She said the idea of using a camera to exorcize a ghost had been done before. A huge part of her storyline has to do with Micheline's camera, which she uses to exorcize ghosts. To create a different twist, she wanted a ghost to work off a monster framework. Most of the time ghost stories focus on a specific haunted location. It was so fun getting to know her! When we asked about how the story for Shutter came about she said that she wanted to write a ghost story that wasn't the typical ghost story. (and) sure to please thriller fans' by School Library Journal.Ĭourtney was so personable and well-spoken. Shutter is her debut novel that's been hailed as a 'stand-out in the genre. Shutter Book Bash: We were completely spoiled to have the amazing author, Courtney Alameda join us for the evening! Kelly was our moderator and she did an incredible job bringing Shutter to life! Be sure to check out our Photo Recap of the evening too! (coming soon)Ĭourtney is a veteran bookseller and librarian at the Provo library. She has seven days or less to exorcise an entity of she and her friends will die.

When a routine ghost hung goes awry, Micheline and her team (including Ryder, the guy she's loved forever) are infected with a curse known as a soulchain. She uses her SLR camera to exorcize ghosts by capturing their spiritual energy on film. As one of the last descendants of the Van Helsing lineage, she has trained to destroy corporal and spiritual monsters. SUMMARY: Micheline Helsing is a tetrachromat- a girl who sees the auras of the undead in a prismatic spectrum.

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