Review: Good second book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2012
This book is a strong follow-up to the first one in the series. The characters are developing. Darwin struggles to figure out exactly what she is -- there's a lot she still doesn't know about her father. She's conflicted about protecting herself on the one hand versus being false to people she cares about. What's a person to do when your nature is something that people in your life and your community may condemn, fear, refuse to believe is real? How Darwin works out a way to live at peace with who she is will be interesting to follow.The mystery plot holds together. The St. Petersburg setting reminds me of my enjoyable visits to the area. Some paranormal mystery writers way over-do the woo-woo but that's not the case here. It all works. This story actually made me feel sympathetic toward snakes. That's a first!