After reading Conversion a couple of years ago, I was really interested to see what else Howe would come up with. When I saw a copy of Annie Van Sinderen at the library, I knew I had to read it. 
 What I find most interesting about Annie is that it's a ghost story that never mentions the word ghost. It's interesting that she can be seen by only a few people, and it makes you wonder why they can see her, and no one else can. I did like that Wes and his friends were able to help her and figure out what was going on. And why she's still around. 
 I thought Annie was the most interesting character, and how she went in between present and past to be really interesting, especially once we got past the set-up/introducing of everyone. Her story and everything that happened up to her death was very realistic, and even though I probably won't read anything history-related soon, I still really want to read something historical. Going in and out of past and present worked better than I thought it would, and it was a really nice surprise. I'm also glad we got to see both past and present, because it made Annie's story and how it connected to the present have a lot more depth. I'm really glad we see how she ended up staying behind as a ghost. 
 It is interesting that it took so long for someone to see Annie. I mean, there must have been people who could her before, right? So what it is about 2015 that's so special? Because of Maddie? I think I would have liked more of something about why now and not before. 
 It did start off pretty slow, but I think it's because of everything that had to be introduced in order for the story to make sense, and I can't think of a better way to tell the story. It does pick up the pace after a while, though, once you get through the first part, it's a really interesting read. 
 I didn't find the other characters particularly interesting, but Maddie had a lot of potential, and I wish we saw more of her. 
 My Rating: 3 stars. Even though I liked it, it didn't grab me the way Conversion did, and I wish things were tied up a little more than it was.