Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

What a delightful read this book was! I loved the author's evocative imagery and beautifully crafted characters. She even managed to create believable characters who are dead! The prologue pulled me right in and made me curious about both Althea and the mystery that bothered her even after her death. This book touches on so many themes that can tug at the heart: loss, longing, generational family dynamics, legacies, special gifts, seeking justice, and more. Just because these heavier issues are addressed, don't assume that this is a dry and boring read, as it is very far from that. In fact, I found the author to have an inviting, smooth, and easy-to-read style that made it easy to keep the pages turning so I could find out more about Lizzy (our heroine) and the other “Moon girls.” Lizzy is not comfortable with her family's legacy or her particular gift. As such, she is unsure what to do now that she is the guardian of the family knowledge, including the amazing books of remembrance written by her ancestors. The author seems to have done a lot of research about this type of wise women healer. If you like well-written books that combine magical realism with a murder mystery, you may very well enjoy this book as much as I did.