The Book:
The Summoning by JP Smith
Published September 7th 2021 by Poisoned Pen Press
Date read: August 30, 2021
The Characters:
Kit
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
When it comes to contacting the dead, it’s easy to go a step too far
Every year, as the anniversary of 9/11 inches closer on the calendar, Kit Capriol scans the memorials published in the New York Times. It’s a simple thing to look up a name and phone number, to reach out to surviving family members who might still be yearning for connection with their lost loved one… to offer assistance. After her husband went down in the north tower, Kit scraped by as an actress, barely supporting herself and her daughter. But now Zoey is in the hospital, bills are due, and the acting work has dried up. Becoming a medium is almost too easy for someone used to pretending for a living—and desperate clients aren’t hard to come by.
Now, though, something has changed. The seances Kit holds in her apartment are starting to feel unsettlingly real, and the intriguing man she met at a local bar could be more complicated than he seems. As the voices of the dead grow louder in her head and the walls of her apartment close in, Kit realizes that despite her daughter’s absence, she hasn’t been quite as alone as she thought…
The Review:
I really enjoyed this short paranormal story. Kit’s husband died on 9/11, and she has been struggling with grief ever since. When tragedy strikes again 14 years later, she puts her acting skills to use as a medium in order to make ends meet. Eventually, though, she begins to feel that she may actually be communicating with those who have passed.
I really enjoyed the thriller aspect of this book. I’m often on the fence about paranormal books because I want them to have a real-world explanation (and I’m not saying either way whether this one does). I liked how the mystery played out and was pleased with the ending.
This book was a very quick, creepy read that will definitely make you double-check your locks before bed.
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