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The Kingdom picks up a few months after The Restorer. Amelia has a new job in a Asher Falls, SC and this time she is going to restore the Thornhill Cemetery. On the way to Asher Falls she soon learns that the town is named after a very rich and powerful family who has a need to atone for past sins that has caused for one cemetery to reside at the bottom of a lake and for the Asher’s to share their family cemetery with everyone else. But in the beginning of the restoration she finds herself drawn to a hidden unmarked grave in a town full of secrets. This time it seems the secrets reside around Amelia.

I actually liked this one more than the first book the Restorer which I thought was quite good. This time I think Amelia really impressed me she did not seem quite as vulnerable, she was scared and unsure but she was also strong and confident . It was also interesting to see that the ghosts were reaching out to her in different ways but this time she knew she had to figure it out. At the same time Amelia is battling her own ghost with Devlin and trying to get a handle on her emotions.
The setting for this book is amazing and in many ways it is a character. The descriptions are quite vivid and you really get a feel for this barren city which is just wrong. Even something as tranquil as a lake is just creepy. The new characters in this book are great because you are really not sure what to make of any one, at times I wondered is this a person or a ghost?? The plot moves super fast and literally I was glued to the story the whole way through. This time we get a strange death and hexes plus a creepy family legacy.

Love this book and highly recommend it if you like modern day gothic books.