Grade: 3 stars out of 5
Violet Ambrose has the ability to find dead bodies through their echoes. She can also find the ones who killed by their imprints. This may be a “cool” trick for some people to talk about, Violet doesn’t think so. But her ability has attracted the FBI and her bestfriend turned boyfriend has attracted a rival for Violet that wants her gone.Having read the prequel, The Body Finder and was less than amazed, I went in reading Desires of the Dead with a held breath. I came out. Here’s the thing, Desires of the Dead does not impress at all if you were to focus of the thriller/mystery genre. By page 60 I already figured out who the supposed “killer” and the one who wanted Jay all to herself was. It wasn’t hard frankly speaking. As a coming-of-age and romance novel, it fairs much better.
Jay and Violet really connect to each other, but it’s almost too sweet. Yet I seem to have a sweet tooth and find myself with a smile cheesy grin on my face. They’re adorable together, what can I say.
Back to the crime thriller aspect of the novel: there’s a small twist that isn’t so obvious with puts very contemporary issue of the forefront. Not the killing part I mean. The FBI shtick was only an introduction it seemed. There are plenty of open-ended questions and new characters that need more developing for me to get a grasp of.
Desires of the Dead sets the tone for a chapter with Violet.
Source: unsolicited ARC from HarperTeen
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still don't understand the concept of these flowers being on the cover
Published: 2011 March 1; hardback
Haven't read the first book, haven't decided if I want to read this series at the moment. I'll probably check them out at the library because I can't seem to stop looking at the pretty covers! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review - I totally know what you mean about sweet tooths!...teeth.
Really?! I loved The Body Finder, and Desires of the Dead. I got both of them as ARCs, and I love, love, love them! That's so funny, how one person can love a book and another person isn't crazy about it at all :D
ReplyDeleteI think the flowers are supposed to represent certain echos. That's what some of them might look like.
ReplyDeleteI thought the first book was okay, I'm not exactly excited for book 2.
Haven't read the first book, haven't decided if I want to read this series at the moment. I'll probably check them out at the library because I can't seem to stop looking at the pretty covers! :) 2945abc45 0217
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