Monday, September 4, 2023

The Trespassers by Stephanie Black - ADVISABLE

The Trespassers by Stephanie Black, 288 pages. Covenant Communications, 2023. $16.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Only the members of Rayna’s family have known of her uncanny ability to sense life around her, but they don’t know how that ability has evolved. On the day of her father’s death, Rayna (31yo) desperately searches the internet for answers. But internet searches are monitored, and Damon is sent to evaluate the level of threat Rayna poses.

Black has consistently written interesting thrillers, and I was excited to meet her new character with an unexplained power to throw an extra game piece into play. The mystery’s conclusion is satisfying, and I am hoping this turns into a new series because Black is sure to take unexpected turns with the new supernatural avenues made possible by Rayna’s world. The only thing I didn’t like in this book was the underlying romance; Rayna and Damon’s beginning is not the greatest for a functional relationship.

Rayna and Damon are implied white, and Maggie is Black. The majority of other characters are implied white. The mature content rating is for mentions of alcohol and sexual harassment as well as for discussions of pregnancy and miscarriages. The violence rating is for death, gun use, mentions of suicide, and murder.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen


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