Katie Fersch Fersch itibaren Kel. Rukunlima, South Ende, Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Book 5 and we are back to Lily Yu and Rule Turner, after our brief aside with Cynna & Cullen in Book 4. Rule & Lily have gone to Halo, to gain custody of Rule's son, Toby. It's supposed to be a straightforward case in front of the Judge, so we know something is about to go wrong. To unwind from the stress, Rule goes for a run and discovers bodies in the woods, covered in death magic. He notifies Lily, who is an FBI Special Agent with the magic division. Turns out the local law enforcement has the culprit in custody already, though they couldn't find the bodies. Lily swings into action trying to find out who, how & what happened, when another mysterious incident happens, more deaths, in front of a large media scrum interviewing Rule & Lily. Lily calls in Cullen and he determines that it is a Wraith. Bad news. How do you kill something that is already dead? Something other ghosts are frightened of? And who made the Wraith and why? Really want to read the next book right now.
Frankfurt's classic essay makes you consider the nature of bulls***, and how it affects ethics and language in more ways than one might have previously considered.
** spoiler alert ** Having not read the other books in the series, I wasn't totally lost, so that was nice. I didn't love it, though. I don't see a wide range of appeal. The Christian character seems so unlikeable, which I think would repel a certain audience. It was well-written and I liked the illustrations.