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A review by stemtherapy
P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon
2.0
DNF'd at about 80% ...
Sadly, this just was not the book for me. I was ready to DNF at about 60% but kept going and could have kept going if I did not have an exhaustive reading wishlist I want to get through this summer. There were several things that did not go well for me. First, the whole paranormal thing is often a tough sell for me. I read the [a:Jordan Castillo Price|268722|Jordan Castillo Price|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325364144p2/268722.jpg]'s PsyCop series and this book did remind me a little of those books (considerably less creepy and gritty). The whole ghost aspect did not come across as particularly believable in this book however and at times the appearance of ghosts come across as either convenient or plotty ... which I am not a fan off. Manufactured drama is just distracting and annoying. Also a bit of a problem with this books is some aspects of FBI/Police behaviors portrayed were not that believable. One example is how these two tended to interact and interview suspects/witnesses. I cannot believe that anyone acting in that capacity would do some of the things that the MCs did on a rather frequent basis? Not to mention there is an "inappropriate" workplace relationship in this book ... just too many things to overlook ...
The author is quite talented when it comes to witty banter ... however, a typical pitfall that almost everyone who attempts this falls into, is when "witty banter" is overdone and you get something else entirely ... often "drama queen" or just a particularly irritating MC. This did not happen here ... but the snark did impact probably my least favorite aspect of this book. THE EX! I hate when an "ex" shows up in my books ... just taints the whole relationship with ghosts (different ghosts!) that I don't particularly enjoy and it is usually very difficult to navigate out of those waters without making one or more of the MCs look bad IMO. But in this case we have a saintly EX who is patient and understanding beyond what is normally the case. It doesn't matter how badly treated or how often, the "saintly EX" still LOVES and FORGIVES and is endlessly PATIENT and UNDERSTANDING. Not really realistic and does not shine either MC is a particularly flattering light ...
I found myself skimming though major portions of this book just to get through it (not a good sign). But the book definitely crossed-a-line with a scene promoting unsafe sex as sexy. A hard NO! There were many reasons in this situation where this was not okay and therefore a major disappointment ...
Not my favorite read of the year ... but that probably is part of it too. The last couple books that I read were excellent so the bar was set particularly high for this one ... and it is just not my cup of tea ...
Sadly, this just was not the book for me. I was ready to DNF at about 60% but kept going and could have kept going if I did not have an exhaustive reading wishlist I want to get through this summer. There were several things that did not go well for me. First, the whole paranormal thing is often a tough sell for me. I read the [a:Jordan Castillo Price|268722|Jordan Castillo Price|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1325364144p2/268722.jpg]'s PsyCop series and this book did remind me a little of those books (considerably less creepy and gritty). The whole ghost aspect did not come across as particularly believable in this book however and at times the appearance of ghosts come across as either convenient or plotty ... which I am not a fan off. Manufactured drama is just distracting and annoying. Also a bit of a problem with this books is some aspects of FBI/Police behaviors portrayed were not that believable. One example is how these two tended to interact and interview suspects/witnesses. I cannot believe that anyone acting in that capacity would do some of the things that the MCs did on a rather frequent basis? Not to mention there is an "inappropriate" workplace relationship in this book ... just too many things to overlook ...
The author is quite talented when it comes to witty banter ... however, a typical pitfall that almost everyone who attempts this falls into, is when "witty banter" is overdone and you get something else entirely ... often "drama queen" or just a particularly irritating MC. This did not happen here ... but the snark did impact probably my least favorite aspect of this book. THE EX! I hate when an "ex" shows up in my books ... just taints the whole relationship with ghosts (different ghosts!) that I don't particularly enjoy and it is usually very difficult to navigate out of those waters without making one or more of the MCs look bad IMO. But in this case we have a saintly EX who is patient and understanding beyond what is normally the case. It doesn't matter how badly treated or how often, the "saintly EX" still LOVES and FORGIVES and is endlessly PATIENT and UNDERSTANDING. Not really realistic and does not shine either MC is a particularly flattering light ...
I found myself skimming though major portions of this book just to get through it (not a good sign). But the book definitely crossed-a-line with a scene promoting unsafe sex
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a broken condomNot my favorite read of the year ... but that probably is part of it too. The last couple books that I read were excellent so the bar was set particularly high for this one ... and it is just not my cup of tea ...