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The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton

jcouchoud's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Cute! The ghost stuff was a little obvious and corny but in a good way. 

linda_1410's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

This was a fun little ghost story, though I started feeling bad for the ghost. He just wasn't very good at his job if he couldn't get these two buffoons to join him in the afterlife. Not for lack of trying. 🙈

I liked Levi and Blue. They were nice together, and even though I think Blue opened up a bit too quickly given his background, they did work well together. Work as in relationship, not defeating ghosts. They were crap at that. Levi supposedly even watched Supernatural and not once did that fool suggest salting and burning. They go out to find books to give them more info on the house and then don't read them. They decide to stay in a hotel at one point until they figure out what's going on in the house, but after their bookstore trip, they're right back in the house. They cleanse the house, which works pretty well, and then never do it again. I'd being doing that every day. Hell, three times a day. And I'd also be
taking down that wall in the cellar as soon as I was done with that first cleansing. Clearly, there was something hidden there the ghost didn't want them to find. And I certainly would not be going into the house on the anniversary of the ghost's murder if that makes it super strong. There was zero reason for them to do that. They could have just as easily waited an extra day to return to the house to find whatever it was under the floorboards.


I'm feeling generous, so I'm giving this three stars, though it's probably really a high 2 stars.

purplequeen's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this story. It had cozy moments, but the ghost bits were intense and depicted very well. 

I got attached to the characters very quickly. I appreciated the conversations about grief that were added in. It is something a lot of people don't really know how to talk openly about. It was nice to see Blue, who has his own trauma, and carries his own grief pause to comfort another. I have been in a relationship with someone like Mason when I had a close loss, and it just hurts that the one you love doesn't know how to handle it. 

I loved the connections they discovered about the ghosts. It was nice to have the scary murder mystery mixed with the characters' relationship building. I am glad this was selected by my online book club.

jennifox's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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talkflowers2me's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book! And the Supernatural references! It’s amazing to me what some writers can do with so few pages. This book was less than 275 pages, but it was so full and well paced and I fell in love with the characters 

thebookishaustin's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.0

honeypossum_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

skim44's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

nbyer's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious

4.0

tag_gregory's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Charming AND Spooky

Now I want to go to York and do a ghost tour. Anyone else wanna join me? Maybe we’ll get a glimpse of the super-hot Blue & his naked-boo Levi even? 

Definitely recommend this one!