LitPick Review
Tara is a criminal profiler. Her ways of doing things are a little different than those of her coworkers, however. Tara uses Tarot cards and her own powerful magic abilities to learn things about people. Before her untimely death, Tara's mother belonged to a group of women, called the Daughter's of Delphi, all of whom had extraordinary powers. By birth, Tara belongs to this group too. Much to their chagrin, however, she wants nothing to do with them. After receiving scars all over her body in a previous mission, Tara decides to leave the profession of profiling so that she can recover from the trauma of her injuries. Her wish, however, is not to be. Tara is recruited by one of her mother's friends to find a missing scientist whose mind and research may hold enough information that, in the wrong hands, could lead to the destruction of the earth.
Opinion:
This is a book for the person who wants a strong heroine. Tara has to work hard to overcome her fears when she is forced to work with the partner who was supposed to have her back when she was captured by the serial killer who scarred her. Williams spends too much time explaining the meanings of each Tarot card for the casual reader. It can get a little wearisome when the meanings go on for pages on end. She also, does not spend enough time explaining the power and the details of the Daughter's of Delphi so, at the end, the reader is left a little fuzzy on their community and its meaning. Overall, Dark Oracle is a little tedious of a read because of the way it is broken up by long definitions and the detailed backgrounds of Tara's readings The concept of the story is a good idea, but the finished product could use a little work.
