Light the Shadows is the story of a second chance at life - for many people. Our main lady (we'll call her Micah since we don't know her original name) freaks out when she finds out she's dead and runs away into a new body. This isn't supposed to happen, and when Sully accidentally runs into her one day, he knows something is up. But Micah isn't the same, not with another person in her body - and she latches onto her new life with gusto, has a makeover, and decides to make a go of her second chance. Anna, the guide she met in her brief time on the other side, keeps popping up and trying to offer advice and help out in her own little way (she was a wonderful character!).

Micah's relationship with Sully gets off the a rough start, especially since he thinks she a poltergeist or vengeful spirit. It doesn't take all that long for the sparks to fly between them, but they have a lot to overcome first, including an impossibly strong shadow bent on destroying the world of the living - starting with Micah and Sully.

There were very few slow spots in this book, but it was never very overwhelming. I loved that it seemed to move along on its own without me needing to push through parts of it. The ghost story helping to drive things along was a great mystery, with a few surprises along the way as well.