What's a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 1)
by Victoria Laurie
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Author: Victoria LaurieEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-04-03
ISBN: 0451220900
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Signet
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Book Review: Had to force myself to read
Summary: 2 Stars
Okay, I love to read books. Any genre I'll give it a try, and I really do enjoy reading 1st person POV mystery series, so I decided to give this book a try, despite what I heard about this author's behavior toward reviewers that gave less than 4 or 5 star reviews for her books.
This book was not good. I would have given this 1 star, but decided on 2 stars because the author isn't a bad writer, the main character M.J. was a decent character, and her bird Doc was cute with his sayings. But other than those few positives, this book was *boring*. Really boring.
I felt it needed something more to keep my interest, and the whole premise of a "ghost hunter" that can sense ghosts and help them cross to the other side could have been executed better. There was no suspense or tension or "what happens next" feeling I usually get when I read a mystery novel. Not even during the opening scene where M.J. helps clear a house of 2 ghosts, it didn't keep me interested enough to want to keep reading, even though I made myself keep reading.LOL.
Other annoyances I had, the potential love interest of M.J., Dr. Steven Sable a foreign doctor that asks for M.J.'s help in investigating his grandfather's death. First little annoyance, what kind of name is "Steven Sable"?! Mirroring his namesake, Steven is dark in coloring, so I don't know if that was intentional on the author's part, but naming the character "Sable" seemed hokey to me.
Another annoyance was Steven's habit of asking "How do you say this?" and bungling his English to the point that M.J. has to continually correct his words. This occurred throughout the *entire* book. I found this a distraction, and unrealistic to the character. Dr. Steven Sable is described as this very handsome man, intelligent, an excellent doctor with an educated background and good upbringing behind him. Steven would speak fine and very articulate for a few paragraphs, and then out of nowhere he needs to be corrected on his English by M.J. It was jarring and didn't fit with him as he's able to understand more difficult English words for paragraphs at a time, yet suddenly, here and there he doesn't know what a "housekeeper" is, or the difference between "preferably" and "peripherally"? I don't know what the reason was behind this character flaw in Steven, the only thing I can think of was to show some type of flaw in this otherwise "perfect" man that M.J. falls for.
If you are looking for a good mystery series, you'd best look elsewhere. For a light, fun read with mystery involved try the Angi Amalfi Mysteries by Joanne Pence, Hannah Swensen mysteries by Joanne Fluke, The Southern Vampire mysteries by Charlaine Harris, or The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. The last 2 are paranormal mystery series, but a more enjoyable read than this series.
Summary of What's a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 1)
M.J., her partner Gilley, and their client, the wealthy, de-lish Dr. Steven Sable, are at his family's lodge, where his grandfather allegedly jumped to his death from the roof-although Sable says it was foul play. But the patriarch's isn't the only ghost around. The place is lousy with souls, all with something to get off their ghoulish chests. Now M.J. will have to to quell the clamor-and listen for a voice with the answers...Ghosts Books
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