Disclaimer! I got this book from NetGalley in return for a fair and objective review. Andromeda “Meda” Melange isn’t a very nice person. Frankly, she eats people, well, their souls anyway. She tries to limit herself to the souls of bad people, usually killers whose victims’ ghosts have a tendency to show up and pester Meda until she does something to avenge them. Meda has always believed herself to be unique and invincible (she’s faster and stronger than mere humans, and her skin has a […]
I’m so tired of being alone/These penitent walls are all I’ve known
Upon his death, Astrid Lethewood’s father, Albert, left her a house she never knew he owned. She, like everybody else, thought he was the town wastrel, spending his wife’s money on booze and things from junk shops. Still, Astrid loved her father and wants to build a home, a family, in this house he left her. First her step-brother Jacks moves in, running away from the expectations of his father, the town fire chief. Then Astrid’s oldest friend Sahara calls, saying that her boyfriend cheated […]
None of the visions seemed particularly silvery to me, actually
This is book three in The Others series, which is one of my absolute favourite paranormal fantasy series at the moment. While you are given enough information to start with this one, you’ll get the most enjoyment if you start at the beginning, with the excellent Written in Red. There will also be minor spoilers for the earlier books in the series here, so if you don’t like that sort of thing, skip the review until you’re caught up. In a world where humans are […]
A stunningly spooky book for one intended for youth
Although described as intended for children 10 and up, this extremely well-written debut novel would have scared the pants off me at that age. It’s the story of Thomas Ward, a 12-year-old farm boy and the seventh son of a seventh son, who is destined to become a Spook, someone with special skills to keep the dark things away from the innocent village folk. Thomas is sent off by his mom to apprentice under Old Gregory, who has gone through 27 previous apprentices and is […]