Sweetly byJackson Pearce

When I heard that Jackson Pearce had a second book heading to the market I jumped up and danced around. From Sisters Red I could tell that Pearce took her writing seriously and took great pride in her work, and after seeing several interviews I could see that she took her research seriously too. I appauld authors who take the time into researching there content to ensure that the stories gel together.

Sweetly is a loose sequal from Sisters Red, both havingthe same enemy and I believe love interests from the same family. (This hasn't been confirmed as far as I know but the simularties are noticable.) The story follows a brother and sister called Gretchen and Ansal who when they were children had to face a tragety of loosing Gretchens twin to a witch. The loss shadows the siblings lives taking their mother and father from greif.

When Gretchen and Ansel are old enough their step mother kicks them out and they have to make it on there own, but breaks down in a small town which no one likes outsiders and girls are going missing. They stay with a chocolate maker called Sophia and everything seems perfect until Gretchen notices things are wrong and embarks on a journy of self discovery and discovery of what happens to the girls of the town; with the help of the love interest Samuel.

I love strong female characters but I also like those who are weak but instead of letting it control them they deside to take it within themselves and fight, which is exactly what Gretchen does in this novel. Through out the novel I couldn't help but be proud of the progress that has been made by Gretchen with the help of Samuel.

The plot flows beautifully and there was never a moment that I thought, I need to get to the next part this is boring. The only thought going through my head was must keep going, I want to know what has happened here. The pacing was good too, everything just fell into place, very impressive!

The characters are all believeable, real and have a beauty that is difficult to capture in pen and paper. I was sad to finish the novel as I assume I wont see these characters again... direct sequal next time maybe?

My one complaint that really isn't a complaint is when I read this novel, I had a huge chocolate craving and must have eaten several bars of chocolate throughout reading. Jackson Pearce you have ruined my diet! Saying that, maybe you should include some recipies? Cheers :P

Thanks for reading my review!