Typically, books do not scare me. This storyline actually did. I'm embarrassed to admit that I was a little nervous to read this one at night. River of Bones follows Dharma who moves around A LOT with her fraudulent paranormal investigator mother and adorable baby brother. Dharma's mother moved them to the swamps of Louisiana to "investigate" paranormal activity occurring in an abandoned plantation home.
As soon as they arrive in town, Dharma's mom takes off in search of some man (as she frequently does), leaving Dharma to care for her brother alone. In the span of mere pages, Dharma's brother seemingly falls into the swamp, Dharma witnesses a strange creature chasing her, and Dharma meets Wolf, the handsome and fearless guy who is supposed to help out around the plantation. What Dharma doesn't know is that when she chases into the swamp after her brother, it was a lure by an evil voodoo spirit to curse Dharma.
Once Dharma is cursed, all sorts of weird and scary things begin happening to her. I would have been on the first bus out of there if it had been me. Dharma and Wolf band together with some locals to break the curse before Dharma dies. This means they must battle the evil voodoo spirit. Scary!
I really enjoyed this story and all the twists and turns it took. I found myself being jumpy at every little noise at night after reading it. It was well written and the storyline kept me engaged throughout the entire book. I can't wait to read about what happens next in Dharma's life. There is more evil to battle in her future.
1 comment:
You did better than me! I couldn't get past the first 3 chapters because I was too chicken. But for those who have a better horror tolerance, I would definitely recommend this as a read! And then tell me (in a non-scary way) what happens, lol
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