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Post Mortem, Parish Mail #2

Kira Snyder

Why we're reading this: When a new friend goes missing right before Homecoming, Celia must battle a vengeful spirit and her own s…more
[close] When a new friend goes missing right before Homecoming, Celia must battle a vengeful spirit and her own self-doubt to solve the mystery and its bizarre ties to a Civil War-era murder.

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Mar 14, 2013 Kate (VerbVixen) rated it it was amazing

Post Mortem (Parish Mail Series #2)- Kira Snyder

I love the Parish Mail Series. Post Mortem sealed that deal, like one of those letter Celia Jane gets in the books. Okay that was a stretch, but in all seriousness, a good old fashioned ghost story and some sleuth work make for damn good winter reading. There is something classic about the Parish Mail series, something of Nancy Drew and Goosebumps, something in the pleasure of being a bit scared, a bit nervous and bit curious when reading these boo ...more

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May 09, 2013 Kayleigh Meade rated it it was amazing

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Having reviewed Dead Letter Office, the first of the Parish Mail series, I was contacted by Coliloquy to honestly review Kira Snyder's second book, Post Mortem. I am so glad - I loved the last book, and if anything, this one was even better.

At the end of Dead Letter Office, the reader is told about a pile of letters that Celia has, in which she is being asked for help. This book is based a couple of weeks after the first, and follows the events of a letter from Celia's pile. Again, she has the h Having reviewed Dead Letter Office, the first of the Parish Mail series, I was contacted by Coliloquy to honestly review Kira Snyder's second book, Post Mortem. I am so glad - I loved the last book, and if anything, this one was even better.

At the end of Dead Letter Office, the reader is told about a pile of letters that Celia has, in which she is being asked for help. This book is based a couple of weeks after the first, and follows the events of a letter from Celia's pile. Again, she has the help of best friend Tilly as well as Luc and/or Donovan.

The reason I said this book may have been a little better than the first is that it gets stuck straight into the adventure, without needing an introduction to the characters. The characters are established, and there's no pussy-footing around, wondering if someone will get weird with the level of magic involved. That was still great in book 1, don't get me wrong, but there was an instant hook in this story that I loved.

Talking about magic I think the way that magic is so effortlessly intertwined with normal life is really cool. Within a paragraph, Tilly can be whipping up some magical concoction and at the same time dig at Celia for gossip about Luc/Donovan/insert teen issue here. (view spoiler)

Snyder has created characters that will develop upon every sequel, and I think the series would actually make a brilliant TV show - I'd definitely watch it! As with last time, I enjoyed the choices I could make, although they seemed to have a further reach in this book, which meant I had to think more about what I chose. There's one towards the end that took me longer than it should have to decide, as it dramatically affects the climax of the book. There's only one thing slightly negative I'd say about the whole book, and that is that sometimes things were mentioned that only happened in one of the choices in the last book. For readers that, unlike me, didn't read all scenarios, that could have been an issue.

In brief (after a long review - oops!), a highly recommended book, and I can't wait for #3! ...more

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Apr 08, 2013 Erica rated it really liked it

Post Mortem is another great installment in the Parish Mail series.

Post Mortem dives right into the story without any catch up, so it did take me a little while to get a hold on what was going on. Once I got a feel for things, I dived right back into the story. I continue to think that Kira Snyder's world is just so unique, particularly how she portrays ghosts. I love it!

I continue to love the story's main character, Celia, and her sidekick Tilly. They are such a fun bunch.

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Feb 26, 2013 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

If you like to be at the edge of your seat and imagine the unimaginable while reading a book then you will love Post Mortem. Book 2 of the Parish Mail series set with the mystical backdrop of New Orleans, Post Mortem follows teen detective Celia and her motley crew of super sleuths as they transcend boundaries between this world and others to solve a mystery. No spoilers but I did decide to turn off my kindle and read one bit in the morning so as not to freak myself out! This book is an absolute ...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Sherry rated it really liked it

Shelves: part-of-a-series, read-2013, kindle-read, paranormal, read-4-review

This review and others can be found on my blog She Has A Knack For It

Last month I was given the opportunity to read for review, Parish Mail by Kira Snyder. I liked it, so when an opportunity to read for review Post Mortem, the second book in the Parish Mail series came up, I jumped at the opportunity. I received a FREE copy of Post Mortem from Coliloquy in return for my honest review. This in no way effected my final review.

Post Mortem is another Active Fiction book. I have to say I really liked This review and others can be found on my blog She Has A Knack For It

Last month I was given the opportunity to read for review, Parish Mail by Kira Snyder. I liked it, so when an opportunity to read for review Post Mortem, the second book in the Parish Mail series came up, I jumped at the opportunity. I received a FREE copy of Post Mortem from Coliloquy in return for my honest review. This in no way effected my final review.

Post Mortem is another Active Fiction book. I have to say I really liked it. I liked it even better than the first book. One of the reasons for this is all of the character setup is out of the way and I was able to get right down to the story and the mystery to solve.

You continue to follow Celia along with her friends Tilly, Donovan, and Luc. If I bookmarked all of the choices on my Kindle Fire correctly, I was given a choice on four separate occasions on where to take the story. And unlike in the first book, I liked all of the choices I was given. The book starts off pretty much where the last one left off with Celia discovering even more letters in the "mailbox." She is not sure which one to start with, so she just continues on with her normal life until she decides what to do. Through her continued nightmares of the man with the green crown, a break-in, and a friend's disappearance, Celia finds a letter with a similar situation she wants to investigate. However, there are some differences: the girl in the letter dies, but Celia's friend reappears after a few days (even if she is acting strange). Was Celia's intuition off about it being the correct letter?

I found this book to be even more exciting that the first one. At this point, I'm a little sad there isn't a third in the series for me to read. If there was, I would probably be reading it right now. I liked the mystery that they are trying to solve in this book. Although, I did have some things figured out way before Celia did, I still had fun watching her figure it out. She never frustrated me to the point of wanting to hit her over the head to "figure it out already." The story has a nice progression through to the ending. I didn't notice any out of place information, i.e. something that I would have learned from picking a different option than the one I actually picked. I felt the bad guys seemed to have had proper bad guy motivation. Although, I do wonder more about what the really big bad green crown guy's ultimate goal is and how all of the little bad guys fit into the picture. I think what will develop more through future books, which is a good thing. Celia doesn't understand it all yet, so neither should I.

I feel that I could easily reread this story again in the future. The option to pick different options, really increases the readability. I'm curious, way more so than with the first book, what would happen if I picked the other options while reading the book.

I highly recommend you check out this book. I found it to be a completely enjoyable read and think most young adults (including younger teens and the young adult in all of us), that love a fun paranormal mystery book, would most likely love this book too. And while I think you might have a little trouble with this book if you haven't read the first in the series, I think you could easily pick up this book and figure out who's who and the basics of what is going on. It would be a great book to bring along to the beach this summer as well. ...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Jennifer Ko rated it it was amazing

If you like Law & Order, you'll love this series!

The Parish Mail series is a literary Law & Order with a touch of paranormal. I love this series especially because you get to help Celia and her friends conduct an investigation into a murder by choosing which clues to follow. Even better than the first series, in Post Mortem which clue you follow determines whether or not the killer gets away. I hear Kira writes for TV, which explains the attention grabbing scenes and the great dialogue. ...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Kim Baccellia rated it really liked it

Love the whole premise behind this series!

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Feb 24, 2014 Lindsay rated it really liked it

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Such a solid and consistent series! Can't wait for the next book!

Full review to come.

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Feb 22, 2013 Briana marked it as to-read

Shelves: my-personal-library, own-on-kindle, for-review

Apr 05, 2013 Kaamna Bhojwani-dhawan rated it it was amazing

Sep 20, 2013 Jaylee marked it as to-read

Shelves: indie, ghosts

Oct 24, 2013 Aimee rated it it was amazing

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