Some in San Francisco have accused Elouise “Lou” Merriwether of being more comfortable with the dead than the living; most days Lou would probably agree. As a psychopomp, it’s her job to hunt down and banish ghosts and other supernatural manifestations before they wreak havoc on the humans around them. When her mother informs her…
Tag: paranormal/supernatural
Review: Uprooted
Like everyone else in her village, Agnieszka has always known that the Dragon will choose her best friend — graceful, brave, intelligent Kasia — as his companion. He’s not a real dragon, but he is the only thing standing between the village and the Wood, a twisted forest full of ancient evils. But when something…
Review: Return to Tradd Street
Spoiler alert! If you haven’t read this fourth in Karen White’s Tradd Street series, go do that and then come back to this review. The last two months have been some of the worst of Melanie’s life. After discovering her pregnancy and refusing what she sees as Jack’s pity proposal, she’s spent most of her…
Review: The Woman in Black
Solicitor Arthur Kipps leaves London with a light heart and bright future. He’s engaged to be married, and seems to finally be making an impression on the owner of the firm for which he works. Mr. Bentley has sent him to the little salt marsh hamlet of Crythin Gifford to settle the final affairs of…
Review: The Legend of Eli Monpress
Eli Monpress is a thief, a talented one. Who else would dare kidnap a king? It’s true he’s got the best swordsman in the world as well as a demonseed on his side, and yes, one might consider his abilities just the littlest bit magical, but that’s all details. Eli Monpress is the world’s greatest…