In this second book of The Stone Witch series, Josie embarks on a frightening emotional journey. As she recovers from heart surgery and grows stronger, she realizes that the object implanted in her heart endows her with a mysterious power. The authors shows her skill in understanding the lives of teenagers and their friendships through showing how Josie’s friends—Seth, Blaze and Casey—rally to help her get back to “normal.” It slowly dawns on Josie that her life with never be “normal” again. I was especially intrigued by the dream chapters. The realism of dialogue and detail of the environment carried me to England in the 1820’s. The book ends—like all good mystery series—with a cliffhanger. I can hardly wait for the next installment.