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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Two Bloggers One Series ~ Haunted (Harrison Investigations #1)

So I talked Barb into going back to a prequel series to Krewe of Hunters and well the first one was a bit rough...lol. Once you see what I thought head on over to Booker T's Farm and see what Barb thought.


Love is everywhere. . .

When does a gift become a curse?

Matt Stone doesn't believe in ghosts. But there are those who are convinced his home, a historic Virginia estate that dates back to the Revolutionary War, is haunted. Pressured to get at the truth about some strange happenings at Melody House, he agrees to let Harrison Investigations explore the house. But he isn't ready for beautiful, intriguing Darcy Tremayne.

As a paranormal investigator, Darcy has learned to believe in the unbelievable. And she's given Matt fair warning: sometimes people don't like the skeletons she finds. She never dreamed that the warning would apply to herself. For she's about to discover that Melody House holds much more than a simple mystery form the distant past. What it holds is a very real and lethal danger, one that will cast her into a struggle against the worlds of both the living and the dead.

So this one started out with a very sad prologue where we meet the female main character when she was in high school and an event that was very traumatic for her as something happened to her friend but because of that it gives her the ability to sense ghost and see them at times.

Then we go to present day where we meet Matt the male main character who comes from a legacy family and owns a place called Melody House and a lot of people think that it's haunted but he does not believe one little tiny bit in ghost. Then something happened with some guest and since he has been asked my Adam Harrison to let him come check out the house, he finally breaks down and does but still thinks it's a bunch of hogwash. Adam instead of getting money from Matt is actually paying him and Matt who is the sheriff with a large home could use the money. 

Enters Darcy who works for Adam Harrison and was not what Matt was expecting as he was expecting Adam (who was in London for at least half the book). Not only does Matt not believe in any  sort of paranormal things he right from the start is extremely rude to Darcy.

Darcy is staying in the Lee room as that is where the activity is suppose to happen and there are a few things that happen while in there, one scares her so much  she runs out of the room which of course prompts Matt to mock her for being scared of ghost since that is her job. Like I said a jerk! 

With most of this authors books there is always the paranormal aspects but there is also always a real live person doing some nasty things and that is where the mystery of the story takes off. At times Darcy thinks someone is in the room with her, she was pushed into a grave! 

We do get the ghostly help as we normally do though not as much as with Krewe of Hunters. I enjoyed the mystery aspects of this book but when it came to the romance between Matt and Darcy I didn't get it. He is a total jerk through the whole book that even if he comes to terms with her abilities he still doesn't believe anything and I almost wanted him to be the bad guy but I knew this was suppose to be a romance...lol.  

I did however love all the other characters, like Penny who runs Melody House, Clint who is Matt's cousin and some others from the town. 

So this to me was just an average book as I couldn't get behind the romance but liked the mystery. I also liked knowing more about Adam Harrison because he is the founder of the Krewe of Hunters. I am hoping the next book in this series is better. 

3.5 stars

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Week in Review #68

The Week in Review is where I combine Stacking the Shelves, The Sunday Post and It's Monday! What are you reading?  If you have never joined in on these meme's you can check them out by clicking on the meme and it will take you to the host blog.

This week was dreary and foggy and I felt trapped in a horror story. I need some SUN! Thankfully we will be getting some on Monday hopefully.

So I don't have a whole lot to mention. I did go down a movie rabbit hole, I found the old harlequin movies on Freevee, I loved watching them when I was younger and for the most part I could actually remember bits and pieces of it as I was watching them. My favorite was At the Midnight Hour. :)

Have a great week and happy reading!

Books I have added

  • The Mystery of the Locked Rooms - I love this authors middle grade horror so I am sure I will like her mystery.
  • The Earl's Cinderella Countess - Harlequin historical and that is pretty much all I know. :)
  • Undercover Colorado Conspiracy - Love Inspired Suspense, so an inspirational romantic suspense or more like the harlequin intrigue but Christian fiction.

Books read last week

  • End of Watch - It was okay and finishes out a Trilogy so there is that.:)
  • The Shuddering - It was okay, had weird creatures but unlikeable people.

Currently reading

  • The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels - Mystery told in emails and text, not gotten far.
  • The Wandering Hour - I haven't worked on this one so still at 39%.
  • Haunted - The main focus as I have 91 pages left and it is a buddy read!
  • A Body on the Doorstep - I didn't read much of it so only 57% into it.
I really need to get these all done before January is over as I have a lot of eyeball reading in February and only one on this list is an audiobook.

What might be up next

 Doubt I have any extra reading time but if so I will start on February's Retro Romances!

How was your week? What did you get?


Sunday, January 21, 2024

Week in Review #67

The Week in Review is where I combine Stacking the Shelves, The Sunday Post and It's Monday! What are you reading?  If you have never joined in on these meme's you can check them out by clicking on the meme and it will take you to the host blog.

I don't know about you all but I am so done with winter! This last week we had several days of super cold and our water froze and I am ready for spring. Besides complaining about the weather I don't really have much to say...lol.

Have a great week and happy reading!

Books I have added

 Nothing!

Books read last week

I didn't make a post last week so these books are a combination of two weeks.
  • Suburban Hell - This was a decent horror book that reminded me of Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires and mix it with My Best Friends Exorcism.
  • Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse - Second book in the Cleopatra Fox series and better than book one.
  • A Trace of Poison - Second book in the Phydilla Bright series and I enjoyed it.
  • Second Duke's the Charm - This was a lot of fun.
  • Death with a Dark Red Rose - Last book in the Writer's Apprentice series. Glad to get a series finished.
  • A Peculiar Combination - First book in the Electra McDonald series and it was good.
  • How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire - This was okay but not sure if I will continue the series. I am doing a kindle cleanout challenge so trying some of my kindle books that have been hanging out on there for a long time...lol.
  • Hidden Current - This was an okay first book in a series.
  • The Seafarer's Secret - I thought this mystery was decent but sort of easy to figure out the killer.

Currently reading

  • The Moonstone - Okay this book is about to beat me as it really isn't that interesting...lol.
  • A Body of the Doorstep - This one is just okay, it's the first book in a series and I don't think the storyline is good for a first book. I am 44% into it.
  • Bloodfire - One of my kindle books and it's an urban fantasy and okay. 27% into it.
  • End of Watch - Last book in the Bill Hodges Trilogy and so far it's okay but only 18% into it.
  • Haunted - My Print book that I am working on and I am 164 pages of 370.
  • Doomsday Archives - eARC that I am working on and so far it's interesting.

What might be up next

 Not sure.

How was your week? What did you get?


Sunday, January 7, 2024

Week in Review #66


The Week in Review is where I combine Stacking the Shelves, The Sunday Post and It's Monday! What are you reading?  If you have never joined in on these meme's you can check them out by clicking on the meme and it will take you to the host blog.

I can't believe we are already one week into January 2024! Hope everyone has had a great start to the new year. My year is starting out decent, nothing much happening. 

 It's starting to get cold and I am not ready. You northerners keep that cold and snow up your way! :) 

Have a great week and happy reading!

Books I have added

 Nothing!

Books read last week

  • Mother-Daughter Murder Night - This ended up being better than I thought it would.
  • Hidden - My first Fern Michaels book and I enjoyed it.
  • Small Town Monsters - So I went into this blind thinking it was about monsters but it was about possession and a YA horror, it was wasn't bad I just wanted monsters...lol.

Currently reading

  • The Seafarer's Secret - I am liking this one but just not concentrating on my ebooks. I am 46% into this one. It's pretty much just a straight up mystery.
  • Hidden Currents - I am part of a kindle/kobo cleanout challenge on Youtube and this is one of my picks for that. I just started it but so far it's not bad.
  • Haunted - Part of my read my own physical books personal challenge and buddy reading this with Barb. So far it's okay but only three chapters in.
  • A Body on the Doorstep - I didn't make any progress on this one.

What might be up next

  • Second Duke's the Charm - I really want to read this one and I have started it but it's on hold so putting it back on the might be up next.
  • Moonstone - I am buddy reading this one with a few friends.

How was your week? What did you get?

Two Bloggers One Series ~ Fractured by Karin Slaughter

So it has taken us a while to circle back to Will Trent as we both were not huge fans of book one. We figured we would give this one a try t...