))
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  9. I’m with you on people not communicating their secret! So much strife could be avoided or at least made easier if these characters would confide in someone. 😉 It’s one of my biggest book-ish pet peeves!

    I’ve never read anything by Littlefield yet, but I have several of her books sitting on my shelf!
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    haha! I’m so happy to hear that I’m not alone and that I’m not the only one who hates those secrets :)))
    I think I have a copy of Banished somewhere but also never read it..
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  10. Oohh an eccentric MC and a murder mystery? That sounds fan-flipping-tastic! xD But I am bummed that the romance was lagging though. >.<
    Thanks for the review Danny! ^__^

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    Danny 9/15/2012

    Yeah, it’s really bad about the romance but I have to say that I’m having really high standarts about romance… If it doesn’t completely blew me I feel sad… but that’s just me, you might feel differently!
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  11. Clare sounds like an interesting character. I love the vintage clothing aspect. It is disappointing to hear that the plot isn’t really fleshed out, as that’s also important to me in a book. I am interested in Clare’s character, however, and am looking forward to that!
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    Danny 9/15/2012

    Truly Clare stood totally out as did her Grandma. I loved this so much! And I could totally imagine how Clare looked it:)) I hope you are going to like it, really it was a good book!
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  12. I never could have guessed that this is a paranormal book from the cover! I have been eyeing Hanging by a Thread and reading your review, I must say that I think I’ll enjoy it. I liked that Clare is eccentric and that she actually tells her secret to someone.

    Great review, Danny!

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  13. I have to admit that I’ve been quite unsure so far about this book… I’m definitely glad you enjoyed it and your lovely review made me a bit more curious about it, but nonetheless I think that I won’t be reading this anytime soon. Even though I’d love to get to know Clare – she sounds like an awesome protagonist. 🙂
    Thanks for sharing!
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