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Grave Expectations by Alice Bell
3.0
Actual rating 3.5 stars
Trigger warnings: murder, death, violence, lying, manipulation, divorce, cheating, strained parent-child relationship, grief
I don't remember how I found this book on Goodreads but I was super interested in the premise. A medium teams up with her ghost best friend and some amateur investigators to solve a year old crime. The story is both funny and absurd which actually kind of worked in its favor haha. I wasn't sure what to expect when I first started reading as it was kind of slow progress. But toward the quarter mark, it started picking up a little steam. I think the most interesting thing and what I liked the most was the relationships of the characters, specially Claire and Sophie. Everything is just a little bit complicated because of all the dynamics and it helps to keep the reader on their toes. I will say this is the first time that I figured out the mystery pretty early on in the story, usually I am absolutely clueless which is part of the reason I couldn't rate this higher. With mysteries, I expect to be completely lost in the story and get the reveal at the same time as the characters but this one didn't turn out that way. However, it was still a fun read! I really liked the banter and the character dynamics. The ending was also well done in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing what the author releases next!
Trigger warnings: murder, death, violence, lying, manipulation, divorce, cheating, strained parent-child relationship, grief
I don't remember how I found this book on Goodreads but I was super interested in the premise. A medium teams up with her ghost best friend and some amateur investigators to solve a year old crime. The story is both funny and absurd which actually kind of worked in its favor haha. I wasn't sure what to expect when I first started reading as it was kind of slow progress. But toward the quarter mark, it started picking up a little steam. I think the most interesting thing and what I liked the most was the relationships of the characters, specially Claire and Sophie. Everything is just a little bit complicated because of all the dynamics and it helps to keep the reader on their toes. I will say this is the first time that I figured out the mystery pretty early on in the story, usually I am absolutely clueless which is part of the reason I couldn't rate this higher. With mysteries, I expect to be completely lost in the story and get the reveal at the same time as the characters but this one didn't turn out that way. However, it was still a fun read! I really liked the banter and the character dynamics. The ending was also well done in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing what the author releases next!