DNF 13%

Nope.

diverse teen fiction - supernatural monsters/angry spirits/mystery/suspense in a Puerto Rico recovering from a devastating storm
This can be read as a stand-alone, but it does continue the adventures of the characters from [b:Five Midnights|37828814|Five Midnights|Ann Dávila Cardinal|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1544598350l/37828814._SY75_.jpg|59508577] and I think it might help to have read the first book first (which according to the bookjacket garnered some terrific reviews from the likes of Book Riot, Bustle, and Kirkus), so that the reader is more invested in the characters and their stories.
I stopped reading around page 95 (between 2/5 and 1/2 of the story); the action/suspense was fine but I didn't really care much about the characters, which clearly had backstories but seemed a bit flat to me--Javier and his jealousies and insecurities when his girlfriend (Lupe) talks to the rich gringo (Sam), Lupe's always wanting to be in the middle of the action/mystery and having a dad who is a recovering alcoholic, Sam not necessarily being an a_hole like his profiteering developer dad, but who clearly has a secret (possibly queer). Marisol, with her social anxiety, felt the most interesting to me, but I got to spend the least amount of time with her. The characters had potential but their conversations and personalities lacked spark.

I do hope the author keeps writing though because there is definite potential and I think a lot of teens would really enjoy reading a book like this with characters like these. ( )

Interesting premise, but there were logical holes in the plot, coupled with a need for better copy editing that made me drop this to a three star rating. Here are two examples. You have a female protagonist who has spent some amount of time working with her uncle who is an experienced policeman. When she finds a heart in her backpack, instead of alerting him so he could check for fingerprints, she ditches it. Then there's the incident at the grand opening where he sends her to retrieve his backup radio from his vehicle. There's another heart in it. What policeman doesn't lock his vehicle, particularly in a place where there is a big crowd. I did find the ghosts and the history behind what drove them to be quite fascinating. ( )