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A review by caitlin_lore
The Bones of the Holy by Jennifer Allison
4.0
(My) recommended audience: 7th grade and up
Gilda Joyce: Forget ghost hunter, now wedding planner extraordinaire?
I stumbled upon Gilda back in March when I was perusing the children’s section in my hometown library, and read through her series (four books so far) in the matter of a week. There was something about her spunk and quirkiness that made me like her from the beginning. Add in the fact that she saw ghosts and solved mysteries.
Needless to say, I’ve been looking forward to The Bones of the Holy for awhile.
In this fifth book of the series, Gilda has grown up a bit. But she’s still seeing ghosts, still weaseling her way into other people’s traveling plans, and still solving mysteries. When her mother gets engaged to a man in St. Augustine, Florida, after only knowing him briefly, Gilda knows something is awry. She’s excited to plan a Southern wedding, but can’t seem to put her finger on why her future stepdad still seems to be connected to his first fiancé.
When the ghost of a woman in white shows up in St. Augustine and her mother seems possessed, Gilda knows she has to put her psychic gift and sleuthing skills to use.
I was impressed with the character growth of Gilda but disappointed her psychic abilities were slightly downplayed in this storyline. Even so, I was kept guessing with each page turn. As with Gilda’s previous four novels, Jennifer Allison does not disappoint. The Bones of the Holy is a mysterious, adventurous, and sometimes even scary, read.
Gilda Joyce: Forget ghost hunter, now wedding planner extraordinaire?
I stumbled upon Gilda back in March when I was perusing the children’s section in my hometown library, and read through her series (four books so far) in the matter of a week. There was something about her spunk and quirkiness that made me like her from the beginning. Add in the fact that she saw ghosts and solved mysteries.
Needless to say, I’ve been looking forward to The Bones of the Holy for awhile.
In this fifth book of the series, Gilda has grown up a bit. But she’s still seeing ghosts, still weaseling her way into other people’s traveling plans, and still solving mysteries. When her mother gets engaged to a man in St. Augustine, Florida, after only knowing him briefly, Gilda knows something is awry. She’s excited to plan a Southern wedding, but can’t seem to put her finger on why her future stepdad still seems to be connected to his first fiancé.
When the ghost of a woman in white shows up in St. Augustine and her mother seems possessed, Gilda knows she has to put her psychic gift and sleuthing skills to use.
I was impressed with the character growth of Gilda but disappointed her psychic abilities were slightly downplayed in this storyline. Even so, I was kept guessing with each page turn. As with Gilda’s previous four novels, Jennifer Allison does not disappoint. The Bones of the Holy is a mysterious, adventurous, and sometimes even scary, read.