Book Recommendation ➱ Murder Under Redwood Moon (Murder, Tea & Crystals) A Thrilling Paranormal Murder Mystery by Sherri Dodd
Murder Under Redwood Moon by Sherri L. Dodd📖Book Info
At the age of eight, Arista Kelly was frantically swept up by her parents and whisked off to an isolated town in the California redwoods. Two days later, her parents were gone.
Now at the age of twenty-three, she has settled quite nicely into an eclectic lifestyle, much like her great aunt, and guardian since childhood, Bethie. She enjoys the use of herbs and crystals to help her commune with the energy and nature around her and finds pleasure in the company of her beloved pet, Royal. Usually quite satisfied with her mundane life high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, life becomes unsettling when a new recurring vision of an ominous tattoo as well as increased activity from the ghostly presence within her own cottage invade her once-harmonious existence.
But life in this mountain sanctuary takes an even darker turn when the body of Arista's former classmate is found in the nearby river. As other young women fall prey to a suspected serial killer, Arista realizes that the terror is coming to her.
💭Our Thoughts
I would categorize this under the Paranormal Cozy Mystery, YA Adventure label.
However, this may well be your interpretation of a thriller.
Potato, Patatos, and all that
The author did a splendid job of weaving different aspects of magick and magickal practices into the story. Wonderful adaptations of different myths and mythical creatures.
The mystery aspect kept me guessing, and there were some twists and little surprises that I didnt see coming
I do wish there were a bit more focus on our main cast; at times, I felt they were secondary characters and not the main.
I would have enjoyed a closer connection with them
This starts with a bang, and I was excited to see how the events were going to unfold.
Then suddenly it took a sharp left into ... HUH? territory
For me, it felt like the author was trying to pack too much detail and unnecessary nuances into the storyline. Things that pulled me out of the zone
However, toward the end, things once again began to flow (like she found her groove).
I will proceed to the next in this series because the ending left me curious, and I feel like the author just tried to pack too much groundwork and detail in this first book
Author Website: https://sherridodd.com/
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