Welcome back to the blog fellow bookworms! First, I have to apologise to Second Sky Books and Dawn Merriman for my late posting. I also need to thank them for the gifted ebook so I can write my unbiased review.
“Where are you taking me?” Rylan follows the figure through the trees. The girl’s dark ponytail swings as she turns back, then walks on without answering. Deep in the woods, she disappears… and Rylan finds her body, mouth wide in a silent, final plea for help.
Rylan Flynn has always been able to see what others don’t—the restless spirits haunting Ashby, Indiana. She’s learned to live with her “gift” but sometimes she longs to escape.
The woods have always been a peaceful place for Rylan. But on a visit to her aunt’s cabin, she catches sight of a spirit in the trees. The ghost of a young woman approaches, leading Rylan to her body.
With a flood of horror, Rylan realizes that the girl, Celeste Monroe, has been murdered. An outgoing newcomer to town, Celeste had no enemies. Who on earth would want to see her dead?
When a coin carved with strange symbols is discovered in Celeste’s throat, it’s clear that a twisted, cold-blooded killer is at work.
Rylan’s abilities could be the only way to prevent further deaths. But Ashby’s handsome head detective, Ford Pierce, has made it very clear that he doesn’t want her help.
And any unexplained knowledge of the case could make Rylan the perfect suspect.
When another body is discovered and blood at the scene points to Rylan’s family, she is more determined than ever to uncover the truth. She must race against time to untangle a web of dark secrets… but can she find answers before the murderer claims another victim?
A heart-pounding mystery with a touch of romance, The Spirit Girls begins a new series of paranormal thrillers that are impossible to put down. If you love urban fantasy or psychic thrillers by Heather Graham and Wendy Wang, this book will grab you from the first page and never let go.
The Spirit Girls is the start of a new paranormal mystery series with Rylan Flynn at the centre of it. This was a book I was proper looking forward to. Mystery and the paranormal! Two things I love together!
Rylan has a gift. She is able to see spirits. I loved her character. She is such an intriguing girl. I loved how she used her abilities to help spirits move on. The fact that she decides to use those same gifts to catch a killer makes this a story that I found unputdownable.I have an interest in the paranormal as my husband is psychic and I’m so interested in everything connected to the subject.
As I have already said, Rylan ends up dragged into a murder case that her family ate implicated in. The lead detective on the case, Ford,has told her to keep away from anything to do with the case. Rylan doesn’t agree and decides to try to catch the killer using her ability. Ford just happens to be Rylans brother best mate, and she has known him since they were all kids. The most important part is that he is her absolute crush.
The mystery and suspense kept me reading, and then the little frisson of romance that runs through the book adds even more! It’s quite a quick read as it’s not an overly big book. I read it in one afternoon.
Dawn Merriman has written a story that is a great start to Rylan Flynn’s adventures with the paranormal. There are enough red herrings to keep you reading with strong, relatable characters and a plot that I loved! I’m looking forward to the next book!
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Author Bio
Dawn Merriman writes creepy small town murder mysteries from her small farm in northeast Indiana where she lives with her husband and teenage children. You can often find her with muck boots on her feet and a story in her head. She enjoys animals, auctions, snorkeling and archaeology.
Dawn Merriman grew up a small town farm girl, on a small time pig farm in Indiana. She spent her young adulthood sitting on her bedroom floor scribbling stories in notebooks. She won the “Northeast Indiana Young Writers” award as a sophomore in high school.
After battling severe depression, she wrote her debut novel “How Murder Saved My Life” as therapy, mixing her love of murder mysteries and farming with climbing out of the darkness of illness.
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