Review: Great Introduction to a New Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 25, 2012
Deadly Chaos, by Annette Brownlee, is the first book in the Spirit Saver series.  It follows a young girl named Annie who was given the nickname Chaos by her father.  The nickname was because the people that get close to her seem to end up dead, starting with her mother.  Chaos starts a landscaping business that seems to be working out really well for her.  One day, one of her clients, Bill, breaks into her home in an attempt to rape her.  While trying to protect herself, Bill ends up being killed, and even dead will stop at nothing to haunt Chaos.  Chaos sees Bills ghost pretty regularly, though she herself does not believe in ghost.  She begins to think that she is going crazy when she hears about a group known as the Spirit Savers.  The Spirit Savers a group of people who help others that are having paranormal problems.  Chaos is willing to do whatever it takes to rid herself of Bill's ghost and decides to take a vacation and give the Spirit Savers a shot.  She immediately begins to have feelings for one of the group members by the name of Dakota, though Dakota seems to want nothing to do with Chaos.  Dakota has a feeling that Chaos is either in trouble, or is simply trouble herself.  With the groups help, Chaos learns that she herself has, what she calls, "super powers" when it comes to dealing with the dead.This book was simply a great suspense, ghost story.  It was one that kept me on the edge of my seat.  Chaos is a very likable character that is easy to relate to.  She is a very troubled young woman that you can't help but feel for.  All she seems to have known her whole life is loss.  Dakota is also a great character with a lot of depth.  I feel that the author did a great job at building these characters into the story, and not simply just surrounding them with the scenery.  I also liked that the author used a lot of Native American background in building the story as well.  I would highly recommend this book to those that enjoy a good ghost story and will be looking for the next book in this series myself.