There aren't many books I've read that have captured a mother's grief over losing her child quite like The Gates of Evangeline has. Hester Young's portrayal of Charlie Cates, a mother who lost her young son unexpectedly, is chillingly accurate. My heart went out to Charlie, I cried with her, was haunted by her "what if's", struggled with her to remember the last thing she said to her son the last time she saw him alive.

Through Charlie's grief, she sees children in her dreams. These kids are in trouble and need her help. Charlie thinks the only way to stop the dreams is to help these kids and crack a 30 year old unsolved mystery of the disappearance of 3 year old Gabriel Deveau. This is where the book gets creepy good and unputdownable.

I wish I could say more about the book but I don't give spoilers. I really loved The Gates of Evangeline, a creepily spectacular debut novel by Hester Young and I look forward to the rest of the trilogy.

For more of my review, visit my blog at Mom's Small Victories