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wolfspirit292's review
3.0
This was an interesting story with unique concepts. I loved the classical western tale mixed with ghosts. I really enjoyed the characters of Ambrose and Ezra. They had a great chemistry as well. However the last chapter or two didn't really jive with me. Some of the Cut & Run/Sidewinder characters made an appearance. Fans of the series would probably enjoy it more, but as I have only read the first one, I could have done without it. I know a lot about the other characters from Tumblr so I knew who they were and know a lot about what happens in the other books, but still... It was just jarring in my opinion. It could have easily ended earlier than it did and been a perfectly fine ending. With that said though, I didn't mind the ending we did get.
Overall this unique old Western ghost story was an enjoyable read.
Overall this unique old Western ghost story was an enjoyable read.
a_reader_obsessed's review
3.0
Pinkerton Agent Ezra has the help of US Marshal Ambrose whether he wants it or not. Just when he thinks the execution of a notorious serial killer heralds the end of his reign of terror, that's when everything else goes wrong.
Part western, part paranormal - this was riddled with some action, romance, and suspense.
Fans of Abigail Roux won't be disappointed with her nice little twist at the end, something I'm sure I will probably never tire of. But I'm biased because of reasons and I'm not ashamed to admit that. Enjoy.
Part western, part paranormal - this was riddled with some action, romance, and suspense.
Fans of Abigail Roux won't be disappointed with her nice little twist at the end, something I'm sure I will probably never tire of. But I'm biased because of reasons and I'm not ashamed to admit that. Enjoy.
leahkarge's review
4.0
4.5 stars
This story was exciting and kept me hooked from the get-go. Ambrose and Ezra are sassy, funny, and adorable, while also exploring their serious sides. I would certainly love to read more about them.
The cameo from Sidewinder was also thrilling, and I am beyond excited to have learned a little bit more about my precious darling, Owen.
This story was exciting and kept me hooked from the get-go. Ambrose and Ezra are sassy, funny, and adorable, while also exploring their serious sides. I would certainly love to read more about them.
The cameo from Sidewinder was also thrilling, and I am beyond excited to have learned a little bit more about my precious darling, Owen.
chloeinbooksland's review
I wasn’t particularly fond of the novella but then came the Greek myth reference and oh boy, the book lost me. My brain did not and COULD NOT get over the mixup!
Future authors if you choose to add a myth reference to your book, for the love of God please check it out. Especially when it’s a myth which doesn’t have a lot (if any!) different variations.
Prometheus’ punishment was to be chain to a mountain and having a big eagle eating his liver every day while every night the organ healed itself.
Sisyphus’ punishment was to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity.
Future authors if you choose to add a myth reference to your book, for the love of God please check it out. Especially when it’s a myth which doesn’t have a lot (if any!) different variations.
Prometheus’ punishment was to be chain to a mountain and having a big eagle eating his liver every day while every night the organ healed itself.
Sisyphus’ punishment was to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity.
alyssadokusho's review
4.0
[3.5] historical ghost romance with a lovely cameo toward the end?? don't mind if i do.
aligroen's review
3.0
A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review An Alisa Audiobook Review:
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5
Ezra is confused about the lawman that says they’ll share a room, even more so when he realizes that Ambrose is a ghost. Falling for someone he can’t spend his life with was never the plan but circumstances surprise them both.
We see this story from both characters’ points of view which gives us a chance to learn about and understand them both. I’m not quite sure what I think about the afterlife as being never-ending here on earth but these two get to spend it together and continue protecting innocents. They make the best of their circumstances and I felt that their romance wasn’t the main focus in this story which gave it a different feel from most books I read.
Nick Russo did a wonderful job narrating this story. He did a great job of showing the characters’ emotions in his reading of the story. It helped with connecting to the characters even more than the story already did.
Cover art by Simoné is gives a great visual of the setting for this story.
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5
Ezra is confused about the lawman that says they’ll share a room, even more so when he realizes that Ambrose is a ghost. Falling for someone he can’t spend his life with was never the plan but circumstances surprise them both.
We see this story from both characters’ points of view which gives us a chance to learn about and understand them both. I’m not quite sure what I think about the afterlife as being never-ending here on earth but these two get to spend it together and continue protecting innocents. They make the best of their circumstances and I felt that their romance wasn’t the main focus in this story which gave it a different feel from most books I read.
Nick Russo did a wonderful job narrating this story. He did a great job of showing the characters’ emotions in his reading of the story. It helped with connecting to the characters even more than the story already did.
Cover art by Simoné is gives a great visual of the setting for this story.
the_novel_approach's review
4.0
Narration Rating 5 Stars
What an unexpected and cool little novella! Other than the fact that it’s by one of my favorite authors, and that it’s a Western, I knew absolutely nothing about The Bone Orchard when I saw it pop up on Audible a few weeks ago. But, given the fact that it’s by Abigail Roux and narrated by Nick J. Russo, I didn’t hesitate a moment before snapping it up.
It started out much as I thought it would…We meet US Marshal Ambrose Shaw in San Francisco, where he has finally caught up to Boone Jennings, the serial killer he has been chasing across the states. Unfortunately, however, Jennings is a little quicker on the draw than Ambrose, and though Jennings is captured, the marshal isn’t able to be the star witness he intended to be during Jennings’ trial. This is where things deviated away from the path I thought we were on—which was that of a more typical historical Western—and headed in another direction.
Ezra Johns arrives in town a couple of weeks behind Ambrose, ready to see Boone Jennings face the judge, and hopefully hang for his crimes. Ezra is a lawman himself, with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and was an eye-witness to one of Jennings’ many offenses, and is therefore set to testify against him. When people who were involved with the trial start turning up dead, Ambrose and Ezra need to quickly figure out how to work together to catch the killer, and to watch each other’s backs.
I liked what Abigail Roux did with the paranormal aspect of the story, and it was also fun to read a historical from her. She has said that she would like to write more historicals, and I absolutely think she should. She also managed to sneak in some familiar faces at the end in a super cool way that I wasn’t expecting at all. I enjoyed the romance between Ambrose and Ezra as well. I bet she had fun with how creative she had to get with it.
As for the narration, it was more of the goodness I’ve come to look forward to from Nick J. Russo. His performance is always solid, no matter the genre. He does period pieces, angst, and comedy all equally well. Like I said, when I saw he was narrating this one, I jumped on it. I can’t believe I hadn’t read it yet, even though it was released over three years ago, but the audio made it worth the wait!
Reviewed by Jules for The Novel Approach
What an unexpected and cool little novella! Other than the fact that it’s by one of my favorite authors, and that it’s a Western, I knew absolutely nothing about The Bone Orchard when I saw it pop up on Audible a few weeks ago. But, given the fact that it’s by Abigail Roux and narrated by Nick J. Russo, I didn’t hesitate a moment before snapping it up.
It started out much as I thought it would…We meet US Marshal Ambrose Shaw in San Francisco, where he has finally caught up to Boone Jennings, the serial killer he has been chasing across the states. Unfortunately, however, Jennings is a little quicker on the draw than Ambrose, and though Jennings is captured, the marshal isn’t able to be the star witness he intended to be during Jennings’ trial. This is where things deviated away from the path I thought we were on—which was that of a more typical historical Western—and headed in another direction.
Ezra Johns arrives in town a couple of weeks behind Ambrose, ready to see Boone Jennings face the judge, and hopefully hang for his crimes. Ezra is a lawman himself, with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and was an eye-witness to one of Jennings’ many offenses, and is therefore set to testify against him. When people who were involved with the trial start turning up dead, Ambrose and Ezra need to quickly figure out how to work together to catch the killer, and to watch each other’s backs.
I liked what Abigail Roux did with the paranormal aspect of the story, and it was also fun to read a historical from her. She has said that she would like to write more historicals, and I absolutely think she should. She also managed to sneak in some familiar faces at the end in a super cool way that I wasn’t expecting at all. I enjoyed the romance between Ambrose and Ezra as well. I bet she had fun with how creative she had to get with it.
As for the narration, it was more of the goodness I’ve come to look forward to from Nick J. Russo. His performance is always solid, no matter the genre. He does period pieces, angst, and comedy all equally well. Like I said, when I saw he was narrating this one, I jumped on it. I can’t believe I hadn’t read it yet, even though it was released over three years ago, but the audio made it worth the wait!
Reviewed by Jules for The Novel Approach
rebecca_3's review
3.0
This review can also be found on my blog: A Match Made in Heaven
This was a pretty good western ghost story. I don't read a lot of ghost stories, but this was really interesting. Ezra and Ambrose are both lawmen hunting the same killer. One a Marshall from California, the other an Inspector from New York. They hunt Jennings across the country, until they meet in San Francisco where they have tracked down Jennings. He is tried and hung, but continues to kill from beyond the grave.
I especially enjoyed the second half of the story, as time starts to pass more quickly, and Ezra and Ambrose watch the decades pass around them. The idea that having a nemesis is what makes the time worth living for them is different and unexpected. Ezra and Ambrose have each other, but protecting people is what their lives were about and so are their deaths. Meeting Ezra's nephew at the end was an interesting turn of events. I was not expecting more story at that point and I enjoyed the fact that others knew of Ezra and Ambrose's existence. Although, I wish they could have spoken more and that Owen and his friends
could have known all the good Ezra and Ambrose have done over the last 150 years.
The romance in this was pretty disappointing though. I didn't really feel the connection between Ezra and Ambrose. It seemed to happen awfully quickly. They probably knew each other 3 or 4 days before they expressed feelings for each other. Eventually they said the 'L' word and it wasn't even made into a big deal. They both acted as if it was totally normal to fall in love after only a week or so and neither were surprised to hear the words.
But regardless of the passage of time, it wasn't used to its full potential. Their relationship could have been developed better in the given time. I don't really know what they loved about each other. We were not told. And I don't think we were ever told what Ezra looked like. When he first saw Ambrose he described him to us, but we were never given a description of Ezra and he is sort of just a blank in my mind. Also, in a story of 133 pages, there was time for more than one sex scene, but we were only given one. It wasn't super explicit but I enjoyed it. It was one of the few times when I felt their emotional closeness, as well as physical, of course.
So this is a good read for people who enjoy ghost stories and paranormal, who don't mind some M/M on the side, but aren't looking for a romance at the moment. I wouldn't mind a sequel.
This was a pretty good western ghost story. I don't read a lot of ghost stories, but this was really interesting. Ezra and Ambrose are both lawmen hunting the same killer. One a Marshall from California, the other an Inspector from New York. They hunt Jennings across the country, until they meet in San Francisco where they have tracked down Jennings. He is tried and hung, but continues to kill from beyond the grave.
I especially enjoyed the second half of the story, as time starts to pass more quickly, and Ezra and Ambrose watch the decades pass around them. The idea that having a nemesis is what makes the time worth living for them is different and unexpected. Ezra and Ambrose have each other, but protecting people is what their lives were about and so are their deaths. Meeting Ezra's nephew at the end was an interesting turn of events. I was not expecting more story at that point and I enjoyed the fact that others knew of Ezra and Ambrose's existence. Although, I wish they could have spoken more and that Owen and his friends
could have known all the good Ezra and Ambrose have done over the last 150 years.
The romance in this was pretty disappointing though. I didn't really feel the connection between Ezra and Ambrose. It seemed to happen awfully quickly. They probably knew each other 3 or 4 days before they expressed feelings for each other. Eventually they said the 'L' word and it wasn't even made into a big deal. They both acted as if it was totally normal to fall in love after only a week or so and neither were surprised to hear the words.
But regardless of the passage of time, it wasn't used to its full potential. Their relationship could have been developed better in the given time. I don't really know what they loved about each other. We were not told. And I don't think we were ever told what Ezra looked like. When he first saw Ambrose he described him to us, but we were never given a description of Ezra and he is sort of just a blank in my mind. Also, in a story of 133 pages, there was time for more than one sex scene, but we were only given one. It wasn't super explicit but I enjoyed it. It was one of the few times when I felt their emotional closeness, as well as physical, of course.
So this is a good read for people who enjoy ghost stories and paranormal, who don't mind some M/M on the side, but aren't looking for a romance at the moment. I wouldn't mind a sequel.