I LOVED this story!! It really took me away to another world. I loved the characters. We were told enough about them to empathise and picture them in our minds, but not too much detail that it was excessive. There are some great creatures described here. I loved the writing style and I think that it flowed beautifully. The vocabulary was incredibly descriptive and extensive, introducing me to a few new words along the way. Although ‘Absence: Whispers and Shadow’ is set in an alternate world, it had shades of the middle-ages and middle-age life, which I found interesting. I liked the details around what kind of work people did, how villages worked etc. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I really can’t wait for the next instalment! I would highly recommend this to others.
Absence - Whispers and Shadow is the first of a two part epic paranormal fantasy.
In a superstitious world of ghosts and spirit demons, where the membrane between the living and the dead runs thin; Della hides in full view. She has a secret called Absence she doesn't dare reveal; for to do so would risk being branded a witch. When an act of curiosity burdens her with shadow, she is thrust onto a dangerous path that will change her forever.
Can she trust the boy whose dead sister haunts the lake? Or the uncompromising exorcist whose order she spent most of her life running from?
