Title: The Possessions
Author: Sara Flannery Murphy
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
Pages: 368
Publisher: Harper
Date Started: March 28, 2017
Date Finished: April 2, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Beverage of choice: Vanilla Chai
The Possessions was the first book I received from the Book of the
Month Club (review here) and I have been looking forward to reading it since I got it in
February, I had just been bogged down with too many other books to start it
earlier.
This novel is a very hard
one to classify as a genre. It literally has a little of everything. Literally.
The main character, Eurydice, works as what is known as a “body” in this
similar-to-ours-but-may-be-an-alternative-reality-or-future world. Bodies take
a pill and are able to channel the souls of the dead. This is a booming
business, as people are very willing to pay to talk with their loved-ones
again. One of Eurydice’s (“Edie”) new patrons asks to speak with his wife,
though the experience ends with Edie developing feelings for the gentleman. As
Edie learns more about the death of the wife, Sylvia, certain details appear
suspicious, leading into further investigations. See? This book has paranormal,
romance, and thriller aspects. But in a good way.
I found this novel to be
a little slow, but enjoyable. It was different enough from anything that I have
read before, that is for sure. That alone kept each event and character fresh,
even though it mirrored other books very closely. It could have been much
creepier than it was, which I’m not certain would have been better or worse,
but the prospect of communicating with the ones who have been lost, including
murder victims, should give anyone pause.
Overall, 3/5 moose
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