Mosaic

By Deborah Jackson

Shattered. Tormented. Brain on disconnect.

A car accident leaves Erin Rocheford, a seventeen-year-old hockey player, fractured, disfigured, near death. Not only has her future career in the NHL been erased, but when she’s finally released from the hospital, she can barely walk, her thoughts stumble into each other, and people grimace when they see the scars crisscrossing her face.

Erin's parents decide that a vacation in Florida, on an island of palm trees and pirate lore, is just what she needs to recover. But in her post-traumatic state, Erin is vulnerable to attack, to a ghostly invasion, and to a further fragmenting of her troubled grey matter. Soon after arriving on the island, a tale of an odd English pirate and his feisty captive—a story of defiance and decapitation—weaves itself into her mind. Erin will need to call upon every reserve in her hockey-toned body to keep from falling apart altogether, to fight back against a vengeful spirit, and to protect her star player—the one boy who can see beyond the scars.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Deborah Jackson
• Release date: Dec 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310164101

Deborah Jackson

Deborah Jackson is a freelance writer who has contributed to many newspapers, including the Independent, the Daily Mail, and the Guardian. She writes a regular column for Natural Parent. She is also the author of LETTING GO AS CHILDREN GROW (A 21st century edition of DO NOT DISTURB). Deborah lives in Bath with her husband, Paul, and their three children, Frances, Alice and Joseph.

Reviews for Mosaic

[24girl_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I knew that Mosaic wasn't going to be a suspense novel like the two other Jackson books I've read, Ice Tomb and Sinkhole but I wasn't disappointed. Mosaic is geared towards older teens and hits the mark unlike some YA reads that tend to shock me with the amount of sex and drugs in the story. It has just the right amount of sexual tension and relationship drama to give the book a realistic teenage feel.The story itself is pretty interesting. Pirates, serial killers and ghosts all lend themselves to a twisting tale. Throw in a troubled teen getting over an accident, a spoiled rich girl pouting over the bad boy who dumped her, a suspicious cop who lost a daughter and an over-protective dad and you have a winner that stands above most YA books I've read. I recommend Mosaic for anyone who loves YA suspense.