This is a paranormal adventure but due to mature themes I would
only recommend it for adults.
Mara is a witch - a real one, not just for Halloween.
However, she is soon to be a witch without a place to stay. Even her flamboyant
best friend Gus can't help her out of this jam. Fate steps in and a residence
becomes available, but it's in a really tiny town and locals believe it's
cursed. Well curses are certainly not going to deter a witch, so Mara sets
forth only to find a spirit that really
doesn't want her there. Why is Aunt Tillie's spirit trying to injure her and
are Lisette and Lucien's ghosts as benign as they make out to be?
Well this is certainly an adventure that culminates in a lot
of action. The second half of the book seems a lot faster than the first half
as there was a lot of time spent on Mara finding the house. Gus was a
magnificent character, so over the top and in love with life - he was like a
breath of fresh air. Some characters turned out to be wet rags while others
rose to the occasion magnificently. The overall story of spirits and hauntings
and spells and possession does touch on a very mature theme but is dealt with
well in the context of the story. I didn't think it was as necessary to go into
the sexual debauchery as was offered in the book. The writing and editing
themselves were very good except for finding a sentence involving "sewing
seeds" which gave me a giggle. Normally the inclusion of a few chapters of
the next book is very enticing, but having the huge revelation that took place
actually put me off reading any further in the series.
Other than that a good read that even my husband enjoyed!
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