jg34 's review for:

If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens

adventurous dark

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Well I am not a horror girlie and this book did not change my mind on the genre. Because of that I don’t feel fair rating it as that is probably the biggest part I did not enjoy. I found the horror part to be really boring actually, despite there being a few intense action scenes. I think that is a me thing though

As for the romance part, a genre for which I am an experienced fan, I found that lacking as well. First off, the two start as enemies/rivals after Penelope literally screams at Neil at an author panel. So cringey and unrealistic in my opinion. I don’t like when people have this really intense animosity right off the bat and bicker like children. I no just don’t see interactions like that happening in real life. Then there of course is a sort of slow build to lovers as there always is. Some of the build up was good but I wasn’t convinced about them as a couple by the end. The spice was odd too (literally bang while being actively haunted by ghosts….. ok then)

I did enjoy the Native American rep and learning a bit about their customs and traditions. For that reason I may be tempted to read from this author again. 

Anyway I thought this would just be a cute short Halloweeny read, which I guess it achieved its goal in that regard, but I was not a fan.