The Edge of Over There

Before the Tree of Life, everything in Abra Miller's life had been predictable. But after the Tree and the lightning and the angels, everything felt tenuous, like holding a soap bubble in the palm of her hand. She spent years looking for signs of that other world, waiting for it to break through. When it didn't, her friendship with Sam Chambers grew cold and distant, and they both wondered how any of it could actually have happened.

Four years later, 16-year-old Abra's long-delayed quest to find the next manifestation of the Tree of Life is renewed when she sees a woman walking up the road--a woman who looks exactly like Sam's dead mother. The woman directs her to New Orleans where she will find the grave of Marie Laveau, one of seven gateways between this world and Over There. As Abra enters The Edge of Over There and begins her pursuit of the Tree once more, she doesn't know whom to fear or whom to trust. But she's starting to think that some doorways should never be opened.


My Review

I did not know that this was the second book in a series. There is a fair amount of time when this does not matter. Yet, in this case, I felt like it did matter. While, I did know that this book was going to be fanatical/mystical, I did not realize how much I would be lost in translation. Again, as I stated a moment ago that some of this translation may have been resolved had I read the prior novel. 

I will say it was not for a lack of trying with this book. I did try to stick it out in the hopes that it would get better for me. It did not end up being the case. I just got more confused. It was not until I read another readers review that explained things for me better. At that point I did pick up this book again to try giving it another chance. After several more chapters and no improvement I gave up on this book at the half way mark. This book just was not for me.