Book Review: From a Shadow Grave by Andi C. Buchanan

This one started out with tremendous promise, but it floundered for me a bit in the middle and never quite found its feet the same way again…

I loved the premise and found myself engaged in the characters lives (and after-lives) from the opening pages. When Ahora and Phyllis met, and things started getting unusual, I was loving the story and eager to see where things would go from there. Unfortunately, where they went became murky, and there seemed to be some jumps in time that I found difficult to reconcile with the pacing and descriptive level/format of the earlier book. I liked the alternate story format, but the last few sections felt a little rushed into, like we were missing a handful of pages of transition and lead-in.

I enjoyed the concept overall, but think it didn’t quite reach its potential - with a bit more editorial work I think this would be a fabulous book. As it is, I’m afraid as a whole it came in at three stars for me due to the inconsistencies… Still, I enjoyed the author’s writing and her original ideas, and would definitely pick up another title.

Thanks to the author and BookSirens for my obligation-free review copy.