Review: Another Hughes Winner!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2013
First, I will say that I have read all the books in this series so far and have enjoyed each one individually not only for the continuation of the story but also the independent plot, that is like magic, for each book.  It is interesting to see the growth of the protagonist, how she reacts with more thought and planning now than in the beginning with Be Still My Love.  She has matured as a character in relating to others and still shows how she is perfecting her gift that is a daily situational learning experience that Hughes/Schafer is sharing with us.I agree that if you have knowledge or experience with the after-life subject, you may indeed guess what has happened to Tess in the story, however, how she brings it to a conclusion is not something anyone could begin to guess.  The story takes many turns that causes the characters to make decisions, that like life itself, can cause their journey to go one way or another. This author is in control of this world yet I felt that the world of Tess Schafer also uses Hughes as a conduit of the tale itself.The story shows the main character with all her imperfections.  She did not go to bed one night and wake up a full fledged medium with full knowledge and understanding.  The magic of this is that Ms. Hughes is creating a world that is similar to our own in that we, as humans, are constantly learning and evolving.  I like my stories to be believable and this author knows how to do that.  She does an excellent job of showing, not telling, sometimes requiring the reader to think of past situations in the story to understand what is currently happening now.  Thank you Deborah for giving us readers credit for having the intelligence to do this and appreciating that we are indeed paying attention to your narration.I have grown to really enjoy paranormal fiction but I don't enjoy books where the author seems to assume readers are not that smart and will either dummy down the storyline or try to sell us snake oil for dummies full of zombies, vampires and characters with magical abilities.  I enjoy the deep discussions that Hughes inspires in her writing to those of us that choose to take the journey, discovering how we have come to be where we are now and where we might be going one day.Thank you so much for this next chapter in this story.  I am anxiously waiting!(I did miss Kade though, just sayin', lol.)