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Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Josh is somebody who has been able to see and talk to ghosts since he was a kid. This has made his life difficult, as pretty much everybody considered him a freak. Unable to keep a job and a place to stay, Josh thinks applying for a job at Mannix Estate, a haunted mansion/boutique hotel, might just be the thing that will help him find a place where he can belong.
He gets the job, and both his new boss and the residing ghosts seem to take a liking to him. However, Josh finds himself a bit thrown when he discovers that Ewan, one of his new coworkers, is also a man he shared a hot one-night stand with on the first night he arrived in town. While Josh is trying to find his footing and avoid getting involved with Ewan, the ghosts come to him with a secret they've been hiding for the past 50 years.
He gets the job, and both his new boss and the residing ghosts seem to take a liking to him. However, Josh finds himself a bit thrown when he discovers that Ewan, one of his new coworkers, is also a man he shared a hot one-night stand with on the first night he arrived in town. While Josh is trying to find his footing and avoid getting involved with Ewan, the ghosts come to him with a secret they've been hiding for the past 50 years.
This was a good introduction to the series with plenty of likable characters and slowly revealed mystery. Thanks to a convenient misunderstanding in the beginning, the romance progression between Josh and Ewan wasn't too fast. Instead, Josh and Ewan had a little more time to get to know each other instead of immediately acting on their instant mutual attraction.
The romance was somewhat underdeveloped because the story focus is divided between the romantic and the supernatural aspect. This is not something I minded all that much because I've come to expect it from this author's previous paranormal series. Instead, I was excited that I had another series to dive straight into, and I could appreciate the slow but steady expansion of this particular universe to include other supernatural elements and the progression of the story from knowing about the existence of ghosts to learning aboutthe threat of demons and mysterious energy vortexes .
The romance was somewhat underdeveloped because the story focus is divided between the romantic and the supernatural aspect. This is not something I minded all that much because I've come to expect it from this author's previous paranormal series. Instead, I was excited that I had another series to dive straight into, and I could appreciate the slow but steady expansion of this particular universe to include other supernatural elements and the progression of the story from knowing about the existence of ghosts to learning about
Themes: dual POV, one night stand, coworkers to lovers, ghosts, small towns