A review by athenezadam
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

Shutter is about a forensic photographer who can see ghosts, and one of these ghosts forces her on a quest for revenge against a murderer. The story alternates between past and present. Navajo cultural traditions are lovely and the story telling in this past timeline is poignant. However, this past storyline continues once the current timeline gains traction, which throws off the pacing. The ghostly encounters are delightfully creepy. Overall this is a good debut novel. Readers may want to be aware of its content warnings including grisly crime scenes.