I preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn’t — when something went awry — I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so after all. I was a reconstructionist. I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn’t ask questions. I didn’t offer answers. I saw. I recorded. I moved on. I didn’t dwell or … obsess. I didn’t hunt down suspects. I didn’t follow clues to find a killer. And I certainly didn’t work side by side with anyone. Least of all, a vampire who I strongly suspected might turn out to be the major missing component at the end of the trail. Then I saw something I couldn’t forget. It wasn’t the bloodiest thing I’d ever seen. It wasn’t even close. But it haunted me. I didn’t like being haunted.
And I couldn’t figure out how to get it out of my head.
Someone was killing teenaged boys in the Pacific Northwest. Despite my misgivings, if I could help catch a killer, I had to at least try.
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This 68,000 word urban fantasy is the first book in the Reconstructionist Series by author Meghan Ciana Doidge. Author’s note: The ideal reading order of Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1) is after the first six books in the Dowser Series and the three books in the Oracle series, but it’s not actually necessary to read the Dowser or the Oracle series before reading the Reconstructionist Series.
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Love, love, love these books. Do yourself a favor start at the beginning with these.
A fantastic series
That embraces more characters from the dowser series (one of my faves). Wisteria was such an intriguing character in her brief portion in the dowser series and Kettil is one of my favorites from that series as well. I love seeing them paired together and cannot wait to read more in this spin off series. Fascinating and brilliant.
I have a weakness for a good captivating vampire book. That means Twilight was devoured, A Discovery of witches gobbled up, and The Captive series ingested and digested.
I have read a lot this year and was wondering what my next review should be about. I have to be “inside,” my writing thought process. This means I have to have a good quote that would catch the eye. I was thinking over all the books and then came upon Catching Echoes in my Bookbub recommended list. It is currently still available for free on kindle.
To be honest, the cover did affect my choice, but once I started reading, I just knew I would need to read the following two novels in the trilogy. I was a good way into Tangled Echoes when I knew I found the quote that unlocked this review.
Wisteria Fairchild is a very powerful witch, but she only does reconstructions for the Convocation. She has only two people that she loves, and only one of them is a part of her life. She is given the assignment to aid Kettil, the Executioner of the Conclave find the maker of teenage vampires after two boys are found half-turned. Kettil, a centuries-old, mighty vampire, has his own agenda for requesting her as his reconstructionist for the case he is working on. Soon she needs Jasmine, her cousin that is a tech wiz, to help in the investigation.
They fight necromancers and zombies. Fly with private jets to race and save lives to find the offending vamp who sired the teen boys.
Kettil reveals information to Wisteria that makes her question her future. Then a ghost from her past contacts her because Jasmine is missing. Wisteria has to go home and face a part of her past she had been avoiding for 12 years. She must do so knowing that she will face a future that she never imagined keeping those she loves safe and a power-hungry witch at bay at the end of her journey. And the blond Vampire elder and Executioner has a major part to play in the future that awaits her.
This was a good read, and I would recommend it to those who love a good story with magic and powerful dark characters.
This trilogy comes after the Dowser series. However, it is not necessary to have read it before tackling the Reconstructionist trilogy.
Always enjoy this author. She’s amazing.
I’ve read every book of every series by Megan and always wait impatiently for the next one
This was a good first book in a series. It was good enough to get me to buy more from the author. I enjoyed the characters and the authors unique perspectives.
I enjoyed reading this book. Looking forward to more from this author.
These Books Are Spelled! I read the whole trilogy in six days. You’ll love the characters, the power of three, and an ending you won’t expect. The painful, brave decisions Wisteria makes and all the love that goes into them – only to have life intervene! Be careful, you won’t be able to stop reading!