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A review by literaryland_livin
The Isle of Sin & Shadows by Keri Lake
4.0
As a Louisiana native Céleste James is no stranger to the ghost stories of swampland spirits and voodoo rituals. However the ghosts that haunt her are more than just simple fiction, they are real. After witnessing the horrific butchering of all she had held dear she’s spent most her life hiding away, afraid to look her ghosts in the eyes. But not now. Nearly a decade has passed and it’s time that she get answers to the horrors that ended her peaceful childhood. Once Céleste steps foot in the humid air of her birthplace it becomes apparent others have taken notice to her return as well. Others who wish her harm for the forgotten knowledge she has locked away. The closer Céleste gets to answers the closer she gets to the dangers lurking in the alligator infested bayous.
Isle of Sin & Shadows was my second Keri Lake read this month and here I am shocked I hadn’t found this author sooner because it’s now official she is going down as one of my favorites. This atmospheric dark slow burn southern gothic mystery had all the spooky swamplands and haunted house suspense that I had hoped for. Without a doubt the setting and immersive writing of this book truly made for the perfect backdrop to the books deliciously dark and spicy suspense. The whole time reading I could easily picture every spanish moss covered tree as we follow and piece together all the cult filled bayou horrors that are after our recklessly determined FMC. And when I say horrors I mean it, this book has quite a list of trigger warnings as this world of humid swamp filled hauntings are more than just the ones of ghostly variety with our MCs hunting down the secrets of a depraved cult. Isle of Sin & Shadows had a fantastic blend of creepy horrors, twists, and spicy dark romance. The MCs Céleste and Thierry were the perfect morally gray pair as they ruthlessly hunt for truth with a dash of violence. Lake also successfully had me at the edge of my seat many times as the farther I ventured into the books occult filled horrors the more twists began to reveal themselves. Simply put I thoroughly enjoyed this darkly addictive southern gothic mystery/romance and find myself again off in search of my next Keri Lake book to obsessive over.
Isle of Sin & Shadows was my second Keri Lake read this month and here I am shocked I hadn’t found this author sooner because it’s now official she is going down as one of my favorites. This atmospheric dark slow burn southern gothic mystery had all the spooky swamplands and haunted house suspense that I had hoped for. Without a doubt the setting and immersive writing of this book truly made for the perfect backdrop to the books deliciously dark and spicy suspense. The whole time reading I could easily picture every spanish moss covered tree as we follow and piece together all the cult filled bayou horrors that are after our recklessly determined FMC. And when I say horrors I mean it, this book has quite a list of trigger warnings as this world of humid swamp filled hauntings are more than just the ones of ghostly variety with our MCs hunting down the secrets of a depraved cult. Isle of Sin & Shadows had a fantastic blend of creepy horrors, twists, and spicy dark romance. The MCs Céleste and Thierry were the perfect morally gray pair as they ruthlessly hunt for truth with a dash of violence. Lake also successfully had me at the edge of my seat many times as the farther I ventured into the books occult filled horrors the more twists began to reveal themselves. Simply put I thoroughly enjoyed this darkly addictive southern gothic mystery/romance and find myself again off in search of my next Keri Lake book to obsessive over.