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A review by okevamae
Angel of the Overpass by Seanan McGuire
4.0
As always, a wonderfully imaginative tale from Seanan McGuire. Rose Marshall has been dead for decades, haunting the highways of America as a hitch-hiking ghost. The semi-immortal man who killed her, Bobby Cross, has been pursuing her relentlessly, seeking to use her ghostly energy as fuel – but the tables have turned, and now she has a chance to end his existence.
McGuire’s world of ghosts is richly imagined, and ties closely in with the world of her InCryptid series, with some characters recurring and some events of that series having a direct and far-reaching impact on this book. Rose is a badass female character who takes no shit and lets nothing get in the way of achieving her goal. She finds herself caught in a mess not of her own making, but rather than succumbing, she fights her way out and turns it into an opportunity, rolling with every unexpected twist and turn. The side characters are well-crafted and memorable. And the writing is beautiful as well - Seanan McGuire has a real talent for evocative language, and paints a picture with all five senses.
If you’ve never read a book in this series, you should probably not start here, but the series is definitely worth a read. And if you follow McGuire’s work, this installment in the Ghost Roads series is just as solid as the last one, so don't miss it!
I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
McGuire’s world of ghosts is richly imagined, and ties closely in with the world of her InCryptid series, with some characters recurring and some events of that series having a direct and far-reaching impact on this book. Rose is a badass female character who takes no shit and lets nothing get in the way of achieving her goal. She finds herself caught in a mess not of her own making, but rather than succumbing, she fights her way out and turns it into an opportunity, rolling with every unexpected twist and turn. The side characters are well-crafted and memorable. And the writing is beautiful as well - Seanan McGuire has a real talent for evocative language, and paints a picture with all five senses.
If you’ve never read a book in this series, you should probably not start here, but the series is definitely worth a read. And if you follow McGuire’s work, this installment in the Ghost Roads series is just as solid as the last one, so don't miss it!
I received an ARC of this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.