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Mitchell, Saundra
5 Reviews
(3)
YA
After witnessing her brother's murder, Willa, daughter of a lobster-fishing family, seeks comfort at sea. In the mist she meets the Grey Man, a trapped spirit whose only hope of escape from Jackson's Rock is to convince Willa to take his place. Mitchell authentically combines the gritty realities of a fisher's life with an eerie atmospheric setting.
Reviewer: Andrea Curtis
(4)
YA
The teenage children of the characters from The Vespertine and The Springsweet meet serendipitously in 1917 Los Angeles. Bohemian Kate is a budding filmmaker and Julian is disabled by polio; they also both possess supernatural gifts inherited from their parents. Overall this is a lackluster addition to the saga, though fans of the companion volumes may appreciate getting to know the next generation.
Reviewer: April Mazza
(3)
YA
To escape the memories of her fiancé's death, Zora Stewart leaves Baltimore to help her widowed aunt at her homestead in Oklahoma. She is pursued by a wealthy suitor from Baltimore and must choose between him and a young farmer she meets. In the meantime, she discovers she has a supernatural ability to find water underground. Fans of The Vespertine will enjoy this companion book.
Reviewer: Juliet S. King
(3)
YA
Sent to Baltimore in 1889 to enjoy the season and to find a husband, Amelia instead discovers a gift for seeing visions--and begins a romance with an inappropriate young man. Through Amelia's first-person narrative, readers navigate a world governed by etiquette and an equally inexplicable supernatural one. The atmosphere in this paranormal romance is eerie and appealing.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
(3)
YA
Fourteen-year-old Iris resigns herself to another boring summer in Ondine, Louisiana, where the only excitement is playing at séances. Make-believe becomes all too real when long-missing Elijah begins haunting her. Elijah's attention becomes malevolent, and Iris and friends must uncover their town's dark past. A Southern gothic sensibility adds to this sweltering Louisiana mystery.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
5 reviews
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