vinylsandvino's Reviews (184)

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for this ARC. 

The story follows Weatherly, who is a Death Talker.  Deep in Appalachian Georgia, Weatherly’s family follows old ways of witchcraft intertwined with their Christian faith.  Weatherly has a gift, by a can’t save everyone- which even she doesn’t understand.  When her cousin is killed in what is labeled as an accident, Weatherly begins digging into the mysteries surrounding her family and her own gift.  

This is a great magical-realism mystery.  Beautifully written.  
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fun read- very twisty and unpredictable.  Perhaps a bit far-fetched.  Wanted to go back numerous times to reread things to see if I had missed clues- which is hard to do in digital form.  Definitely worth a read- I read it in less than 24 hours! 
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Lots of time jumping, which is always challenging for me when reading digitally.  However, the book was beautifully written and had me interested from the start.  Multiple POVs, murder mystery genre, with beautiful imagery throughout.  
Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the digital ARC. 
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A beautiful story about love, loss, and what ifs.  I didn’t want it to end! 
Harper and Ben are newlyweds faced with devastating news.  Through his sickness, Harper is reunited with a past love, Liam- and her worlds collide.  This is a beautiful, heartbreaking story about what it means to truly love someone.  
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Such a fun YA series.   The second installment was just as twisty as the first, and even faster-paced.