The fields at Chickamauga, Georgia--America's oldest national military park--claimed 35,000 casualties during the Civil War. Any good guide will t...
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Dec 21, 2011
Shara (Calico Reaction)
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For Halloween, I decided to sit down and read the second book of Cherie Priest's Eden Moore trilogy (at least, that's what it is so far), and I must say, my reading of this book is long overdue. It hit the spot, especially for this time of year, and I'm overly fond of Priest's use of setting and local legends to create such a great story. It's a slightly different read than the first, Four and Twenty Blackbirds, but it's just as good, if not better. I can't wait to read the third. :)[return][ret
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Jul 23, 2011
I actually liked this book a lot more that the first book in the series, Four and Twenty Blackbirds. The first book was difficult to get into at first because it skipped around Eden's childhood so much before getting into the meat of the story. This book on the other hand, dove right into the story.
As a resident of Georgia with interest in ghost stories, I have heard the legend of Old Green Eyes many times. I truly loved how the book gave an interesting background to it, and how he c More...
As a resident of Georgia with interest in ghost stories, I have heard the legend of Old Green Eyes many times. I truly loved how the book gave an interesting background to it, and how he c More...
Jan 14, 2010
Laura
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Although it isn't obvious when you pick it up, Wings to the Kingdom is the second book in a series about Eden Moore, a twenty-something resident of Chattanooga, TN who has the ability to see and talk to ghosts. Eden is a reluctant medium, but when the ghosts of the soldiers who died at the battle of Chickamauga start appearing and attempting to communicate with the living, she is drawn into the mystery.
I found Wings to be a very uneven book; on one hand, in a refreshing change from m More...
I found Wings to be a very uneven book; on one hand, in a refreshing change from m More...
May 27, 2011
Sarah
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I read these books out of order, this is the second one in the Eden Moore universe. But it turns out that Cherie Priest is such a good writer and storyteller, that it doesn't matter that I read the third one before the second. If anything, the second is much creepier than the other two. It's a fun ghost story, of sorts, about Confederate soldiers, a create that's not quite human and note quite a ghost and Eden Moore and her friends. It does help to have read at least one of the other books in th
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Jul 17, 2009
Julie
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I didn't realize that this was the second book in a series, but now that I do, it doesn't effect my thoughts about the book at all. I was a bit skeptical--I thought it might be corny, but I was proven wrong. I was creeped out from the beginning! I like a little history with my horror. The plot moved swiftly, without any unnecessary detours. I love Green Eyes and his sense of duty.It was clever to use his character to connect two different settings and to introduce characters from each. I also e
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Jun 14, 2011
Jenn
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(Book 2/Eden Moore series) Modern southern gothic/speculative fiction. [return][return]Eden Moore sees ghosts and the ghosts at the Chickamauga battlefield are not resting easy. The local legendary figure of Ol Green Eyes (a supernatural guardian) has gone MIA and the ghosts are now coming to Eden to solve the mystery. Tie that together with a mental institution buried atop Native American grounds, professional ghost hunters from a TV show and Priest's wonderfully eerie/creepy atmosphere and
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Jul 21, 2010
This is going to be a DNF for me. I kept picking it up and putting it down. Approaching the halfway point, I stopped to analyze why it didn't grab me the way 4 and 20 Blackbirds did, and realized that there was nothing at stake that far into the book. If Eden did or didn't solve the ghost mystery, the outcome wouldn't matter. As far as I could tell, the outcome wouldn't matter to anybody. That's pretty far into the book to not have a pressing personal stake. There also hasn't been any developmen
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Jun 07, 2011
Vicki
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Like J.D Salinger said in his book The Catcher In The Rye, he thinks a good writer is someone who, after she writes a story, the person reading it wants to call her up and get to know her better. Or him, but I'm using the feminine pronoun in this instance for the obvious reason of applying it to this specific author.
Even if I didn't know about her gorgeous black cat, I'd still like this author.
I like that, when I'm reading her books, I cross over from reading the scene on a page of pap More...
Even if I didn't know about her gorgeous black cat, I'd still like this author.
I like that, when I'm reading her books, I cross over from reading the scene on a page of pap More...
Jul 21, 2008
Angela
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Wings to the Kingdom, the second Eden Moore book by Cherie Priest, is a somewhat lighter-hearted read than its predecessor Four and Twenty Blackbirds. The grimness of the plot of the first book is resolved somewhat as Eden begins to make peace with those events; moreover, since her credentials as one who sees and interacts with ghosts have been established for the reader, more room is left to devote to the plot.
Which is, in this case, Eden's investigation of why ghosts are appearing More...
Which is, in this case, Eden's investigation of why ghosts are appearing More...
Jan 15, 2009
Nat
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This the the sequel to Four and Twenty Blackbirds, which I enjoyed, but this one was even better. The book's main character is Eden. She can see dead people but wishes she couldn't. How that came to be is in the previous book, this one focuses on her using her abilities to get to the bottom of a local legend. What makes these books particularly great for me is that they are set in Chattanooga, TN which is where I grew up. So I have to admit that some of the appeal is the references (and occ
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Jan 23, 2011
Telly
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As someone with a BA in lit and as someone from Kentucky, I found the book alluring- both in a literary and Southern gothic sense. It didn't hurt that another book of hers received rave reviews in the Baltimore City Paper.
However, the review doesn't do her justice. Priest does an amazing job of setting the scene and mood, her tools for pulling you into the story. Her sense of imagery is amazingly compelling, and so in terms of "fear factor," I have to put it up there w More...
However, the review doesn't do her justice. Priest does an amazing job of setting the scene and mood, her tools for pulling you into the story. Her sense of imagery is amazingly compelling, and so in terms of "fear factor," I have to put it up there w More...
Jan 06, 2011
CeeCee
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This is the second book in the unofficial Eden Moore series. It takes place about a year after the events in Four and Twenty Blackbirds. Eden is trying to keep a low profile but weirdness and ghosts seem to seek her out wherever she turns.
I like this series better than I like her Clockwork Century series, but I am not sure why. Maybe I just like Southern Gothic better than I like steampunk. Anyway, I read this rather quickly and I will be going on to the last (for now) book in th More...
I like this series better than I like her Clockwork Century series, but I am not sure why. Maybe I just like Southern Gothic better than I like steampunk. Anyway, I read this rather quickly and I will be going on to the last (for now) book in th More...
Jul 31, 2011
Megan
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Cherie Priest just might be my favourite newly-discovered author. Four and Twenty Blackbird, her first Eden Moore book, was such a wonderful surprise to read. Though I think this one might be more evenly written. I found the first book felt more like a ghost story during the first half and read as a more typical urban fantasy in the second. Of course this one also had ghosts galore, being set in a former Civil War battlefield, but I didn't notice a divide like I did in the first book.
Nov 17, 2008
Nadine
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Southern Gothic mystery series. I'd wanted to start with the first book in the series, "Four and Twenty Blackbirds," but my library doesn't have that one, so I'll have to start with this, the second book.
Enjoyable. Most mystery novels that are part of a series are weighed down with exposition in the beginning to catch everyone up if they missed the earlier books; this book is not like that. I found that refreshing, but at times it was confusing, since I haven't read the More...
Enjoyable. Most mystery novels that are part of a series are weighed down with exposition in the beginning to catch everyone up if they missed the earlier books; this book is not like that. I found that refreshing, but at times it was confusing, since I haven't read the More...
Jan 01, 2009
Jennifer
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Damn, but this book started out creepy. And got creepier. Eden Moore sees dead people. So naturally people think she can contact any dead person at any given time. They won't accept it doesn't work like that. So she tries to stay under the radar. But when the local spook, Old Green Eyes--he's not exactly a ghost--at the Chickamauga Battlefield park goes missing and other ghosts start to appear, she's a bit intrigued despite herself (if loath to admit it). And pissed that some rather famous ghost
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Jan 10, 2011
Chris
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This is the second, and slightly weaker, novel in the Eden Moore series.
Eden's family is still present, and it is nice to see a central female character who also has friends, including female friends. Eden is a believable character.
However, the plot, while interesting, seems weak. There seems to be a slightly choppy feel to this installment.
Eden's family is still present, and it is nice to see a central female character who also has friends, including female friends. Eden is a believable character.
However, the plot, while interesting, seems weak. There seems to be a slightly choppy feel to this installment.
Aug 12, 2010
Orrin
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Feb 17, 2011
Mary
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I loved Boneshaker so I followed up on Priest to find other books she had read. This one is set in Chattanooga, mostly at the Chickamauga battlefield. It has Indian guardians, mental hospitals and oodles of ghosts--an excellent evening's entertainment!
May 12, 2011
MB
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I generally love her writing, so not sure what didn't capture me this time. I think the pace wasn't fast enough and the story wasn't scary enough. Not enough hook to keep me going.
May 31, 2008
Brooke
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Wings to the Kingdom is the sequel to Four and Twenty Blackbirds. It has an entirely different tone; Eden now has friends and a social life, so there's more dialog and interaction with people. The mystery about the sudden appearances of Civil War ghosts is very compelling, and the flashback chapters that shed light on what started it satisfies the reader without requiring Eden to become all-knowing.
Although Blackbirds and Wings are the first two books in a trilogy, each can be read More...
Although Blackbirds and Wings are the first two books in a trilogy, each can be read More...
Sep 14, 2011
Melissa
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Another great book by Cherie Priest. Book two with Eden the reluctant psychic that is haunted by her own fame at being able to see and speak to ghosts. At a Civil War park the dead are setting quietly and she is drug into the situation. Right were she would rather not be.
May 12, 2011
Lila
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Eden Moore can’t stay away from a mystery know matter how hard she tries. She has such a good head on her shoulders.
May 11, 2011
Teresa
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Love this book - great mystery, good characters, I really enjoyed it. Now on to some of her steampunkish stuff! ;-)
Mar 22, 2010
Alexandria
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Second in the Eden Moore series by Cherie Priest. I love her writing style. Suspenseful without nightmares.
Jun 04, 2011
Hope
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I love this series. Usually, I am not into ghost stories or spooky stories, but Cherie Priest makes them interesting, engrossing, and vivid. Eden Moore is a great heroine.
Aug 04, 2011
Jennie
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More good times with Cherie Priest! This is another book with lots of action, a main character that is all the things I wish I could be but am not, and an effective creation of tense and spooky atmospheres. The story to me seemed more clear-cut and less obfuscated than in the first Eden Moore novel, but that did detract somewhat from the mysteriousness of it all. Still, this is the kind of escapism that suits me just fine when my job is sucking my soul out and I need to go home and reclaim my
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May 02, 2010
Catherine
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The second book in Cherie Priest's Eden Moore series of Southern Gothic ghost stories is engrossing on its own terms, although it feels like a bit of a place marker. Eden's exploration into her own family history in Four and Twenty Blackbirds is more engrossing, and from the ending of this one, it looks as though things will be more personal again in the final book, but this story of a Civil War cemetery and its suddenly uneasy dead is still enjoyable, largely because of Eden's engaging narrati
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Aug 16, 2011
Michelle
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I love every word that comes out of this author's mouth. If I were an idol worshiper, my idols would be her and Patrick Rothfuss. She is now one of my automatic buy authors. It is amazing what she comes up with. Steampunk zombies, antebellum ghosts, a half-black character who doesn't act like she's all gangsta and talk in Ebonix. That is why I can't usually stomach black characters, I have no way to relate to them. But race isn't important to Eden, she's just normal. Anywhos, yeah, great book.
Jan 28, 2008
Nell
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This is the second book in the Eden Moore series, and in this one, Eden's abilities (psychic, as well as other "gifts") are stronger. The story revolves around an otherworldly creature called "Old Green Eyes," who guards an old Civil War battleground in Georgia. When the spirits of Civil War soldiers start manifesting themselves to random people visiting the battleground and attempting to communicate, Eden decides to find out why they're restless, and what has happened to O
Oct 18, 2011
Amy
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This book did not draw me in like the first book in the series I was disappointed in how slow it was moving, it did pick up speed towards the end but it was a pretty dull book
