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A review by redentrapy
Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
4.0
I liked this book much better. Violet still bugs me because she tries to do everything on her own still. She does have plenty of people around her that would help her if she only asked but that was the only part of this book that bothered me.
So wow this plot had many twists and turns. It made you feel almost every emotion on the spectrum and more. This book starts off shortly after where Body Finder ended and Violet is still having a hard time getting over what happened at the school. Her uncle now has an echo from saving her life and Jay worships him. Jay is more protective of Violet than ever before and there love is so strong, but Violet feels like she can't talk to him anymore because to protect her he'd tell her uncle or parents, so she gets into a lot of situations in this book without help cause she refuses to tell him. Much to Violet's displeasure Jay makes a new friend out of Mike Russo, a cute/jock type, sweetheart with a heart of gold, the new kid in school. His family just moved in. Jay starts spending a lot of time with Mike and Violet starts feeling left out.
The real trouble and fun starts when Sara Priest on FBI consultant finds out about Violet's powers and starts harassing her about what she can do to help people. Sara's assistant Rafe is oh so yummy too. He is the dark, brooding type boy we all love. Violet starts getting threats and hang up calls, even a message through a dead cat put in her driveway, she doesn't know who to tell or who she can trust. Derting did an incredible job making the stalker creepy, and kinda crazy. She is great at making morbid and creepy atmospheres that draw you in and keep you riveted.
Again as stated before the only reason I took off one star was Violet bugged the crap out of me. I wanted to throttle her. She overthinks everything and her naiveté through the whole book was frustrating. I understand that her powers compel her to go she has no choice but to follow the echo. What I don't get is why do it alone when you know it could be dangerous and also the decisions she makes about her relationship with Jay were just so beyond frustrating I wanted to scream. When she breaks things off with Jay and is too damn stubborn to even let him talk to her I wanted to kill her. But they were both so miserable and sad that when she finally gets back with him I was so relieved.
The ending was both sad and it keeps you wanting more. No cliffhanger but it does hint at what's to come for Violet and her powers. Can't wait to read the next installment.
So wow this plot had many twists and turns. It made you feel almost every emotion on the spectrum and more. This book starts off shortly after where Body Finder ended and Violet is still having a hard time getting over what happened at the school. Her uncle now has an echo from saving her life and Jay worships him. Jay is more protective of Violet than ever before and there love is so strong, but Violet feels like she can't talk to him anymore because to protect her he'd tell her uncle or parents, so she gets into a lot of situations in this book without help cause she refuses to tell him. Much to Violet's displeasure Jay makes a new friend out of Mike Russo, a cute/jock type, sweetheart with a heart of gold, the new kid in school. His family just moved in. Jay starts spending a lot of time with Mike and Violet starts feeling left out.
The real trouble and fun starts when Sara Priest on FBI consultant finds out about Violet's powers and starts harassing her about what she can do to help people. Sara's assistant Rafe is oh so yummy too. He is the dark, brooding type boy we all love. Violet starts getting threats and hang up calls, even a message through a dead cat put in her driveway, she doesn't know who to tell or who she can trust. Derting did an incredible job making the stalker creepy, and kinda crazy. She is great at making morbid and creepy atmospheres that draw you in and keep you riveted.
Again as stated before the only reason I took off one star was Violet bugged the crap out of me. I wanted to throttle her. She overthinks everything and her naiveté through the whole book was frustrating. I understand that her powers compel her to go she has no choice but to follow the echo. What I don't get is why do it alone when you know it could be dangerous and also the decisions she makes about her relationship with Jay were just so beyond frustrating I wanted to scream. When she breaks things off with Jay and is too damn stubborn to even let him talk to her I wanted to kill her. But they were both so miserable and sad that when she finally gets back with him I was so relieved.
The ending was both sad and it keeps you wanting more. No cliffhanger but it does hint at what's to come for Violet and her powers. Can't wait to read the next installment.