Shannon C. (Shannatram) reviewed on 12/7/2009 + 33 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

If there's one thing Charlaine Harris does well is characters. She has a magical way of creating a cast full of quirky, eccentric, real, and believable characters. She definitely delivered her skill and personal touch with characters to this book.

Unfortunately, the story fell flat a little bit. Not far into the book I hit a point where I just kept wondering why Harper (the main character) and her brother Tolliver were staying in the town! They visited the town only to do a job, and (without giving too much away) ended up sticking around for various reasons. Personally I just didn't believe it, and I think that made the rest of the story seem weak.

I also felt like Harper's "gift" wasn't explored enough. Maybe this is because it will be delved into in another book, but I felt like she talked about it a lot, and really spent most of the time repeating herself.

Overall, it wasn't a bad read, but I'm not left wishing for more. I'm glad that I read it though, since I really like Harris!

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