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crtsjffrsn's review against another edition
3.0
Andrei Cuza and Dean Marshall expected a happily ever after life. But when Dean is murdered after pulling over to help a motorist with a flat tire, Andrei's world comes crashing down. And that world keeps spinning when Andrei learns that Dean's spirit is staying behind to send him a message and help him track down the murderer. None of this is how they expected to be spending their days, and it's certainly not how they expected to say goodbye. This is a bit of a whirlwind story--things move very quickly and I found myself having to slow down my reading and points to make sure I was really picking up all of the plot points and backstory pieces--there's a lot of backstory that drops as you go. But it was a rather unique story overall, and I found myself engrossed in it from start to finish.
kaje_harper's review against another edition
4.0
This is an interesting take on ghosts and the paranormal world of the dead who fail to move on. Dean and Andrei open the book as a happy and committed couple. Dean owns a gym and hopes to open another. Andrei is a private detective with a special interest in finding missing kids. He has a bit of a hot-headed streak and is inclined to take risks in pursuance of his job, and Dean worries about him. But it's Dean who stops to help a young mother change a flat tire, and ends up murdered by her ex-husband, who kills her as well and takes off with the two small children.
This was an action-packed paranormal thriller. Andrei was a great character, a man who has always been able to see ghosts, but who also knows that ghosts who don't pass on when they should are in danger. When he realizes his dead partner has stayed as a ghost, Andrei is torn in very emotional ways. Touching Dean, being with him, carries risks for them both, and yet Andrei is far from ready to let Dean go. And most importantly, there are two missing kids who may not be safe in their violent father's hands.
Dean is also worried about those two kids, and is the sole witness to the crime and yet unable to testify. He has his own challenges, as he must first accept that he in fact is dead, and then decide what he needs to accomplish, and how long he dares stay. And whether he can bear to say goodbye to Andrei and leave him to go on alone.
There were some nice moments between the two men; the action plot was wild and suspenseful. The paranormal elements were interesting and vividly described, although there were times when the rules of the paranormal world seemed to change in support of the plot. Maybe I'm an optimist too, but I felt that the police investigation was a bit short-changed. Some failures by the police, didn't quite work for me. But Andrei's tendency to be the lone cowboy was well established, and covered his actions during the times he should have called for back-up. He and Dean were lovely together, and the secondary characters were good. And the author didn't take the easiest way out of the ending. Worth reading if you like action/mystery and paranormal elements.
This was an action-packed paranormal thriller. Andrei was a great character, a man who has always been able to see ghosts, but who also knows that ghosts who don't pass on when they should are in danger. When he realizes his dead partner has stayed as a ghost, Andrei is torn in very emotional ways. Touching Dean, being with him, carries risks for them both, and yet Andrei is far from ready to let Dean go. And most importantly, there are two missing kids who may not be safe in their violent father's hands.
Dean is also worried about those two kids, and is the sole witness to the crime and yet unable to testify. He has his own challenges, as he must first accept that he in fact is dead, and then decide what he needs to accomplish, and how long he dares stay. And whether he can bear to say goodbye to Andrei and leave him to go on alone.
There were some nice moments between the two men; the action plot was wild and suspenseful. The paranormal elements were interesting and vividly described, although there were times when the rules of the paranormal world seemed to change in support of the plot. Maybe I'm an optimist too, but I felt that the police investigation was a bit short-changed. Some failures by the police,
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like not watching the victim's funeral, or the idea that the missing kids could be swept aside so easily, even by their police officer friend Justin,the_novel_approach's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the fact that Dean and Andrei got the chance to say all the things you would always want to say to your partner if you knew they were going to die. They didn’t part with what-ifs or should haves or could haves; they both got true closure. This book was packed with ghosts, action and romance. The three concepts blended so well together the story just flowed, and I didn’t stop until the story was over. This will definitely not be the last book I read by Marguerite Labbe. I am looking forward to exploring her worlds again and again, and I highly recommend you come along with me.
You can read the rest of Jackie's review at The Novel Approach
You can read the rest of Jackie's review at The Novel Approach
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