Second Verse

I really had no idea what to expect from Second Verse. It sounded interesting and I'm always a sucker for a seance. So I volunteered for the tour and crossed my fingers, hoping that I'd like it.

I loved it.

I'd gotten pretty close to burning out again, so I've found it difficult to find books that keep me invested. This one grabbed me early on and I read it in a single sitting. Like Lange, I didn't share the town's fascination with The Hunt. It just sounded too gruesome and macabre for me. But I liked her idea of the seance, especially once I discovered that her old farmhouse and barn were the scenes of a murder/suicide 50 years back. The seance had creepy results – wind, scratching, and a voice that only Lange and Vaughn could hear – and suddenly we're thrown into a paranormal mystery that left me reeling at every turn.

I never once guessed the twist (well twists – there are two) at the end.

But through the mystery – and the unending reminders of death – love is a constant. Lange and Vaughn belong together and watching them realize it, and also understand what that means, was exactly the right amount of lightness needed in the midst of the darkness.

If you like dark and creepy; if you like paranormal mysteries; if you like love conquering all – then this book is definitely the book for you.