A review by devansbooklife
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

5.0

I feel that any review I give will not do justice to what this book made me feel. I thought I was entering a chilling, ghost story. And I did, but I also got so much more. Laura Whitcomb has and astounding talent with words and this story is written in beautiful prose. The story is unique and the characters charming. I found Helen's character sweet and kind and was excited when she finally received some positive attention. Her haunting nature was a gift to those she clung to, and when she meets James she find herself blossoming. Can you image 130 years of isolation? 130 years of being unseen? That fact alone is the reason the insta-connection between James and Helen did not bother me. To quotes James, "How could we not? It's as if we were the only two of a species or the only two people on earth who spoke the same language. How could we not be with each other?" They are connected because they have been alienated for years. Like seeks like. They are already familiar. But the new world and the bodies they have taken over have bigger issues than either of them realize. Because I fell in love with these characters and the lives they began, I cannot wait to read book two. Jenny and Billy wake to find out that they are connected, but neither on can remember why.