Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day is a bit different from Seanan McGuire’s usual book.  Principally because she seems to take it as an excuse to try for a more lyrical voice.  In this book we follow the tale of Jenna.  Jenna is dead, died in the early 70’s after her sister committed suicide.  After her death (she’s a ghost) she went to New York where she has lived quietly since then.  As the story opens the ghosts of New York, with the exception of Jenna and her landlady, have vanished and Jenna must team up with a witch (not a being trusted by ghosts) to save them.

I liked the book though I think the author was trying too hard for the lyrical voice she wanted and wavered across the line into pretension from time to time.    It is a bit short on action as a lot of the story time had to be devoted to explaining the whys and wherefores of ghosts and their world.  Nevertheless I would recommend it to anyone interested in urban fantasy.