Theme Of Friendship In Amy Talkington's 'LIV, Refor'

The novel LIV, FOREVER by Amy Talkington is about a girl named Liv Blossom who gets accepted into her dream school, Wickham Hall. At the school she gets her own studio and some of the best paint supplies. She develops a strong friendship with two students, Malcolm Astor and Gabe Nichols. Malcolm is a high achieving victor and Gabe has the ability to communicate with dead souls. Everything is going her way until she is murdered by one of the students. She along with the souls of other girls are trapped wondering the halls of Wickham Hall. With the help of her friend Gabe, she'll be able to communicate with Malcolm. The two students will help her unveil her killer. Discovering her killer will unravel a dark truth about Wickham Hall. Doing this will help her discover how each of the murdered girls at are related. One of the main themes in the book is friendship. Friends helped Liv through the dark moments in her death. Building a friendship with Malcolm and Gabe at Wickham Hall was helpful. First, her two best friend who didn’t get along together cooperated with each other in order to help solve Liv’s murder (221). If it weren’t for the help of Malcolm and Gabe her murder might have stayed a mystery. She would have never found out Malcolm's best friend, Kent killed her (242). The …show more content…
I really enjoyed how detailed Liv’s feelings and vision was. I was able to imagine what she saw and how deeply depressed she felt. This book could have been improved if we were able to see the perspective of another character besides Liv. It would have been interesting to see what her killer was thinking while he murdered her and what he felt after. We would have known if he felt remorse after killing his bestfriends love. I would recommend it to someone who likes mystery, passion and suspence. I would recommend the book because you feel like your in the story. You truly feel the characters emotions and