Review: Love of Shadows (The Healer's Shadow) by Zoe Brooks
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2012
In "Love of Shadows" the second book of The Healers Shadow Trilogy, we again meet our protagonists Judith and Sarah. With their new names and new lifestyle they have accomplished what they thought would be the impossible. Their escape complete, the past left behind and no one in the new life they occupy aware that they are still in hiding, the two women are beginning to enjoy the life of freedom they so desired. But freedom does not come without a cost, and for the two women the need to hide who they is keeping them from fully interacting with the community.With the death of their mentor they must begin to build life anew once again. Taking over the making of the perfume business, collecting the needed plants and finding a way to make a living is an overwhelming process. Not to mention the fact that they are under suspicion in the death of Miss Elma, the one person who gave them a chance when they had nowhere else to turn.As Judith begins to find her new calling, that of a healer, they must also find a way to justify the danger they are now in with the good they do. The risks are great but the reward greater. As Judith follows her heart, Sarah also makes great changes in her life, becoming the person she is meant to be.As the second novel in the trilogy, "Love of Shadows" stands well alone. It is a complete novel in itself but reading the first "Girl in Glass" will certainly make the story even more compelling. There are questions answered in the second installment which still leave this reader wanting to know more about the women, their lives, history and the world in which they live.If you have any interest in traditional healing this is a novel which explores the methods and history quite well while still keeping within the bounds of historical fiction.Highly rated by this reader and recommended to all.Karen Bryant DoeringParents' Little Black BookMistBlueEeyore@gmail.com