Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement More follows Amy Goodnight a girl who was raised in a family of witches. Amy and her sister Phin are taking care of their aunts farm when a skeleton is found on the neighbors farm. With it comes a mystery and a ghost. Additionally all this happens on the farm of a very very hot cowboy.
This was a great paranormal ghost story. The paranormal was subtle enough that it was almost believable. The characters of the town and the history behind the mystery of the ghost was interesting and original. Amy is independent and and spunky and smart. It was not a super fast read but was enjoyable and I had no problem finishing it as I was interested in the mystery.
Appropriateness: There are quite a few scenes that take place in a bar, while Amy does not drink most of the other characters do (although they are a bit older). Amy's love interest smokes weed outside that bar. There is a scene between the two of them that could be construed as sex (or not) depending on the reader and Amy is stripped to her underwear multiple times in front of the hot cowboy (for reasons that cause her not to have clothes). Amy is seventeen and acts her age. All of the other young characters are college kids. I would recommend this book to the older end of the YA audience, readers 15+.
