Candice "Dice" Moskow has just moved from New York to Swoon, Connecticut where she lives across the street from her aunt, uncle, and cousin Penelope ("Pen"). She is, as she puts it, "a teensy bit psychic" which is why she knows that Pen is possessed by a ghost after she falls out of a tree and nearly dies. The ghost - Sinclair ("Sin") - immediately starts wreaking havoc on the inhabitants of Swoon. Desperate to free her cousin, Dice performs a ritual she believes is meant to exorcise his spirit, but instead gives him a body. Now Sin is free to do whatever he wishes and Dice is the only one who can stop him. But Dice has her own problems that she hasn't figured out how to deal with, and, on top of it all, she's somehow fallen in love with the ghost she has to destroy.
I was definitely drawn into this story although it's a bit darker than most of the fantasy that I read. This book is written from Dice's point of view and is as much about trauma and psychology as the supernatural. I would not suggest this to anyone looking for a fluffy read. However, older fantasy fans looking for something a little more serious or character-centric might enjoy this, particularly anyone who prefers books about the supernatural.
- If this book sounds interesting, consider these: The Summoning, Wicked Lovely, Annals of the Western Shore, or Black Pearls
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