A review by anna_hepworth
Nightshade by Kim Wilkins

3.0

Nice, light-hearted (okay, so there is a nasty spirit that gets free and causes havoc, but still) teenage supernatural romp, with a bit of Russian history thrown in for entertainment. Well paced, nicely written. Haven't read widely enough to know whether the blurb's claim that "Kim has gained a reputation as Australia's leading dark fantasy writer" has any validity, but certainly the writing is good enough to make it believable. I'm probably not going to go out of my way to acquire my own copy of this one, but I will certainly keep an eye out for other books by the same author.