edson_arantes

It's not often the sequel to a book as as strong as its predecessor but in this case I think it definitely was. For me it had all of the magic of book one with the added bonus that it built on characters we already knew and loved. Desires of the Dead follows directly on from the body finder and continues to follow the story of Violet, a teenage girl who can sense dead bodies. The thing I liked best about this book was the development of the relationship between Violet and Jay from best friends to boyfriend / girlfriend. Jay is so unbelievably cute and gorgeous in how he treats Violet and the two of them together is just awesome. The subplot of the FBI interest in Violet is really interesting and I sense something that it going to be drawn out more in future books. I am really interested to see where it goes (I keep expecting Mulder to pop up - am I showing my age now?) The story itself was just as suspensful as Derting's first offering. Like the first part I like how she does the odd chapter from a mysterious unknown person's head who is involved in the story but looking at it from the outside. I loved how it kept you guessing right through until the end and wasn't predictable. All in all an awesome sequel which I enjoyed.

2022-09-01 18:41