Review of A Brush with Death

[Jane Gaskins]

[Following is a volunteer review of "A Brush with Death" by Jody Summers.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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A Brush with Death
(Art of the Dead Book 1)
By Jody Summers


Kira McGovern is an artist and retired model. She was born in New Orleans and has returned to care for her ailing mother. Now that her modeling career is over, she's undertaking a creative venture called Canvas of Life. She stumbled upon this idea by accident but quickly believed it to represent a unique and meaningful way for people to commemorate their loved ones. I was apprehensive as Kira explained how she makes the Canvas of Life. She mixed her paints with cremains (the deceased ashes) to create a painting to memorialize their life. I have always believed that blood and human remains are sacred and could lead to encounters with the supernatural. As Kira discovered, you never know what you will face from the other side.

Kira started experiencing strange dreams and visions as she embarked on her creative venture. She began seeing exerts from the life of the person she was painting. The visions were initially commonplace occurrences, but they grew stranger and more intense with each painting.

Through her venture, Canvas of Life, Kira meets Sean, whose father has recently passed away. Sean was looking to hire Kira to complete a portrait of his father. As Kira develops the painting, she unleashes a bloodthirsty demon from hell. Not only is Kira having visions and nightmares about events from the past, but her painting is transforming itself to reveal unthinkable things. Could Sean's father be a serial killer? Is he now trying to kill her and Sean?
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A Brush with Death is a fast-paced, ever-changing romantic thriller. I found it hard to put down and was anxious to discover the secrets in each new chapter. I loved the area of the country where the story takes place, and I enjoyed the detailed descriptions of locations and buildings. I detected no editing errors or typos, and the story and characters are well-developed with graphic background scenery. I discovered nothing in the book that I would change.

The author struck an excellent balance, providing adequate details without going overboard. Due to the suggestive sexual content and graphic depictions of evil acts, I would recommend this book to a mature audience. I was excited to see this first-time author has written this in a 3-book series. I am planning to read the remaining two books. Rating this book a 5 out of 5 remains an easy choice for me because I enjoyed this book.

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A Brush with Death
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