This is the third book in the Graveyard Queen Series. Amelia
Gray has returned to Charleston after the terrifying events in Asher Falls.
Back at home, Amelia hopes to get back to her normal routine and to get back
into Devlin’s life. Unfortunately, Devlin’s ghosts do not leave Amelia alone
and the ghost of Robert Fremont has told Amelia that she must help him solve his murder. Amelia
has no choice but to help these ghosts move on so she and Devlin could lead a
normal life.
I loved the first two books. The Restorer got me enthralled
with Amelia’s world and The Kingdom spooked me tremendously. I was hoping that
this third book will continue the thrill ride but instead I found myself a
little disappointed.
There are so many things being introduced into this book and
were slowly being built up to the climax. Though there were many new issues, it
did make the book interesting and made me wonder how Stevens was going to end
the trilogy. The bad thing though is that everything ended abruptly. It made me
yell out in frustration because I wanted more explanations on these problems. It seemed kind of unfair how Stevens spent so
much time creating suspense with the old characters and new characters to only
give you a quick ending.
Another thing that I was not too keen on with this book was
Amelia’s character. This book concentrated more on her inner turmoil than on
the creepy factor from the previous books. It also showed how vulnerable and
weak Amelia was when it came to Devlin. Her strong character from the previous
books vanished in this one.
Now, it does seem that I am against this book but in reality
I’m not. I was just hoping for more.
I did find myself being stuck to the book. I couldn’t stop
reading it and justkept wondering how all the puzzle pieces were going to come
together at the end. Also, I did like Devlin’s character more in this book
compared to the first book and I actually found myself rooting for him and
Amelia to get together (I was not too eager to see this when reading the first
book).
Though The Prophet is the last book of the trilogy, Amanda
Stevens has mentioned in her blog that she is continuing with the series. I do
believe that I’m going to continue reading it because I am hoping that the
issues from this book will be better resolved in the following books. Until
then, I’ll be waiting for the next book on Amelia’s adventures.
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