About the Book:
*Review Contributed by Kim Baccellia, Staff Reviewer*
It’s only been a few weeks since Avery pulled her now boyfriend Key from the black water. He might be back, but Avery senses something isn’t right with him. The black water has its own deadly secret. One that Avery finds out is more real than her family’s Kanyen’keha:ka legends. When Avery glimpses something sinister in mirrors, she wonders if she is, in fact, losing it. She has to decide what to do. What she finds is even worse than she expected.
What worked: This is the sequel to The Unfinished series. Avery’s best friend Key has returned, but he seems ‘off’. Avery questions not only him but also other things in town, like seeing moving objects in mirrors. Some other townspeople at first glance seem okay, but their eyes are flat.
This novel is slow-paced, and it takes until the midpoint of the novel for Avery to act on her instincts to search for the truth behind Key and others in town. I get that she wants to believe that Key might, in fact, be too traumatized by being swept into a parallel world in the lake, but I wanted her to be more proactive. She already had interactions with the paranormal world.
The romance between Key and Avery was awkward at times. I wanted more interaction with her bossy aunt, Ru, who seemed to be one of the few in town who felt something wasn’t right.
This sequel’s creepy, eerie backdrop includes the black water as a malevolent character. The parallel dimension has a whole Twilight Zone/Jordan Peele vibe going for it. Add the ‘others’ who can watch you from behind mirrors or even in carnival Fun houses.
I did like adding Kanyen’keha and Native American protagonists. I’m a huge fan of diversity in novels, and this one delivers.
A haunting and diverse horror story where a local girl investigates an urban legend that has powerful effects on not only her town but also her loved ones. The Unfinished is a good choice to follow if you want to learn more about Avery, Key, and the Black Waters.
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