Search - Candles Burning

I really enjoyed this book-it was a good match for Tabitha King to finish writing the book for Michael McDowell. It is the story of a young girl, her strange and aloof mother, her father's grisly murder by strangers, and the rest of her weird, troubled family. Part ghost story and part survival story of a young child who has to face adult issues far too early in her short life.

I liked the "Southern-ness" of this novel. The language, the slang, the places were all dead on. The main character is an absolute delight! However, the story had so much potential that was left untapped. It had supernatural overtones, but not enough was done with those either.

Excellent and odd....about a young girl and her eccentric mother and their family history.

Intriguing start, slow (bordering on boring) middle, solid ending. I would recommend and would read a sequel.

i picked this up at the supermarket on a clearance sale shelf. i was so surprised when i started reading. you are immediately drawn right into the story with the setting and the characters. i love southern mysteries and i had never read anything by either of these authors. i was immediately hooked and couldn't put it down. it was a great find!