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annathepiperBetween the Martian Death Flu and Norwescon, I got thrown fairly hard off the reading as of late. But I was in the mood for a light supernatural-y, suspense-y sort of story--inevitable, after re-reading some Barbara Michaels. This time, though, I wanted one I hadn't actually read yet. So I turned to Holly Lisle and Night Echoes.
This was a perfectly enjoyable little novel, though there is nothing terribly surprising in any of its elements. Plucky Young Heroine impulsively purchasing Spooky Old House is a plot we've seen before, as is the reincarnation of ghosts never laid to rest. But Lisle does a pleasant job with them, and I give her extra points for her heroine being a painter of cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels. That is, I admit, a profession I haven't seen portrayed much in books. ;) Three stars.
This was a perfectly enjoyable little novel, though there is nothing terribly surprising in any of its elements. Plucky Young Heroine impulsively purchasing Spooky Old House is a plot we've seen before, as is the reincarnation of ghosts never laid to rest. But Lisle does a pleasant job with them, and I give her extra points for her heroine being a painter of cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels. That is, I admit, a profession I haven't seen portrayed much in books. ;) Three stars.