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This book combined murder, mystery, and the terrifying walk through a paranormal existence, mainly through dreams, connecting the past and the present, that few people would be willing to acknowledge or believe in.


The characters and plot were acutely described and completely believable, However, the beginning half of the book took an extraordinary amount of time to get to an interesting enough point to prod the reader onward.
It was able to weave the past and present together almost flawlessly,

Bouncing back and forth between the past events and present events was sometimes a discombobulating distraction, which I did not enjoy.


This book is part of the series, but is able to stand on its own, The potential of an H, E. A. that was not possible prior to this point was finally within grasp,
I've been a Laura Spinella fan since her debut, BEAUTIFUL DISASTER, and she's one of those writers who just gets better and better.
A powerful love story in its own right, ECHO MOON

offers a stunning and deeply satisfying conclusion to the Ghost Gifts trilogy.
Every thread in the series effortlessly weaves together every question you didnt realize needed asking, is answered, As Pete St John, now an acclaimed war photojournalist, runs from both his livesinand the presentLaura Spinella, who creates gloriously complex, tortured heroes, also proves herself to be a master of historical fiction.
My advice Cancel your weekend plans and read GHOST GIFTS, FORETOLD, and ECHO MOON backtoback, And then read everything else she's written, You won't be disappointed. I LOVED THIS BOOK!

Oh, it was so good that I could have read it faster, but did not want it to end.
This is the third in the Ghost Gifts trilogy and it does NOT disappoint! The past and present are neatly intertwined while throwing in twists, turns and history! This book can be read alone, but I recommending reading them all!

While past characters from Ghost Gifts and Foretold are present, the main story is about Peter St.
John's constant struggle with his present and reliving the past in his dreams, . . Some very violent dreams. Pete and his Mom struggle with the spirits that live through them and from one particularly scary event, Pete's Mom, Aubrey, has to make the difficult choice to force Pete out of their lives for everyone's safety.
This leads Pete to truly discover the truths of the past so he could come to terms with his present, You can relate to the characters, their happiness, their struggles, all their emotions, I read chapter after chapter anticipating what would come next,

Wonderful story and a great end to the trilogy, My wish for a sequel to the amazing Ghost Gifts and Foretold is fulfilled with this hauntingly breathtaking love story of Peter St John, who is pulled once again into his past and his dreams of Esme, wanting desperately to know the connections of spirits and what they mean for his future.
Pete realizes that his mother Aubrey holds powerful ghost gifts that force her make a decision that affects both of them deeply and he is torn with this knowing and the mystery of his own ghost gifts.
Pete's horrific past of being in the war and terrifying memories cause him even more grief along with his PTSD as he seeks to escape them by taking on tours of duty as a photo journalist far away from home.
The details of the war provide a very authentic sense of the history of those days, I loved each character, the rich descriptive details and poetic prose that the author folds into her story making each new discovery one that is spell binding.
Chance encounters, ghost gifts reveals, or fate, this psychic love story is filled with suspense, emotions that tear at your heart, as the twists and turns keep coming and had me completely immersed and savoring each page not wanting this book to end.
Favorite Quotes:

He longed for Esme the way you might want air in a sealed tomb,

I just saved you from a gang of boys with ideas thatd make nuns faint!

Listen to me when I tell you it wont stop, Pete.
The dead havent anything better to do,

His eyes were set so close Esmerelda thought he could be his own oneeyed act,

Caroline thinks she meditates, Translation, three hours of binge watching Dexter,


My :

All three books in this series have been astoundingly wellcrafted, ingeniously plotted, cleverly written, and tantalizingly unpredictable.
While I rapturously enjoyed all three books, Echo Moon was the most intriguing, complicated, and riveting of the bunch, I had to read it slowly to ensure that I retained all the twisty and cryptic clues, but more so that I could savor every wellchosen word.
The storyline cleverly brought together all the unique characters and their talents, foibles, and leftover mysteries from the previous installments, and incorporated them with new and complex issues that had been tormenting the main character of Pete since childhood.


I rarely read paranormal or otherworldly genres but I was stunned by the realization of how much I was enjoying the creative and unusual concepts that are so agilely put forth in this series in such a believable and plausible manner.
I am in awe of Ms, Spinellas wordcraft. She has mad skills and I greedily covet her cunning wordplay, I found all her characters to be well drawn, endearingly quirky, and enticingly detailed, with my favorite being her “redheaded actress who ate like a lumberjack.
” I read all three books in succession and have basically been living this family for close to a week, I am already mourning the loss of their company, OMG! I absolutely love this series! I've read all three of the books in the Ghost Gifts series and I've loved them all.
Echo Moon is the perfect ending to this unique, captivating trilogy, This third book deals with Pete, the namesake of his grandfather who, as we learned in the first book, received 'ghost gifts'.
Pete's mother Aubrey has a slightly different manifestation of the 'gift' and Pete's 'gift' is different still,

Echo Moon is an exciting and fastpaced story that I quickly devoured, Pete's quest to find out more about the woman he was in love with inand why he killed her took me on a ride full of twists and turns.
Events and ghosts from the past rock Pete's world as the events and people in the present help ground him,

I totally understand that this is the end of the trilogy, but I'm sad that I have to say goodbye to these wonderful characters and their unusual gifts.
I wish them all well and I would really love to visit them again, This is a unique and amazing set of stories and I highly recommend them!,