This series is especially good for those who are reluctant to read anything out of the realistic YA genre. These books are more of a mystery/thriller book with an underlying dash of the supernatural. I couldn't have asked Mother Nature for a better setting in which to read this book-although I really could have done without the freezing rain.Īs someone who is just delving into the supernatural/paranormal world in my reading, this series is an excellent start for me. Her unique sense has remained relatively secret as she's used it to help the dead before but an echo of a four year old boy threatens to make her secret known to others outside of her family and her boyfriend Jay and somebody else's secret threatens Violet's life.ĭesires of the Dead, the mysterious and thrilling sequel to The Body Finder, is the perfect book to read curled up next to your fire with the wind howling and the fog settling outside your window. These bodies seek her out so that they can be uncovered and be at peace. Their killers, unbeknownst to them, carry their own unique imprint that matches that of their victims that are also sensed by Violet. She has the ability to hear the echos of the dead whose lives were wrongly cut short at the hands of others.

Violet, outwardly your average high school girl, has a secret that only a few close to her know. How I Got This Book: It was sent to me for review from the publisher. Publisher/Year: HarperTeen - February 15 2011 Title/Author: Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting (sequel to The Body Finder)