Seven Souls Reviewed

a review of Seven Souls by caper121

Phoebe is a police detective with special abilities she has had since she had an accident as a child. Simply put, when she touches some things, she gets a reading off them. Her parents went to great lengths throughout her life to help her and to shield her abilities. While visiting a school, Phoebe comes into contact with a little girl who tells her she will be involved in another accident, but will not die. When that comes to pass, an intrigued Phoebe debates reaching out to the parents, telling herself if the girl is special she might be able to help. Unable to return to work for medical reasons, although she is smart enough not to mention the voice in her head, Phoebe reaches out to single father, Jack. Turns out, Jack is a private paranormal investigator whose current case crosses over an old one of Phoebe's. He requests her help. Phoebe is skeptical, I mean come on, a paranormal investigator? As the bodies add up, Phoebe is drawn into territory she never knew existed. Angels and demons and the Netherworld, for real? At times, she struggles with her belief and, at others, totally accepts it. There is a lot unexplained in this story, and it stretches the imagination that Phoebe, the cop, did not demand explanations. Although she snoops around trying to get answers, she doesn't follow up on the clues. As a set-up book, it was at times confusing, but definitely interesting, and it left too many questions for the next one, some of which could have been dealt with in this one. If a guy ties me up in a garage, for purposes other than sex, he's definitely going to get his ass kicked and will have some 'splaining to do. Although Jack attempts to explain it, it is not until well after that we see, by the inside of the house, what had happened, kinda, although we never do find out the whole story. With Delia in her head being totally confusing, it's no wonder Phoebe wonders if she's going crazy. The plot was good and solid for the most part. I liked where it was attempting to go, and, although the romance between Jack and Delia got nipped in the bud, it has the potential to be scorching. On the whole an easy, enjoyable story to read, lacking a certain clarity, but intriguing enough that I will be looking for the next one.

Good start to a new series