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A review by kayedacus
Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper
4.0
Story: 4.25 stars
Narrator: 4.5 stars
What a fun story! I'd love to see someone like Joss Whedon or Eric Kripke make this into a movie. It was both snarky and (slightly) creepy at the same time, just like what those two create.
I'm not the world's greatest at solving mysteries (which is why I rarely read them), but even I'd figured out the "twist" at the end of this romantic ghost story. But that's okay, because it was fun watching the characters figure it out.
Harper did a great job developing the characters, too. It seems like she started with the typical two-dimensional stereotype characters (the rich frat boy; the nerdy tech billionaire; the emotionally abused shrinking violet; the hates-all-rich-people, up-by-her-bootstraps sassy girl; and the hippy-dippy bohemian) and then built from there--and then made all of them sympathetic, relatable, and three-dimensional.
I really enjoyed the author's humor, evident throughout the prose---and even the chapter titles had me grinning or outright laughing.
I look forward to reading more books by this new-to-me author!
Narrator: 4.5 stars
What a fun story! I'd love to see someone like Joss Whedon or Eric Kripke make this into a movie. It was both snarky and (slightly) creepy at the same time, just like what those two create.
I'm not the world's greatest at solving mysteries (which is why I rarely read them), but even I'd figured out the "twist" at the end of this romantic ghost story. But that's okay, because it was fun watching the characters figure it out.
Harper did a great job developing the characters, too. It seems like she started with the typical two-dimensional stereotype characters (the rich frat boy; the nerdy tech billionaire; the emotionally abused shrinking violet; the hates-all-rich-people, up-by-her-bootstraps sassy girl; and the hippy-dippy bohemian) and then built from there--and then made all of them sympathetic, relatable, and three-dimensional.
I really enjoyed the author's humor, evident throughout the prose---and even the chapter titles had me grinning or outright laughing.
I look forward to reading more books by this new-to-me author!