Tag: cozy paranormal mystery

Haunting and Homicide review

Tari Hann

This is the first book in a new series by a cozy author we already know as Amber Camp who wrote some awesome horse mysteries. Haunting and Homicide is the first in the Ghost Tours Mysteries by Ava Burke, Amber Camp’s other pen name, and I really loved it! There’s an adorable dog, some friendly ghosts and tons of great action and suspense. Not to mention a really nice sense of family loyalty and togetherness. I was touch disappointed at the very ending, but maybe by the next book, things may be different, who knows!

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My Goodreads review:

Haunting and Homicide (A Ghost Tour Mystery #1)Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was the perfect paranormal cozy mystery with some awesome ghost characters. I loved Mamie and Albert’s ghosts who were always a big help and Mamie even got to help later on in the book in a bigger way. A new ghost on the block was a jerk at first but eventually came around and was nice.

That was one nail-biting showdown but with some good old ghostly help, Lou lived to investigate another day. I really enjoyed these characters a lot but gotta admit, I was disappointed in the very ending. Everything with the mystery being solved worked out great though.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Crooked Lane via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.

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A New Lease on Death review

Tari Hann

This is the first book in a brand new paranormal cozy by Olivia Blacke whose Record Shop series I’ve enjoyed. The new series is called Supernatural Mysteries and I look forward to lots more adventures with Ruby and Cordelia. Those two crack me up and make for one of the best ghost/human friendships I’ve read about so far. Can’t wait for the next book!

My Goodreads review:

A New Lease on Death (Supernatural Mysteries, #1)A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Oh my gosh, this was so much fun! A ghost woman who died at around forty years old and a human girl of twenty couldn’t’ve been more unlikely friends let alone sleuthing buddies, but Ruby and Cordelia made it work.

I loved these two characters and really got a kick outta Cordelia and some of her comments she made even though she knew Ruby couldn’t hear her. I enjoyed how the chapters took turns being first person told by one of the two main characters. It was easy to keep track of who was telling since the chapters were labeled either Ruby or Cordelia.

I absolutely can’t wait to read the next book because of how this one ended. No worries though, the current murder was wrapped up nice and neat but there’s always been a question in my mind and Ruby addressed that. We’ll have to see what happens next.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by St. Martin/Minotaur Books via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.

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