a TeMPLe of WoRDS

If I could give it more than 5, I would. (It's books like this that make me question other 5s I have given.)

It's not very often that I sit down with a book and, when done, can't find a single thing wrong with it. There always seems to be something that bugs me, at least a little bit. Either there was a character that I didn't care for, something happened that I couldn't quite understand, there are more boring points than I would have liked, the ending falls flat or *cough cough* there's editing issues *cough cough*.

The ones that I love are the hardest ones to review, harder than the ones that are full of issues. Why? Because I want to immediately start running-off-at-the-mouth about every thing that I loved, which would ruin the story for the next person. And I am the last person that would want to do that.

This is one of those books that falls into the category of perfect for me. It's a mystery, which puts it above the rest anyways (I am addicted to mysteries and horror novels). It's interesting, it's fun, it's creative - it blew me away. Each page kept me reading more and it was hard for me to put down. The characters were fantastic and I loved them all, especially Ivy and her uncle.

This is a series that I definitely want to finish and the author has joined the handful (or two) of authors that I wait in breathless anticipation for their releases, who I will put down what I'm reading to pick up their book. HIGHLY recommended.

Thank you, Ms. Brown. Thank you.

Note: I received a copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.  Please remember that this review is my opinion based on my own personal impression of the book.