Can true love strike twice?
With Fox's writing one expects lyricism and evocative language that tempts and beguiles the reader deep into the story. Often, there is an element of melancholy, a sense of romanticism as the characters commune with nature. Here, that is all evident, but there is also a long dark of suffering.
Death and sorting through the chaos of its aftermath. Brutal, stolen, and betrayed, happening when you least it expect it. Daniel is faced with all of that, and he inelegantly stumbles, clutching at life and ghosts, trying to keep going as events unfold around him.
The depth and intense focus on Daniel's grieving process was extraordinarily consuming, and made this a difficult read. The mystery component of the story was good, strong. It tied in well with the story and made it come full circle. I really liked this, but it was so emotionally draining that I didn't love it.
Favorite quote:
There was nothing in this pounding hell of release that would let me endure being touched.
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