Review of "Darkness Rising" by Lis Wiehl

Book Bullets:

• My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
• Genre: Suspense Fiction
• Part of a Series: yes, book 2 of "East Salem Trilogy"
  
• Publication year: 2013
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Description:

Dani Harris thought there wasn't much left that could surprise her after serving as a forensic psychiatrist in East Salem. And Tommy Gunderson has faced few challenges in his life that he couldn't overcome by either physical strength or his celebrity status.

But as they race to uncover what's really happening behind the high walls of St. Adrian's Academy, it becomes clear that supernatural forces have been at work here for generations. And now their focus is on making sure Dani and Tommy don't interfere.

My Thoughts:

While I enjoyed this book and really like the characters in it, there was a bit too much time spent "explaining things" more than having actual action.  The characters had long discussions and I felt like that bogged things down a bit.  There's a lot of things to explain, due to the complexities of demon possession and angel appearances.  Overall though, it was an exciting suspense, that actually gives me pause...hard to read about things like demons everywhere who are really hard to stop, without feel a bit freaked out, you know?  I look forward to the third book in the series.