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A review by jugglingpup
The Ghost Downstairs by Molly Ringle
2.0
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I got an ARC of this book.
This book is strange, but not strange in that fun way. Instead strange in that way that is a bit off putting. First it is labeled as a YA book everywhere that I have been able to check, but it follows a nurse in her early 30’s. None of the characters are close to YA age. I can’t see the appeal for YA readers. It doesn’t really follow YA themes. I have no idea where YA came from. So that was the first thing that was off putting. If the nurse was fresh out of nursing school I could see that being a more accurate label.
The second strange thing is the description of the book. Usually descriptions leave something to the imagination, but this one worked like a movie trailer. I knew the plot and pretty much the ending down to the last few pages. There were no twists and turns. There was nothing to captivate my attention for long, but I was still reading. I wanted to read this story. It was one of those lazy Sunday afternoon reads where it is fun and good enough to hold your attention, but you will forget it the moment you put it down. There is no suspense or romantic tension. The big bad of the book was a jealous ghost, but it was never super clear what she was jealous of.
I’m not sure what else I can say. It wasn’t spooky. It wasn’t romantic. It just was what it was. If you are a horror fan, this will be disappointing. It you want a low heat romance with a small bit of angst, with tons of red flags (jealousy, stealing, stalking, etc) then this will fit for you. It took pretty much every aspect I dislike from romance and made it into a ghost romance.
So it wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t amazing. I would be curious in reading more by this author though.
I got an ARC of this book.
This book is strange, but not strange in that fun way. Instead strange in that way that is a bit off putting. First it is labeled as a YA book everywhere that I have been able to check, but it follows a nurse in her early 30’s. None of the characters are close to YA age. I can’t see the appeal for YA readers. It doesn’t really follow YA themes. I have no idea where YA came from. So that was the first thing that was off putting. If the nurse was fresh out of nursing school I could see that being a more accurate label.
The second strange thing is the description of the book. Usually descriptions leave something to the imagination, but this one worked like a movie trailer. I knew the plot and pretty much the ending down to the last few pages. There were no twists and turns. There was nothing to captivate my attention for long, but I was still reading. I wanted to read this story. It was one of those lazy Sunday afternoon reads where it is fun and good enough to hold your attention, but you will forget it the moment you put it down. There is no suspense or romantic tension. The big bad of the book was a jealous ghost, but it was never super clear what she was jealous of.
I’m not sure what else I can say. It wasn’t spooky. It wasn’t romantic. It just was what it was. If you are a horror fan, this will be disappointing. It you want a low heat romance with a small bit of angst, with tons of red flags (jealousy, stealing, stalking, etc) then this will fit for you. It took pretty much every aspect I dislike from romance and made it into a ghost romance.
So it wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t amazing. I would be curious in reading more by this author though.