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cheesygiraffe's review
4.0
This was a sadder one. Brigit lost her life 50 years ago in the lot next to Em's house. Em has to help Brigit's ghost and the ghost of her cat Mab so she can bring her cat Sammy home. In the end, love conquers all.
pixxyhex's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A fun and cozy magic/murder mystery book. Perfect for haloween.
anam_ali's review
2.0
Seriously how can you make your protagonist so dumb? By the third or fourth journal entry, approximately, I knew that Birgit was having a baby but no, Ms. Emerald O'Brien couldn't put the pieces together until Brent shouted it out loud. Seriously? I'm also tired of her contradicting herself, like, every four chapters. And constantly repeating things. Here is an example of 'how to make people dislike your not-bad-at-all character by drowning it in poor writing'. This is why I tend to avoid first person books. Not everyone is Jim Butcher. Sigh. I have one more and then I am capital D Done with this series!
bookwormbunny's review
5.0
A Harvest of Bones by Yasmine Galenorn is book 4 in her Chintz 'n China Mystery series. In this book we are reunited with Emerald, Kip, Miranada, Joe and all Emerald's friends. Things are going well with Emerald since her last dance with the supernatural and it's coming up on her birthday. Things are going well and everyone is happy. Joe has bought the lot next door to hers and they've been working hard to clear the land of all the brambles that have been growing there for years. What they don't expect is to come across a ring of bricks that identifies a foundation of the house that once stood there and the basement that still exists but now covered with brambles that have had 50 years to take over. No one thinks much of it until their beloved cat Samantha disappears then a ghost cat that looks a lot like her starts to appear and a young woman's spirit is spotted quite often as well. But that's not all...will o the wisps begin to appear at night as well and they are not anything to play with. There's a lot going on and these spirits want and need Emerald's help to put them to rest.
I absolutely love that even though this book is part of a series that it can be read as a standalone novel as well. Emerald is on vacation when we start but she soon gets tired of not being busy when for some reason the sale is halted on the plot next door by the woman who jointly owns it with her brother. Joe is frustrated because he was really looking forward to having it and making future plans with Emerald with it but now those dreams are put on hold and they don't understand why. With Samantha missing the whole family is frustrated and upset behind it but Emerald does her best to keep them hopeful and together. But with the will 'o wisps hovering about and known to be dangerous, Joe experiencing it first hand, Emerald is seeing that there is some danger at afoot and it needs her to step in and help before someone really gets hurt. On exploring the property they find a diary written by a young woman named Brigit who disappeared only to discover her body buried on the property. Now Emerald and her friends and family must come together to discover what really happened and put these haunting souls to rest.
For me this is by far my favorite book out of the series so far. You get to see how well each character is written and I really loved that we get some background history on Joe as well from his Aunt. I love Joe and Emerald's chemistry, they just flow together so well and you can tell that they are meant to be together. We even get to see some Karma come back in this story as well which is definitely a bonus but honestly I would have liked to know more concerning the circumstances of what lead to it but maybe we will in the next book.
In this book it appears that more than one character is dealing with drama and issues that needs facing and they all do so in good form. The characters are so life like and believable that you honestly just want to travel there to the town and be able to interact with them and live with them. For me this was yet another book that I had a hard time putting down. I am a huge fan of Yasmine Galenorn's and I do love a good mystery and this book definitely fits the bill.
Whether you're looking for a good mystery novel, something with a bit of the supernatural or just a huge fan of Yasmine Galenorn this is a book to add to your collection and pick up. You'll most definitely enjoy it. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and two thumbs up. I, myself, will be adding this book to my own collection and rereading it again and again.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a voluntary review.
I absolutely love that even though this book is part of a series that it can be read as a standalone novel as well. Emerald is on vacation when we start but she soon gets tired of not being busy when for some reason the sale is halted on the plot next door by the woman who jointly owns it with her brother. Joe is frustrated because he was really looking forward to having it and making future plans with Emerald with it but now those dreams are put on hold and they don't understand why. With Samantha missing the whole family is frustrated and upset behind it but Emerald does her best to keep them hopeful and together. But with the will 'o wisps hovering about and known to be dangerous, Joe experiencing it first hand, Emerald is seeing that there is some danger at afoot and it needs her to step in and help before someone really gets hurt. On exploring the property they find a diary written by a young woman named Brigit who disappeared only to discover her body buried on the property. Now Emerald and her friends and family must come together to discover what really happened and put these haunting souls to rest.
For me this is by far my favorite book out of the series so far. You get to see how well each character is written and I really loved that we get some background history on Joe as well from his Aunt. I love Joe and Emerald's chemistry, they just flow together so well and you can tell that they are meant to be together. We even get to see some Karma come back in this story as well which is definitely a bonus but honestly I would have liked to know more concerning the circumstances of what lead to it but maybe we will in the next book.
In this book it appears that more than one character is dealing with drama and issues that needs facing and they all do so in good form. The characters are so life like and believable that you honestly just want to travel there to the town and be able to interact with them and live with them. For me this was yet another book that I had a hard time putting down. I am a huge fan of Yasmine Galenorn's and I do love a good mystery and this book definitely fits the bill.
Whether you're looking for a good mystery novel, something with a bit of the supernatural or just a huge fan of Yasmine Galenorn this is a book to add to your collection and pick up. You'll most definitely enjoy it. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and two thumbs up. I, myself, will be adding this book to my own collection and rereading it again and again.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a voluntary review.
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