The blurb on this one got me
in; the story of Harper Connolly who, since being struck by lightning, can find
dead people. She travels with her step-brother, Tolliver to find missing
persons, and in this story they go to the Ozarks to find a missing teenager.
The book starts off really well, but about half
way through the pace slows to a crawl while Harper and Tolliver practically
twiddle their thumbs waiting for the outcome on yet another death of which they
are suspects.
I was intrigued by Harper's and Tolliver's
difficult backgrounds and felt for them, but the other characters in the story
were generally unlikeable and suspicious. The ending was resolved well, I
thought, but the writing itself was quite juvenile and simplistic throughout the
book.
This is not exactly a profound or challenging
book, but I would read more in the series simply because of Harper's
fascinating ability.
My rating ***
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