Review: A Chilling YA read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
* I received this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest review *The Possession by J.D. Spikes is a highly enjoyable YA novel about lost family, love, and the heartbreak that can come from prejudice.Our main character, Daphne, stays with her Aunt Dwill for the summer helping her to take care of the lighthouse she inherited along the eastern coast, a lighthouse that has been ran by a woman in their family for over 200 years. When Daphne travels to her aunts home, she meets a young Micmac native, Zach, who also works periodically for her aunt.Zach is teased by the local kids and I loved that Daphne stood up for him. Very soon into the story the reader discovers that Daphne is drawn into a scary scenario where she is being possessed by a former caretaker for the lighthouse, Ro. Ro had fallen in love with a man from the Micmac tribe and as this happened 200 years ago, the reader can easily ascertain where the conflict comes into play.Through possession, the reader learns the tragic events leading up to Vincent (the ghost) and Ro's death and just how involved they were.Zach and Daphne grow closer together in their mutual quest to unearth the unrest of the past lovers. This novel was certainly chilling in places. I liked the way the author brought things full circle.I would recommend this to lovers of a good YA romantic suspense novel.