Review: Intriguing Mystery!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
After two years apart, Anne is finally ready to give Neil one more chance to win her heart forever. They have gone on vacation to England and soon find themselves lost in the mountains. As if this isn't upsetting enough, they discover human remains along with a mysterious necklace that quickly brings danger along with it. Anne is seeing visions and finds herself torn between the present and the past. Who is the ghost-like woman that Anne sees crying and how are they connected?Shadows of the Past is a gripping story of two women who have never met, but are deeply connected. The story alternates between the past and the present, slowly bringing to light the true evil haunting both unassuming women. We first meet Genevieve, a nun living in a monastery in the late 1400's. After a very hard life, she has been living here for only a short time when a new Mother Superior has taken over and strange things start happening. Genevieve seems to be a target of this mean woman and is desperate to get help.Next we meet Anne. After a long breakup, Anne and Neil are trying to work beyond their harsh history and are attempting to mend their broken relationship. If you want to know if a relationship is built to last, the easiest way is to test it in a stressful situation. This is exactly what happens to the couple when they come across bones and a strange cross in the mountains. Anne immediately starts seeing strange visions of a woman and bad things start happening to them while they are stranded in the mountain overnight. Something evil is after them but they don't know why or what.This was such a fascinating tale that I can't even decide whose story I enjoyed more, Genevieve's or Anne's. I needed to know why Genevieve was in so much danger, and I also wanted to know what happened between Anne and Neil to break them apart years ago. But of course, I was most desperate to find out how the two women were connected and why they were being targeted by evil. The author does such an amazing job building the suspense and pacing the two stories out perfectly that I found it very hard to put this book down even for a few minutes.Overall, Shadows of the Past was an intriguing mystery that held my attention throughout. Whether you are a fan of historical fiction, contemporary fiction, mysteries, or even romance, this book a book for you.