Rose Marshall was murdered in 1953, on her prom night, believing the love of her life had stood her up. She was murdered by by Bobby Cross who had madRose Marshall was murdered in 1953, on her prom night, believing the love of her life had stood her up. She was murdered by by Bobby Cross who had made a crossroad's deal for eternal youth -- or at least, as long as he keeps killing people to fuel it. He didn't get hers because her date was in time to pick her up and take her home. 60 years later, she's helping other people get home, either by acting as a psychopomp, helping ease the passage of dying souls, or actually saving them. Cross still hunts her.
It's mostly a lot of short stories about Rose and the people she meets a time or two. It's not told linearly, but I suspect if it was, we'd see her gradually leveling up, preparing to take on the man who murdered her.
I liked it. McGuire writes good, page turning prose. I didn't love it. McGuire doesn't seem interested in diving into those deeper waters, even though she's orchestrating a fascinating story about American ghost stories and road mythology.
Made me think of elaborate backstory for a character in Supernatural we never got to see. ...more
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