Stacia Kane: A review and recommendation

Just finished Stacia Kane's first novel in the Downside Ghosts series of hopefully 9 books (via Skype she mentioned she hopes to do nine but is only on four).  The book, Unholy Ghosts, was a big surprise to me.  It took a little while for me to get into it, I think because the nuances were so subtle and the book has lots of comparison to today's world.  Religion is the biggest!  It was a little difficult for me to read at first as well because the whole story seemed too real.  The characters are flawed, there are complex issues, and everyone has their own agenda.  But after the second chapter, I was hooked!  The story takes place in the time after the world discovers that there is no God and that we all go to one place after death.  The story's main character is so real and flawed that it was difficult to NOT relate to some aspect of her life.  She is a member of the Church, the only real religion left that focuses on the truth.  She is trained to send real ghosts to the underworld aka the City and to weed out the ghosts that aren't real.  There is a very subtle love story that develops over this series.  The basis is mostly action, drugs, and lots of death.  I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone younger then 18.  But I definitely think all my adult friends and college students should read it!  I have already started on the second book and with all the plot twists and personal things I'm learning about the characters, I am being pulled deeper and deeper into a very "addicting" series!  My book club did the first book as a selection and we all intend to reconnect to discuss the next books outside of bookclub :)  Happy Reading!