Review by beckyremillard - The Dead Guy Next Door

beckyremillard 's review for:

The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Riley is an unwilling psychic - she is doing everything she can to not embrace her gifts. Until she sees her grumpy, elderly housemate get murdered. She tries to warn him and the police, but her vision still comes true. Now she’s in a world of chaos between her other elderly housemates, her innocent but adoring spirit teacher, and the PI who becomes her fake fiancé.

I thought it was a cute concept before I started it, but the first few pages didn’t 100% capture my attention. After a few chapters though, I was hooked. Maybe I wasn’t focused enough at first because I could not stop reading this book once I got into it. I really love that we got Nick’s POV (PI/fake fiancé) because dual POVs are my favorite. It’s in third person but it’s pretty obvious which is which.

If you like Lucy Score books, give this one a chance. It’s less spicy than the Knockemout series, but it’s so funny. Adding the next in the series to my TBR.

I literally lol’d at “Mayor McMurder.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for a chance to read and review this eARC!

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