A successful follow-up to the Reincarnationist (although this could be read as a stand-alone), MJ Rose again is following the stories and agonies of those haunted by half-remembered past lives. Meer has suffered from her "flashbacks" since her childhood and her father has searched for answers to help her. When his studies of Judaica bring him in touch with some secret history involving Beethoven and a "memory flute" Meer is brought into a tangled web of deceit and secrecy.

Again, the flashes back to past lives are somewhat important to the character relationships, but can be a tad difficult to follow. All in all, a bit less enjoyable than the previous book, but a good entertaining read that challenges man's common beliefs about life here and now...and what came before.

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If you are interested in reincarnation you will certainly enjoy this book. It's just a darned good story. Meer Logan is a heroine whose father believes that one continues to be reborn again and again to "get it right" to earn a place with God. Meer scoffs at his belief even though she has had "remembering" sequences her entire life. Calling the sequences false memories, she abandons her study of music because of a haunting melody. She finds that she cannot remember the melody nor play it in spite of her talent. Nor can she play music by Beethoven. David Yolen, a journalist who specializes in terrorist activities has lost his entire family to a bombing. Their paths cross in Vienna amid the chaos of a grand concert.

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My first book by MJ Rose-the style of writing was a bit hard to get into but about the middle of the book I finally "understood" the story and where the author was going with it and ended up really enjoying the book. I'll have to go back and get the first in the series at a later date.

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This is the second in a series. The premise is really interesting to me as it is about previous life memories and reincarnation. This book really grabbed me and took me along on the voyage. It intrigued me to the point that I read the first book, The Reincarnationist. That book, while interesting, was not as good as the second. I am looking forward to the third book, the Hypnotist.

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