- I enjoyed The Body Finder very much and have been looking forward to this one for a while.
- Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
Summary from GoodReads:
The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.
Violet can sense the echoes of those who’ve been murdered—and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life.
As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession. Normally she’d turn to her best friend, Jay, except now that they are officially a couple, the rules of their relationship seem to have changed. And with Jay spending more and more time with his new friend Mike, Violet is left with too much time on her hands as she wonders where things went wrong. But when she fills the void by digging into Mike’s tragic family history, she stumbles upon a dark truth that could put everyone in danger.
My Review:
I enjoyed The Body Finder. I thought it was an interesting premise and found it filled with action and romantic tension and as time has passed it’s one of those memories that have grown fonder. That said, I was a bit disappointed with Desires of the Dead.
Don’t get me wrong, I loved Violet and Jay and their relationship, I loved the mystery and the suspense and everything that I enjoyed about The Body Finder – but what I didn’t like was the introduction of Sara Priest. I felt as if the story went too far by introducing that particular aspect, and what I had been enjoying as a paranormal fantasy tried to go a little too X-Files/The Ghost Whisperer on me. It’s hard to pin down with words exactly how it affected me, but it just felt a bit.. corny.
I still enjoyed much of the story and found the writing to be stronger than it was in The Body Finder. I hate saying anything negative about the book because, as a series, I’m finding it to be one of the more enjoyable YA Paranormal ones out there – I just wish that things could have been done without the introduction of Sara Priest (who is actually the only character I have issues with – Rafe is fine).
Have you read the book? What did you think when that aspect of it all was introduced? Am I just too touchy when it comes to big agencies?
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