Review: Creepy and Macabre
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
The Kiera Hudson Prequels, Book Two, is the first book that I have ever read about the magical, mystical Kiera Hudson and her sidekick Tom. It was thoroughly entertaining and I've added the other  books in the series to my TBR list. I am a great lover of the horror genre, romance genre, and young adult genre--the three stories in this prequel contained elements of all three genres AND included mysteries as an added bonus. Author Tim O'Rourke does an excellent job of getting into a young girl's head as he tells the stories from both Kiera and Tom's points of view. Being able to fully understand the opposite sex has got to be difficult and enlightening.The mysteries were intriguing and kept me on the edge of my seat. Creepy and suspenseful, O'Rourke does a great job of drawing the reader into the macabre. I adore British books, particularly mysteries, so it was fun to be immersed in the British lingo again. Also, the fact that Kiera is like a young Sherlock Holmes was brilliant! A young teenaged, modern girl as Sherlock? Stroke of genius. I have heard that her other books begin to lean more towards the paranormal which is exciting for me as well. An all-around great prequel that may become my new favorite series.