If you saw it, would you read it? Unbroken by Paula Morris #ReadOrNot

About the front:
When I first saw this cover, I thought it looked like a painting of a ghost under the sign of a cemetery. The girl doesn’t look real to me … yes, I see that she’s more than a ghost, but that’s how I saw it at the time. Upon closer inspection, she’s swirled in a whirlwind of something, something ghost-like. It’s both creepy and really pretty. I also love what I’ve come to see as vines around a railing. Put together, I’m not sure what the cover is saying but it’s the woman in the middle that really brings me back and gains my interest.

Now let’s look at what the back says:

Welcome back to New Orleans.
Where the streets swirl with jazz and beauty.
Where the houses breathe with ghosts.

A year ago, Rebecca Brown escaped death in a New Orleans cemetery. Now she has returned to this haunting city. She is looking forward to seeing Anton Grey, the boy who may or may not have her heart.

But she also meets a ghost: a troubled boy who insists only she can help him. Soon Rebecca finds herself embroiled in another murder mystery from more than a century ago. But as she tries to right wrongs, she finds more questions than answers: Is she putting her friends, and herself, in danger? Can she trust this new ghost? And has she stumbled into something much bigger and more serious than she understands?

Does it match? Front to Back without the in between?

Welcome back to New Orleans.
Where the streets swirl with jazz and beauty.
Where the houses breathe with ghosts.

Ah! New Orleans! NOW I see it! And look at the swirl! See? I saw that, too. And ghosts! Yeah, ghosts! Love this connection.

A year ago, Rebecca Brown escaped death in a New Orleans cemetery. Now she has returned to this haunting city. She is looking forward to seeing Anton Grey, the boy who may or may not have her heart.

Ooh, so the girl didn’t die but the haunting city is definitely visible in this cover. Ooh and there’s a boy. ::clapping::

But she also meets a ghost: a troubled boy who insists only she can help him.

Ha! How did I know there’s be an actual ghost? 😉

Soon Rebecca finds herself embroiled in another murder mystery from more than a century ago. But as she tries to right wrongs, she finds more questions than answers: Is she putting her friends, and herself, in danger? Can she trust this new ghost? And has she stumbled into something much bigger and more serious than she understands?

I find stories that start off contemporary and go to characters as ghosts a little … um … well … weird. I’m SURE that’s just me, and like zombies, I’m just not a ghost-as-character fan. But hey … to each their own. The cover and blurb go quite nicely together.

Will I read it?
Not sure. This one goes ‘on the fence.’

Will you add it to your bookshelf virtual or otherwise? Share in the comments!