Acquire Possession (Emily Chambers Spirit Medium, #2) Designed By C.J. Archer Contained In Version

usually enjoy C. J. Archers books and I did sort of enjoy the first book of this series but the one was painful to finish, And as for the main character she needed to grow a pair and stop her crying all the time, Hopefully in the next book the main character will have her tear ducts dry up, This is charming and tragic all at once Continuing on the journey with Emily and Jacob! This one gave me a lot more anxiety than the last one.
The villain in this one is super creepy, The stakes have gotten even higher,



I do really like Theo, but he is no Jacob, And there are some secrets I feel like I already know the answer to, So the overall mystery seems a bit

more obvious in this one, but still an enjoyable journey, When the ghost of a notorious killer possesses the body of an upper class youth, London's preeminent medium, Emily Chambers, must exorcise it before the spirit goes on a rampage.
As if this isn't distraction enough, she must fight her feelings for brooding ghost, Jacob Beaufort, who doesn't like the new man in her life the handsome and very much alive, Theodore Hyde.


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This was not as good as the first book in the series, I was annoyed with the lack of plot advancement, The only answers we get in this book are about Emily's father, Other than that, there are no answers to be had in this book, just a lot of frustration, On top of that, there are things that the possessed characters do that wouldn't have just been swept under the rug, Their reputations would have been ruined, It also bothered me that the female characters that are almost raped in this book seem to get past it so easily,

In the last book, I was really rooting for Jacob and Emily to get together, but after reading this one, I felt really annoyed at Jacob.
He's like a yoyo with his feelings and actions, Poor Emily. All the brooding he does in this book gives Edward Cullen a run for his money, That isn't making me want to continue on with this series, but since there is only one more book, I probably will, just to see how things end up.



also posted at sitelinkWritings of a Reader The second book takes place shortly after the first, Emily Chambers, spirit medium, is at home with her sister when she gets a social call from Jacob Beaufort's mother and sister, They have come to ask Emily to summon Jacob, They want to ask him about his death because they want to find his body, Jacob doesn't want to help them find his body because it might not be safe for them,
Them something strange happens, Jacob's sister starts acting strangely, It soon becomes apparent that she is possessed, Unfortunately the ghost that is possessing her was a terrible murder and he is now jumping from body to body causing problems and quite probably murdering again.
With Jacob's help, Emily is able to discover what is going on,

Unfortunately this book didn't have anything new for me, The mystery of Jacob's death was not solved nor were any clues even given towards it's solution, That was actually really annoying, The puzzle of Emily's father was solved and deepened, The ghost possession was nothing new but was quite terrible to read about, Finally, Jacob and Emily's relationship was just as tragic and unfortunate as in the first novel, This book really felt like a filler for the third installment, Truly, I hate it when trilogies do not use the middle book effectively, It needs to provide vital information that allows the final book to happen, Not a book with an interesting plot meant to keep readers interested and remembering the first book,

PGa woman was hit in the face, a woman was cut, a woman was almost raped Not as strong as the first and falls victim to some romance novel tropes where characters ride on emotions rather than things they can see and experience for themselves.
But friendships are solidified in a very satisfying way and I love that Archer develops Emily's friendships, not just her feelings for Jacob, The particular issue of possession wasn't terribly captivating for me although anything with demons isn't typically my cup of tea anyways, but the way that Emily has to start working with the other people in her life was.
Liking this trilogy but still don't know if the girl gets her spirit or her man! Also Paranormal "bad guys" are almost always more fun than their human counterparts.
The new characters fit right in and the action is steady, If I can visualize it as I read, I know the author is doing a great job of keeping me invested in the storyline IMHO, Can't wait to read. I have a feeling I'll be sad to see these characters leave at the end of the book, . . I really enjoy Archer's historical perspective, The reader gets a fairly good picture of the city in that time period, and an even better idea about the social structure and customs, I thought the character development / interactions were better in this book than Book, which I also really enjoyed, I feel like the author did a great job of growing the conflict between Emily and Jacob, the characters seemed to be really working through things this book, unlike the first where their relationship conflict seemed more superficial.


I am eager to see what happens with Emily and Jacob in the third installment in the trilogy, and also eager to see what happens with Theo and Cara, the new characters introduced in this book.
A decent Victorian paranormal romance series, Nothing crazy spectacular, but a fun and easy read, This was short with a lot happening in it, I enjoyed the mystery and intrigue, but sadly the fastpace of all the infatuations and romance was a little annoying and a bit overthetop, A quick, fast listen. Looking forward to the next one, A little girl summons an evil spirit into Emily Chambers friend and Jacobs sister, Adelaide, The spirit then transfers our of her body to Wallace, a male member of the upper classes, and goes to have some "fun", Emily, George, Jacob and Theo Wallace's cousin Must find him before something bad happens to Wallace and/or his reputation and rid him of the spirit that possesses him.
But who is the master behind the scheme And who is the little girl and where can they find her

This was a wonderful instalment and I felt that it was a much more developed story than book one.
The progress happened at a much more natural pace along with the relationship between Emily and Jacob, Theo's addition was a wonderful sideline to the romantic aspect of the story, The possession was very entertaining, I like that Jacobs story is intertwined with the mystery, A strange little girl summoned an evil spirit into Jacobs sister Adelaide, and its up to the only other spirit medium in London, Emily Chambers, a seventeen year old mixedrace middle class working girl, to stop him before he hurts someone.
Also, Jacob is broody.

Possession brings us largely the same as The Medium in that Emily must investigate this strange ghostly possession and then race against time to overcome a villain who keeps slipping out of her hands.
Luckily she is aided by George, whom we met in the last book and has a large library on the supernatural, and seems to be a bit taken with Emily, and we also meet Theo in this volume, who is a relative of a man who might have been able to help pinpoint Jacobs killer.
Emily now has two reallife gentlemen protectors who love her, so what does she need that brooding, annoying ghost for Oh yeah, shes still in love with him, even though hes always freaking mad at her.


In this book we get to know Jacobs sister Adelaide a bit better, and shes adorable, But the best character we meet is a spoiler I cant even talk about, so youll just have to read the book and find out,

Possessions biggest weakness is the villains ability to slip away just as our team is prepared to overcome him, Sometimes it feels a little bit dragging, I, of course, understand the need for conflict, but because of the setting, theres only so much coach riding and waiting around while Jacob investigates as only a ghost can and visiting people to enquire after them we can do before I get annoyed at the protagonists.
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