Jo Cassidy

I will admit that in the beginning I was kind of struggling with this book. In fact, I even put it down and walked away for a while. I recently came back to this book and the second time was the charm. This time I was more focused and connected better to the characters.

My favorite was Reed. For a deceased person, he has a feisty spirit. Whenever he would appear, I would wait to see what would come out of his mouth. It was nice to see Tessa's father play an active role in this book as well. There are many young adult books where it is just the teens.

There is reference to Stranger Things. Which I am a fan of this television show. This is a time when the reference works. I did get some of the Stranger Things vibes; especially when the sheriff was involved as well. The story does pick up speed close to the halfway point of the story. Readers of the first book and this author will like this book.… (more)