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teresab78's review
4.0
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance****
This was a spooky little story with just enough humor to keep it from being truly frightening. Think Frighteners rather than Paranormal Activity. Though it was short, I got a good feel for the characters and the setting. I enjoyed the paranormal happenings and the contrast between the dark subject matter and the lighter dialogue.
Jack and Aaron were sexy together and I was glad this ended with a happily for now with potential for a sequel in the future rather than trying to shove a insta love happily ever after into the sparse pages.
This was my first taste of this authors work and I will definitely be looking for more.
This was a spooky little story with just enough humor to keep it from being truly frightening. Think Frighteners rather than Paranormal Activity. Though it was short, I got a good feel for the characters and the setting. I enjoyed the paranormal happenings and the contrast between the dark subject matter and the lighter dialogue.
Jack and Aaron were sexy together and I was glad this ended with a happily for now with potential for a sequel in the future rather than trying to shove a insta love happily ever after into the sparse pages.
This was my first taste of this authors work and I will definitely be looking for more.
the_novel_approach's review
4.0
The Paranormal Detection Agency is a cute paranormal story about two men who are brought together by an old tragedy, a haunted house and a ghost!
John (Jack) Atkinson is the owner of the Paranormal Detection Agency, not detective agency as everyone likes to say, and is the running joke in the story. He has a gift: he can see ghosts, spirits and everything else that’s unseen to the human eye. He helps people with hauntings and helps ghosts move on to their next existence. John’s eccentric Aunt Miranda helps him out and is his assistant. He is content in his life but is a bit lonely and is looking for that special someone.
He meets a new client named Aaron Riley. Aaron needs help with a house that he’s inherited from his grandmother. He loves the house and when he started renovating it, strange things begin to happen. His construction workers are getting hurt and don’t want to come back. He needs help and turns to Jack’s agency. Aaron’s a skeptic and doesn’t believe that Jack will be successful, but Jack convinces him in many ways.
From the first moment that they lay eyes on each other there is this attraction. The story is told from John’s point of view, so we know exactly what his feelings are towards Aaron. I like this kind of narrative because I’m essentially in a character’s head. Here it worked for me, but I would have liked to have had a little bit more insight into Aaron, his background, and his emotional state, though it did not detract from my enjoyment of the story. Jack and Aaron made a cute couple and if this was a longer story, I’m sure their relationship would have been explored more. Yes, they burned up the sheets!!
Jack finds out why Aaron’s house is haunted and who’s behind it. I’m not going to tell, there will be no spoilers here, but I will say that the plot was thought out very well. It wasn’t something that was just thrown together. I would have liked more background, but that’s always the case where I get into a story—I want more.
John and Aaron have their happy ending. Their issues get resolved and they decide to give it a go. It’s a sweet love story with ghosts thrown in.
John (Jack) Atkinson is the owner of the Paranormal Detection Agency, not detective agency as everyone likes to say, and is the running joke in the story. He has a gift: he can see ghosts, spirits and everything else that’s unseen to the human eye. He helps people with hauntings and helps ghosts move on to their next existence. John’s eccentric Aunt Miranda helps him out and is his assistant. He is content in his life but is a bit lonely and is looking for that special someone.
He meets a new client named Aaron Riley. Aaron needs help with a house that he’s inherited from his grandmother. He loves the house and when he started renovating it, strange things begin to happen. His construction workers are getting hurt and don’t want to come back. He needs help and turns to Jack’s agency. Aaron’s a skeptic and doesn’t believe that Jack will be successful, but Jack convinces him in many ways.
From the first moment that they lay eyes on each other there is this attraction. The story is told from John’s point of view, so we know exactly what his feelings are towards Aaron. I like this kind of narrative because I’m essentially in a character’s head. Here it worked for me, but I would have liked to have had a little bit more insight into Aaron, his background, and his emotional state, though it did not detract from my enjoyment of the story. Jack and Aaron made a cute couple and if this was a longer story, I’m sure their relationship would have been explored more. Yes, they burned up the sheets!!
Jack finds out why Aaron’s house is haunted and who’s behind it. I’m not going to tell, there will be no spoilers here, but I will say that the plot was thought out very well. It wasn’t something that was just thrown together. I would have liked more background, but that’s always the case where I get into a story—I want more.
John and Aaron have their happy ending. Their issues get resolved and they decide to give it a go. It’s a sweet love story with ghosts thrown in.
mrella's review
4.0
Update: 3.5 because of horror and long sex scenes, I find both boring (in general). Rounding up to 4, since it's not really anyone's problem but mine.
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Not directly related to the book:
UPDATE: I sorted out the emails and fixed read count for this book, but I am leaving my rant where it is.
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What The F, GoodReads? I have never read this book and yet it says I've read it twice already. I try and tinker with the dates and no matter what I do, it still counts for at least ONE PREVIOUS READ.
And what is it with e-mails telling me I finished a book I just finished. I KNOW I finished it. I READ IT. I MARKED IT AS READ. I don't need to be informed via e-mail, too.
Why won't GR fix community shelves instead? They are at dinosaurs' stage still!!!
GAHHHH!!!!!
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Not directly related to the book:
UPDATE: I sorted out the emails and fixed read count for this book, but I am leaving my rant where it is.
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What The F, GoodReads? I have never read this book and yet it says I've read it twice already. I try and tinker with the dates and no matter what I do, it still counts for at least ONE PREVIOUS READ.
And what is it with e-mails telling me I finished a book I just finished. I KNOW I finished it. I READ IT. I MARKED IT AS READ. I don't need to be informed via e-mail, too.
Why won't GR fix community shelves instead? They are at dinosaurs' stage still!!!
GAHHHH!!!!!
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