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A review by ltg584
Possess by Sarah Dalton
5.0
4.5 stars
I don't know if it's just that I'm a wuss, but this book creeped me right out! I'm talking sleep-with-the-lights-on creeped out. It was a lot darker than Mary Hades, since it didn't have the same levity that I had found in book one. The cast was a lot smaller, as was the setting, but that just allows the reader to cozy right up with the darkness. Ghosts became my bed mates.
Normally ghost stories don't get to me, but with this one, it was the division of past and present that was so effective. You know something bad happened in that house, and more bad shit is about to go down, but you're still hoping for the best. The past is told through diary entries from Liza, in 1847. Right from the very beginning I had this dark sense of foreboding, and it carried right through into the present day chapters with Mary.
Originally, I had suggested that you start the series with the first prequel. There is also a novella before Possess, called Sister, which tells a story of Mary's mother's past. I desperately want to read that one now, but it isn't necessary to the overall plot arc of the series at this point.
Possess took a giant step in the right direction for this series, and I really hope that Nocturnes continues down this road, deeper into the darkness. Highly recommend!
A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I don't know if it's just that I'm a wuss, but this book creeped me right out! I'm talking sleep-with-the-lights-on creeped out. It was a lot darker than Mary Hades, since it didn't have the same levity that I had found in book one. The cast was a lot smaller, as was the setting, but that just allows the reader to cozy right up with the darkness. Ghosts became my bed mates.
Normally ghost stories don't get to me, but with this one, it was the division of past and present that was so effective. You know something bad happened in that house, and more bad shit is about to go down, but you're still hoping for the best. The past is told through diary entries from Liza, in 1847. Right from the very beginning I had this dark sense of foreboding, and it carried right through into the present day chapters with Mary.
Originally, I had suggested that you start the series with the first prequel. There is also a novella before Possess, called Sister, which tells a story of Mary's mother's past. I desperately want to read that one now, but it isn't necessary to the overall plot arc of the series at this point.
Possess took a giant step in the right direction for this series, and I really hope that Nocturnes continues down this road, deeper into the darkness. Highly recommend!
A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.