Possession is the second in the Diary of a Haunting series, and is similar in that the main character is a teenaged girl who experiences an onslaught of paranormal activities. In Possession, Laetitia, a 15 year old girl African American girl, has dreams of being a famous pop star signing to adoring fans. She wants to sing, sing, sing. But she is haunted by nightmares and visions, including images of race riots near her home.

Possession differs significantly from Diary of a Haunting in its religious overtones. Without spoiling the plot, let me just say that religion plays a fundamental part in the plot line and character development. A comparison that came to mind, although significantly different, is The Exorcist.

Fans of the horror genre will enjoy the frightening scenes in this novel. A drawback is that the reader learns the source of Laetitia’s nightmares in the prelude, and that ruins it for me. It is the opening of this book that I didn’t like, as it was the ending of Diary of a Haunting that weakened that book.