Having loved the first two books in this series, I was so excited to get an ARC of Echo Moon! Foretolds ending left me so shocked and anxious to hear the rest of Pete’s story. I was not disappointed. I loved this conclusion, it was beautifully written and brought everything full circle. Thanks Laura for the opportunity to be one of the first to read this beautiful book! ( )

This is the final book in this series. I did not know this going into this book. Having said this, I did not really feel like I missed anything having not read the two prior novels. Instantly, I was able to just pick up this book and start reading.

The story began in the past with Esme. Right away I was transported back in time. The story continued with alternating time travels from present to past. I really enjoyed the past the most. It is where I felt the most engaged with the characters and time period. It took me longer to warm up to the present. Yet, the further that I got into the story, the more that the present grew on me; especially as the two time periods intertwined together. Laura Spinella pens a lovely story with Echo Moon. ( )

Echo Moon is the last book in the Ghost Gifts series. I’ve read the first two and couldn’t wait to read this one. Echo Moon finished off the series perfectly. The attention to detail when describing Esme and her life, surrounds, and friends was so amazing that I could picture her hotel room, her friends, and even the costumes she wore when she was performing. Pete’s life was also told in detail. I could hear the pain in his voice when he came home to see his parents, the fear in what would happen when he closed his eyes, and the worry that he truly may have been Esme’s killer in his past life.

Many times when there are two timelines in the same story they don’t come together easily. Laura Spinella is wonderful in her writing. She takes the dual timelines, intertwines them together, yet never leaves the reader guessing as to when they are reading about. I loved when Pete would show up at a place the Esme was known to have been at.

This trilogy is one of my all time favorites. I’d definitely recommend reading all three books in order. Start with Ghost Gifts, head right into Foretold, and finish it all out with Echo Moon. ( )

My Review of “Echo Moon” by Laura Spinella

I was enchanted and captivated by “Echo Moon” by Laura Spinella. Laura Spinella writes an amazing, intense, intriguing, unique and spellbinding story. This is the Finale in the Ghost-Gifts Series, and yet it can be read as a stand-alone. I suggest that you read the other two books to enjoy and appreciate the character history before you read “Echo Moon” The Genres for this book are Fiction, Para-Normal, Mystery and Suspense, Romance, with an essence of History. The author weaves her story with vivid descriptions of her colorful cast of characters and a timeline of the past, present and possibility of future events.

The author describes her characters as complex and complicated. One of my favorite characters Aubrey Ellis, and her special psychic gifts, is back. Some of the grifters and “characters” alive, and once alive are back. In this novel, Aubrey’s son, Peter St. John is now grown and a prominent photo-journalist going to dangerous places. Pete avoids coming home, where his own psychic abilities clash with his mother’s. Pete is tormented by his past.

Peter is forced to come to terms with the events of his past life in order to exist in the present and move on to the future. There are twists and turns and mystery and adventure. As long-buried secrets unravel, and there is more psychic involvement with the characters, the pieces of the puzzle finally seem to fit. I loved everything about Laura Spinella’s novel. My only disappointment is that I will miss the characters and I hope that the author will write some more about them. I highly recommend this novel to readers of imagination that appreciate fiction and romance. I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review. ( )