*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
Four and a Half Stars
Publication Date: July 15, 2014 – Buy Links Coming Soon
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Truth be told, when I first started reading, I didn’t think I would like the book. In the first few chapters, my attention wandered.
Then, BAM. I was hooked and couldn’t put the story down until I’d finished.
Emma is your average college student, a sort of awkward wallflower who started pretending she didn’t hear or see ghosts at a young age. The separation she felt from the rest of society because of a childhood event carried into her young adulthood. She’s shy and withdrawn and feels out of place with the friends her roommate hangs out with.
She’s dragged along to a frat party where she meets and gets a crush on a hot guy on campus, Matt. After a few more meetings disaster strikes, and Matt drowns in the river. Emma is blamed for his death by many on campus, including herself.
Overcome with guilt, Emma tries a spell, but fails to fulfill her end of it, and that’s when things get interesting.
We meet several new characters from that point on, and I fell in love with every single one of them. Sam was great, and Jake? Well, I fell in love with Jake right along with Emma as he proved to be more than he seemed at first. I was SO sad to see him go. The arrival of three men after that, took the take.
Added in the mix was a nosy cop that seemed to know too much…but Officer Walker became one of my favorite characters and I’m glad he’ll definitely be back in book 2.
I truly enjoyed watching Emma come into her own, grow a spine, and eventually figure out the answers she’d sought. The peace she, and the spirits she brought back, found was a welcome relief.
Overall, this was a great setup for a series, and I’m looking forward to book 2. I have a feeling Emma and Officer Walker are going to get into a whole new mess of trouble that’ll be fun to see resolved once again.
Thanks for the great review! You’re quite right–Officer Walker and Emma wind up in truckloads of trouble in the second book. And, don’t worry, you haven’t seen the last of the “dead guys” yet, either.
Have a fun day-Ann