Nicole L'EsperanceRezensionen

Eulalie Island should be a paradise, but to Addie Spencer, it's more like a prison.

Forced to tag along to the remote island on her mother's honeymoon, Addie isn't thrilled about being trapped there for two weeks. The island is stunning, with its secluded beaches and forests full of white flowers. But there's something eerie and unsettling about the place.

After Addie meets an enigmatic boy on the beach, all the flowers start turning pink. The island loves you, he tells her. But she can't stop sleepwalking at night, the birds keep calling her name, and there's a strange little girl in the woods who wants to play hide-and-seek. When Addie learns about two sisters who died on the island centuries ago, she wonders if there's more to this place, things only she can see.

Beneath its gorgeous surface, Eulalie Island is hiding dark, tangled secrets. And if Addie doesn't unravel them soon, the island might never let her go.

This is quite fascinating, complex, too. A wounded girl meets an equally wounded boy, both of then able to see and interact with ghosts on an island that's alive in its own way. The longer Addie is there, the more enmeshed with the island and its ghosts she becomes. The twists and turns in the story make it come alive and keep the reader guessing until the end. An epilogue helps pot things in perspective.

4/4.5 stars
I read an ARC of this book and will be buying it when it comes out. I could not put this book down.
This horror story on a tropical island was atmospheric and mysterious with an underlying current of dread flowing through every page.

I liked both main characters. Adeline is a freediver, recovering from a near death experience and Billy, the son of the island keepers. Their friendship and ghost hunting drive the story. While the romance felt very annoying and cliche to me, it actually tied in to the plot so I’ll let it pass.
However, it was the setting and location that truly made this story. I could feel the summer wind through the palm leaves and the waves on the sand, and when the island turns violent and eerie, I loved the setting even more. Vines growing from drops of blood, sinkholes leading to a maze of underwater caves and a shipwrecked 18th century ghost made a highly original story.

This book starts off shortly after where book one ended, with Hallie doing better and everyone returning to normal. This story starts off at a much faster pace than book one and was thoroughly enjoyable. I am hoping there will be a third book in the series, I am looking forward to further adventures of Maren, Amos, and possibly Ivy?

Highly recommend.

Interesting recipes, nicely formated with pictures. Iinteractive TOC makes it easy to use. Can't wait to try some of the recipes.

Easy Pumpkin Recipes: There's More to Pumpkin than Pumpkin Pie! (Easy Recipes from Scratch Book 4)
Colorful pictures of recipes completed that feature pumpkin. Categories: salads, soups, main dishes, desserts and muffins, and other useful information about pumpkins and cooking with them.
Each recipe has a photo and directions, prep list and yield. No nutritional information. Some recipes would take a long time to just gather the ingredients as they are made from scratch and some from healthy items.
other works by the author are highlighted at the end.