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alayna017's review against another edition
3.0
Very good vacation read! It was entertaining and fast-paced. I’m enjoying the combo of paranormal, police procedural, and romance. I love the way the paranormal is used, but it doesn’t get in the way of actually solving the cases. There’s still some believability to how the team finds the killer/villain.
The glimpse into one team member to tell his/her backstory is nice, so you’re not overwhelmed by all the stories at once.
This is a series I’ll continue to read, only 30 more to go!
The glimpse into one team member to tell his/her backstory is nice, so you’re not overwhelmed by all the stories at once.
This is a series I’ll continue to read, only 30 more to go!
amalgamawesome's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
bikes_books_yarn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
cmorris109's review
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cjgwilliams's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay. I've read several of Heather Graham's books and I'm always slightly disappointed. The premises are usually really cool sounding but ultimately, whenever I read one, I feel like something is missing.
I was expecting a ghost story but this is really more of a mundane murder mystery. It is only a ghost story in the several of the characters see and interact with ghosts. I really wanted something a little more spine tingling. Also, I found the romance mundane. I wasn't super involved with any of the characters so I wasn't invested in their romances.
It wasn't horrible but I just wanted a bit more.
I was expecting a ghost story but this is really more of a mundane murder mystery. It is only a ghost story in the several of the characters see and interact with ghosts. I really wanted something a little more spine tingling. Also, I found the romance mundane. I wasn't super involved with any of the characters so I wasn't invested in their romances.
It wasn't horrible but I just wanted a bit more.
rowdyroo762's review against another edition
5.0
First, I totally disagree with previous reviews of this book. If you are a true reader then the complaints about the background of the reenactment and history of the plantation is not justified. Really, so addicted to action movies that you can't enjoy a fabulous historical description about the characters who will be throughout the book and the rich southern history that have a direct relation to the story and the murder. It was only 2 chapters for goodness sake. I also totally disagree with the complaints that Jake was not the same as in book one. First, in book one, you got a picture of who he was by others observation of him. In this book, we were able to hear his inner thoughts and personal dilemmas and worries.
Finally, this is a book that keeps its secrets until the very end. Excellent mystery and historical education, as well as how some southerners feel about the past. A very good read. I am enjoying the Krewe of Hunters series.
Finally, this is a book that keeps its secrets until the very end. Excellent mystery and historical education, as well as how some southerners feel about the past. A very good read. I am enjoying the Krewe of Hunters series.
fawkes_phoenix83's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly don’t know how I feel about this book. It’s an intriguing storyline, but there were several parts that were just nonsense. I liked that the ghosts were involved more in this book than they were in Phantom Evil. The ending was so rushed it left me more irritated than anything.
Ashley runs a plantation that does civil war re-enactments and one of the actors gets murdered. She starts seeing ghosts of her ancestors. The ghost of Marshall Donegal is some sort of comedian, he tells her he’s a powerful ghost who can protect her, but when she needs to be saved his great and powerful ghost sword goes right through her kidnapper. Surprise, surprise. So much for his protection.
When she goes missing Jake starts barking commands (I thought Jackson was the unit leader??????).
Unable to fight her attacker, Ashley gets placed in a tomb, but while Jake and the killer are fighting she’s able to push the cement slab off the tomb and “rise” (that’s literally how Heather Graham describes it in the book.) She can’t fight the attacker to save her life, but she has the strength to move a cement slab. Okay. Jake stops fighting the killer to try to help her out and you guessed it he gets hit from behind. Grandpa saves them by shooting the killer and Ashley says, “you go, Grampa!” And then she collapsed in Jake’s arms. And that’s how the book ends. Probably the corniest ending to any book I’ve ever read.
Ashley runs a plantation that does civil war re-enactments and one of the actors gets murdered. She starts seeing ghosts of her ancestors. The ghost of Marshall Donegal is some sort of comedian, he tells her he’s a powerful ghost who can protect her, but when she needs to be saved his great and powerful ghost sword goes right through her kidnapper. Surprise, surprise. So much for his protection.
When she goes missing Jake starts barking commands (I thought Jackson was the unit leader??????).
Unable to fight her attacker, Ashley gets placed in a tomb, but while Jake and the killer are fighting she’s able to push the cement slab off the tomb and “rise” (that’s literally how Heather Graham describes it in the book.) She can’t fight the attacker to save her life, but she has the strength to move a cement slab. Okay. Jake stops fighting the killer to try to help her out and you guessed it he gets hit from behind. Grandpa saves them by shooting the killer and Ashley says, “you go, Grampa!” And then she collapsed in Jake’s arms. And that’s how the book ends. Probably the corniest ending to any book I’ve ever read.
kristinisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read. Not a good as the first, but obviously, Graham, a romance writer, is planning to pair off all the main characters (the members of the Krewe). Then, I’m curious where she goes. Didn’t love the heroine. The plantation setting and reenactment feel a little out of place in 2022.
kel_pru's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars for the Interesting mystery, but I found the romance to be a bit weak. With all the historical context given (in a fabulous way), it seems as if the build up to the romance was an afterthought.