The Restorer (The Graveyard Queen #1)
Author: Amanda Stevens
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Mystery
Release
Date:April 19, 2011
Review
Source: Library
Format: Paperback
Summary: Amelia Gray has always
been aware of ghosts, and now she travels all over the South cleaning up
forgotten or abandoned graveyards. When an enigmatic yet haunted police
detective asks for her help to trap a serial killer, their growing
attraction constitutes the very gravest of threats.
Review: I had very high hopes when picking up this book. The description sounded right up my alley - a series of murders in an abandoned graveyard? Awesome! This plot sounded fresh and really interesting - tons of potential. The main line of the story is what kept me reading. It was something new and the twists were good - they had me guessing until the end. The main character, Amelia Gray, was a well done heroine. She had the normal struggles in life with the added problems that seeing ghosts brings to the table. Aside from the solid characters and strong story line, my love for this book stopped there. Of course there was some romance, as to be expected, but what could have been an intriguing relationship or at least the start of one, turned out to be overly predictable and boring. Parts of the story, mostly about the background of some of the characters and the stories surround Charleston's history really bogged the book down. There were good twists and secrets throughout the book, which I was hoping would be given answers at the end, but I was left hanging - and not in a good way. I see how leaving questions unanswered leaves an open ending for the next book, but these questions left me feeling frustrated instead of intrigued. I have already received the next two books in this series, and I'm hoping that they will rekindle my love for this Gothic romance.
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