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katiya's review
4.0
Debilitating headaches aside, Suri "Surly" Mudge has built a tolerable life for herself on the Oregon coast. Her teahouse/bookshop manages to run in the black and she's part of the community despite her public image of curmudgeon. But when a body washes up beside her cottage and a ghost begins visiting her, Suri has her hands full. Will Suri's latent talents be enough to solve the mysterious goings-on in her town?
I wanted to like this story more than I did. Indeed, my rating is more along the line of 3.5 stars rounded up. My problem with the main character's personality led me to feel surly, myself. I rather empathised with the townspeople who were not her fans. The minute hints at past troubles were vague and acted as an irritant instead of an enticing building of the character. It was only in the concluding chapter that I began to feel for Suri and, even then, I still wasn't hooked. I did, however, like the premise. On the basis of the plot alone, I will try another book in this series, sometime.
I wanted to like this story more than I did. Indeed, my rating is more along the line of 3.5 stars rounded up. My problem with the main character's personality led me to feel surly, myself. I rather empathised with the townspeople who were not her fans. The minute hints at past troubles were vague and acted as an irritant instead of an enticing building of the character. It was only in the concluding chapter that I began to feel for Suri and, even then, I still wasn't hooked. I did, however, like the premise. On the basis of the plot alone, I will try another book in this series, sometime.
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