The Fifth Petal, by Brunonia Barry, is a mystery with wisps
of magic and witchcraft and a healthy dose of Salem history. While the story
focuses in large part on the murder of three girls in the year 1989, and a
police detectives quest to finally uncover the truth, it is also a story of the
people who were affected by the murders and the ways that the past bleeds into
the future.
The characters in this book brought interesting things into
the story that helped keep my interest. For example, Callie, who is one of the
main characters, is a sound healer and uses singing bowls to treat people. I
found this fascinating and felt that the author did a wonderful job describing
this. I have no idea how accurate it is to true sound healers but it made for
an interesting addition to the story.
Though I truly enjoyed this book there were a couple of
faults. The beginning of the story is a bit slow and it took a little while for
the story to really grab me. It took me a couple days to make it through part
one and only a few hours to finish parts two and three. There were times when I
felt like there was too much going on, too many storylines in one section, but
it was easy to overlook that.
If you have an interest in witchcraft and the occult, then
this would be a good read for you. If you like mystery with only a small bit of
romance thrown in this will be a good choice. In addition, it is not necessary to
have read the first novel by the author, The Lace Reader, to enjoy this one.
My overall rating for this book is 4 out of 5 stars. One
star removed for the slow beginning.
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