After Death Review

This time I am reviewing After Death by: Jacqueline E Smith. (It is the third book in the series, so there are bound to be spoilers from the first two books.)

After crazy ghost hauntings and uncovering long-buried secrets, Michael Sinclair and Kate Avery have finally found a moment of peace to continue to enjoy their relationship. Out of the blue, they receive an invitation to the opening weekend of Cirque Somniatis and they look forward to having a fun weekend, but there are plenty of ghosts haunting the fairground. Michael has the unfortunate luck to fascinate a sinister ghost wrapped in beautiful packaging and his relaxing weekend with Kate takes some unfortunate turns…

Jackie really has a knack for getting inside character’s heads. All the characters in this book have such unique voices and they all are so different. There is a wonderful depth to all of the main characters and we get to see into their minds even more with this instalment of the Cemetery Tours series. The characters aren’t perfect and that’s what adds to their depth. They hurt, grow, get angry, and make mistakes like everyone does.

Michael really starts to come out of his shell in this book. I love seeing his growth over the course of this series. His relationship with Kate is also really sweet. I’m really glad that their relationship isn’t like most fictional relationships and we get to see some of Kate and Michael’s flaws.

Luke Rainer will always be one of my favorite characters. I love his personality and how he really pushes Michael to be all he can be. The addition of Luke’s nemesis showed a side of Luke that we hadn’t seen before and it only adds to this book. His struggles were so real and I easily identified with how he was feeling.

I really loved to hate Chance McDermott. He’s just such a jerk! Jackie did an excellent job writing him. So many times throughout this book, I wished I could punch him. He’s so arrogant and rude, but he was also a very fun addition to the cast.

The plot of this book was tight and flowed nicely. I never got bored while reading this book. It gets intense at just the right moments and the parts in between kept me entertained until the very last page.