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Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

funny lighthearted 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

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places is a romance and paranormal story about Lucky Hart, an aspiring researcher with ESP, who signs on as a caretaker for the haunted Hennessee House. While dealing with the spooky shenanigans of the house, she falls in love with Maverick Phillips. 
I loved this book. It was a perfect combination of the paranormal and romance genres. The story arcs for each genre were separate, but also managed to intertwine in a balanced way. The haunted house aspect was intriguing and not super creepy. The romance had so much chemistry and I was rooting for Lucky and Maverick through the whole book. 
Claire Kann writes the best child characters. Rebel is sassy and mischievous and I could’ve used way more of her in the story. The entire cast is diverse: Black characters, a queer and asexual main character (and queer side characters), and plenty of mental health representation. 
The one issue I had with the book was that some of the conversations got very confusing. There were times where the characters talked in circles until I lost track of what they were even talking about. I could tell that Kann knew what was happening, but it didn’t translate to the page. 
If you don’t like horror, Love in All the Haunted Places is a great book with a haunted house that isn’t scary. It focuses mainly on the emotions of the characters, and fear is a minimal part of that. 

CW: emotional abuse (trauma), aphobia, mental illness, isolation, sexual flirting (nothing sexual happens on or off page), mentions of death (ghosts of dead relatives appear)
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