by Amanda Stevens
376 pages - 2.5/5
My name is Amelia Gray. They call me The Graveyard Queen. I've been commissioned to restore an old cemetery in Asher Falls, South Carolina, but I'm coming to think I have another purpose here.
Why is there a cemetery at the bottom of Bell Lake? Why am I drawn time and again to a hidden grave I've discovered in the woods? Something is eating away at the soul of this town, this withering kingdom, and it will only be restored if I can uncover the truth.
I enjoyed the first of this series, so I was expecting to enjoy this one as well. And while I did finish it, I found myself disengaging and not really caring about the characters at all. That could be because the author chose to put the main character, Amelia, into a new town with all new people, none of whom I actually liked. The romance felt forced, and the big reveal was less big reveal and more convoluted explanation. I think this novel would have been best served as a novella or short story addition. I'm going to continue on to book three, but unless I'm seriously impressed, I may stop there.
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