Lured to New Orleans during the Day of the Dead festival Mary Medina finds herself at the center of a sinister mystery. Young women are disappearing without a trace and Mary nearly becomes the newest victim. But her powers to control the Dead, along with help from a mysterious stranger let her escape. But the mystery still remains unsolved...who or what is taking women of New Orleans.
Mary Medina has finally come out on her own, attempting to discover more about herself and her powers, but the undermining story is disappointing in its own indecision. Though I can admire a slow build up to draw the audience in, but there is such a thing as being too plodding by which the readers start to lose interest. Combine that with our heroine once again being relegated to being a secondary character instead of the primary protagonist, and those factors incorporate into a disappointing narrative. Hopefully now that all of the monotonous set up has been completed, we can jump into a meaningful story, but for the time being, this title is sadly dredging up a bad taste in my mouth " almost as if I too spent the night in that steamy swamp. Read Full Review