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Ghost Hunter Mystery #10
A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder
Medium M. J. Holliday battles demons in the tenth Ghost Hunter Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of No Ghouls Allowed .
M.J., Heath, and Gilley, are back home in Boston, where their new film is sure to be a monster hit! To promote the film, the studio is sponsoring a special exhibit of supernatural artifacts at a local museum. Unfortunately, Gilley—whose mind is engaged with wedding plans—gets talked into donating to the exhibit the very dagger that keeps the dangerous ghost Oruç and his pet demon locked down in the lower realms. Before M.J. can recover the bewitched blade, there’s a murder and a heist at the museum, and the dagger is stolen.
Now Oruç is coming for M.J. and her crew, and he's bringing with him some fiendish friends from M.J.’s haunted past. She, Gilley, and Heath are certain to be in for a devil of a time. M.J. may even need to recruit a certain skeptical Boston detective to help stop the paranormal party crashers from turning Gilley’s wedding bells to funeral knells. . . .
M.J., Heath, and Gilley, are back home in Boston, where their new film is sure to be a monster hit! To promote the film, the studio is sponsoring a special exhibit of supernatural artifacts at a local museum. Unfortunately, Gilley—whose mind is engaged with wedding plans—gets talked into donating to the exhibit the very dagger that keeps the dangerous ghost Oruç and his pet demon locked down in the lower realms. Before M.J. can recover the bewitched blade, there’s a murder and a heist at the museum, and the dagger is stolen.
Now Oruç is coming for M.J. and her crew, and he's bringing with him some fiendish friends from M.J.’s haunted past. She, Gilley, and Heath are certain to be in for a devil of a time. M.J. may even need to recruit a certain skeptical Boston detective to help stop the paranormal party crashers from turning Gilley’s wedding bells to funeral knells. . . .
332 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 5, 2016
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About the author
Victoria Laurie
46 books3,174 followersVictoria Laurie is the New York Times bestselling author of 32 books and counting. Over the past 16 years Victoria has created several series and a few stand-alone novels. Her mystery series include: The Psychic Eye Mysteries, The Life Coach Mysteries, and The Ghost Hunter Mysteries. She's also the author of two YA books, When and Forever Again, as well as a middle-grade series called The Oracles of Delphi Keep.
Currently, Victoria is working on the 17th book in both the Psychic Eye Mysteries and the 3rd book in the Life Coach Mysteries, along with also working to produce a brand NEW series called Spellbound set for release winter/spring 2020.
Victoria loves to connect with her fans, and you can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Victo...
Currently, Victoria is working on the 17th book in both the Psychic Eye Mysteries and the 3rd book in the Life Coach Mysteries, along with also working to produce a brand NEW series called Spellbound set for release winter/spring 2020.
Victoria loves to connect with her fans, and you can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Victo...
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August 5, 2019
I FINALLY got around to finishing the last book in this series! I’ve had it since it came out but just didn’t want to say goodbye! I’ve had a blast with this awesome ghost hunting crew!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
January 13, 2016
This is so bittersweet. I've loved starting out each year with the release of a new book in this series. MJ is one of my favorite characters, and I'm really going to miss her. Who else will go running into a haunted building, large metal spike in hand, and start kicking some ghost/demon ass? She was my ghost hunter Buffy. And Gilley, he drove me crazy sometimes with his antics and tendency to make a bad situation worse, but I still love the guy. He made me laugh and cheer in this one. Heath, Teeko, Doc... so many great characters over the years. I'm so sad this series had to end, but what an ending. <3
February 7, 2016
I have to say I am bummed that this is the last one of this series. Ever since I stumbled across one in the library not realizing it was a series I have been hooked. I have devoured each book and each book has left me excited for the
Next one. I understand the author had a number she wanted to stop at and that a series can't go on forever. I at least hope she comes
Up with something else to fill the hole of this series! I will miss MJ, Heath and Gilley! This book was great. I especially like the way they ended it with them heading into retirement etc. This series has been so fun!
Next one. I understand the author had a number she wanted to stop at and that a series can't go on forever. I at least hope she comes
Up with something else to fill the hole of this series! I will miss MJ, Heath and Gilley! This book was great. I especially like the way they ended it with them heading into retirement etc. This series has been so fun!
December 21, 2015
Author Victoria Laurie finishes her Ghost Hunter series with thrilling action!
Fans of this series are in for a bittersweet time when reading A GHOUL’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, This last book in the long running Ghost Hunter series is the best of the bunch. Author Laurie has given fans her all with this one.
A killer plot that will draw you in instantly, just keeps getting better with every wonderfully written chapter. And it all leads up to an exciting conclusion, and a fond farewell to characters M. J., Gilley, and Heath.
If you followed this series, you don’t want to miss out on this one.
Victoria Laurie is also author of the Psychic Eye mystery series. You’ll find an excerpt from book one, ABBY COOPER, PSYCHIC EYE at the back of the book.
Fans of this series are in for a bittersweet time when reading A GHOUL’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, This last book in the long running Ghost Hunter series is the best of the bunch. Author Laurie has given fans her all with this one.
A killer plot that will draw you in instantly, just keeps getting better with every wonderfully written chapter. And it all leads up to an exciting conclusion, and a fond farewell to characters M. J., Gilley, and Heath.
If you followed this series, you don’t want to miss out on this one.
Victoria Laurie is also author of the Psychic Eye mystery series. You’ll find an excerpt from book one, ABBY COOPER, PSYCHIC EYE at the back of the book.
September 7, 2021
Just like that, another Ghostbust completed by MJ Holiday! Although this is the last book in the series, it's not the last Ghost Hunter mystery I'll be reading! Now I have to busy myself trying to track down the harder to find books in the series! The 10th installment in the series however was no disappointment and although I know I have some more spooks to discover with MJ, it was still so sad to read that last chapter! As always this book was so much fun to read and sometimes really makes me wish I was a paranormal investigator too...Maybe! Although I did find that the climax ended a bit too suddenly for about 240 pages of build up, it was still a great ending with a lot of action jammed into those few pages. I will always highly recommend this series to anyone, who like me loves all things to do with ghosts both good and bad. These books aren't masterpieces and I would never claim they were, BUT they are so much fun! To me they kind of feel like a warm hug on a cold day and trust me once you start one of these books, you won't be able to put it down!
July 29, 2016
This was amazing! Bittersweet.....Great book!
September 6, 2019
3.75 stars rounded up
A good closure of the series. We have several spooks from previous books coming back -- thanks to the jealous ex-competitors whom M.J. and Heath met in San Francisco -- and the team fighting them. At the same time, we have updates on M.J. and Heath -- they got married! M.J. is pregnant! They're moving to Santa Fe!
We also get a glimpse of Gil having new best friend in Catherine Cooper-Masters, and they will be starring in the upcoming book Coached to Death
A good closure of the series. We have several spooks from previous books coming back -- thanks to the jealous ex-competitors whom M.J. and Heath met in San Francisco -- and the team fighting them. At the same time, we have updates on M.J. and Heath -- they got married! M.J. is pregnant! They're moving to Santa Fe!
We also get a glimpse of Gil having new best friend in Catherine Cooper-Masters, and they will be starring in the upcoming book Coached to Death
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2021
Knowing that this was the last book in the series raised my expectations. That's no spoiler either since Victoria Laurie said her thanks and good-byes as the book began.
The ghoul busters became wildly popular during the thirteen episodes of Ghoul Getters. So much so that they filmed a movie. The opening night was almost upon them, and a museum very near their homes was holding an exhibit of various artifacts and curios new and old. Who you ask?
The Ghoul Getters consisted of M.J. Holliday, Heath Whitefeather, and Gilley Gillespie. They met a few years back when M.J. and Heath appeared on a pilot show about haunted possessions. Little did they know that the worst spook they came across making that show and his unfriendly demon would end up housed via a portable portal to the lower realms in a dagger sealed with the magnetized material the Ghoul Getters favored to catch spooks.
While each of the three were paid well for the movie, Gil got less since he was a bit less active in the ghoul chasing. Therefore, when a so-called producer from the show called and asked Gilley if he could put the dagger on display at the museum, Gilley said yes for more money to be paid to him only. He protected the dagger with magnets all over that museum. What Gilley didn't know was that something was seriously wrong with the magnets, equipment, and special clothing used while ghoul hunting. The spook and demon housed in the dagger got out and began terrorizing people at the exhibit at the museum. While they had the portal open, many other spooks sealed in the lower realms by M.J. or Heath also got out and began attacking as well.
It was at this point of the book that I think better reference could have been made tying these ghouls to the "episodes" or books in which they had appeared. Even a list of demons and the books they'd been in would have helped when the name dropping began. I have read all nine books up until now, some twice, and I still don't know who the ghoul was that they kept referring to in connection with Gilley. The others I remembered. Any newcomer to the series at book three and beyond lost a part of the references in this tenth book.
Victoria Laurie did try to compensate for this by connecting us to earlier episodes, but since the book titles differed from any description of its ghouls, there was no way to go back to a specific book to review what happened. I finally went back to all nine and read their descriptions to get my mind straight on who was who. I even read this book twice!
A new character was unbelieving in ghouls at first. She even shot at one, hitting a Ghoul Getter instead. She went for her gun often since she was an outstanding officer on the Boston Police Department. She was a true believer by book's end and could possibly be groomed to start a new series.
Otherwise Gilley, Heath, and M.J. have ended their ghoul-busting careers. They will be missed. Hopefully their friend Abby Cooper will drop a message or update on them from time to time.
The ghoul busters became wildly popular during the thirteen episodes of Ghoul Getters. So much so that they filmed a movie. The opening night was almost upon them, and a museum very near their homes was holding an exhibit of various artifacts and curios new and old. Who you ask?
The Ghoul Getters consisted of M.J. Holliday, Heath Whitefeather, and Gilley Gillespie. They met a few years back when M.J. and Heath appeared on a pilot show about haunted possessions. Little did they know that the worst spook they came across making that show and his unfriendly demon would end up housed via a portable portal to the lower realms in a dagger sealed with the magnetized material the Ghoul Getters favored to catch spooks.
While each of the three were paid well for the movie, Gil got less since he was a bit less active in the ghoul chasing. Therefore, when a so-called producer from the show called and asked Gilley if he could put the dagger on display at the museum, Gilley said yes for more money to be paid to him only. He protected the dagger with magnets all over that museum. What Gilley didn't know was that something was seriously wrong with the magnets, equipment, and special clothing used while ghoul hunting. The spook and demon housed in the dagger got out and began terrorizing people at the exhibit at the museum. While they had the portal open, many other spooks sealed in the lower realms by M.J. or Heath also got out and began attacking as well.
It was at this point of the book that I think better reference could have been made tying these ghouls to the "episodes" or books in which they had appeared. Even a list of demons and the books they'd been in would have helped when the name dropping began. I have read all nine books up until now, some twice, and I still don't know who the ghoul was that they kept referring to in connection with Gilley. The others I remembered. Any newcomer to the series at book three and beyond lost a part of the references in this tenth book.
Victoria Laurie did try to compensate for this by connecting us to earlier episodes, but since the book titles differed from any description of its ghouls, there was no way to go back to a specific book to review what happened. I finally went back to all nine and read their descriptions to get my mind straight on who was who. I even read this book twice!
A new character was unbelieving in ghouls at first. She even shot at one, hitting a Ghoul Getter instead. She went for her gun often since she was an outstanding officer on the Boston Police Department. She was a true believer by book's end and could possibly be groomed to start a new series.
Otherwise Gilley, Heath, and M.J. have ended their ghoul-busting careers. They will be missed. Hopefully their friend Abby Cooper will drop a message or update on them from time to time.
March 26, 2016
4.5 Stars
Sexual Content: None
Language (Profanity/Slang) Content: None/Mild
Violent Content: Moderate/Intense
I’m kind of at a loss of how to put my thoughts into words on this review so it might be nothing but a jumbled bunch of words, though I hope not…
This is a bittersweet end to a gripping series. Laurie wraps everything up nicely amidst the escalating horrors of M.J., Heath, and Gilley's final bust.
Horrors could be an understatement. Demons and spooks from past busts are brought through an extremely powerful portal via an artifact Gilley loaned to a museum in Boston. It’s one of the most bizarre and scary busts they’ve encountered.
It takes a one-on-one with a powerful spook for Detective Chris Olivera to come around to their claims of the danger that’s about to be unleashed unless they take action. Like, NOW.
Not too much time passed before I began to like Olivera and her willingness to help while putting her career on the line. Revisiting Ayden MacDonald was a pleasant surprise as well. You’ll remember him from their San Francisco “adventure.”
What more can I say that I haven’t said in past reviews about M.J., Heath, and Gilley and their terrifying busts? They've felt like friends to me. I’ve loved being a part of their travels and terrors, from afar, of course.
This has been an intense, thrilling, and spine-chilling series with much romance, and lots of humor peppered throughout. I’m sad to say good-bye, but I’m anxious to see what Laurie has on tap for her readers next. She promises we’ll love it!
-- CONNIE
March 28, 2021
I wanted to review all the books at once, since they are a series. Overall, I would give the series 3.5 stars.
These books are easy, fun, quick reads. They are formulaic, and the characters are predictable. I think that this is what makes these great comfort reads - I know and understand the characters, I know how it is going to turn out in the end, and so I can enjoy how the story plays out. There were a few books towards the middle where, while I really enjoyed the book overall, I wanted to slap Gilly. He became very obnoxious for awhile. Then there was the "buddy" thing, but again, that calmed down again. I felt that Laurie summed up this series well, and gave fitting conclusions to her characters' stories.
These books are easy, fun, quick reads. They are formulaic, and the characters are predictable. I think that this is what makes these great comfort reads - I know and understand the characters, I know how it is going to turn out in the end, and so I can enjoy how the story plays out. There were a few books towards the middle where, while I really enjoyed the book overall, I wanted to slap Gilly. He became very obnoxious for awhile. Then there was the "buddy" thing, but again, that calmed down again. I felt that Laurie summed up this series well, and gave fitting conclusions to her characters' stories.
January 13, 2016
A great ending to one of my favorite mystery series. If you haven't read other M.J. Holliday Ghost Hunter mysteries, I don't recommend starting with this one, because the mystery itself isn't the strongest part of the book -- the best part is watching the characters we've gotten to know and love over the course of the series come full circle. I anticipated that I'd be disappointed that the series was ending, but the resolution is perfect, so I can't complain. This is a lovely send-off, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that M.J., Heath, and Gilley might make a guest appearance one of Victoria Laurie's future Abby Cooper books.
January 6, 2016
The only bad thing I can say about this book, is that it is the end of the series. That said, Victoria Laurie, has closed this amazing series with a spellbinding page turner. I had every intention of reading this slowly and enjoying this last installment, but as true to the fashion that is Victoria Laurie writing it grabbed me quickly and refused to let me leave until I had reached the last word. WOW, just WOW!
My second all time favorite series, (sorry Victoria but all things Lord of the Rings still wins.)
Thank you so much for sharing this "baby" with us. A truly delightful ride.
My second all time favorite series, (sorry Victoria but all things Lord of the Rings still wins.)
Thank you so much for sharing this "baby" with us. A truly delightful ride.
May 27, 2017
M.J. fresh from vacation is happier then ever, until she gets back to Boston and finds Gilly loaned out a dangerous relic which holds not only a serial killer ghost but a demon too.
Review at Cozy Girl Reads
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January 7, 2016
Fitting end to a great series. I actually teared up a few times while reading this. This is one of my favorite series and I am sad to see the end. Though I think it ends in a good, satisfying place. All the ghost busting hijinks are here, along with some familiar faces. The end wouldn't be the end without them. I enjoyed it immensely.
January 27, 2016
let me start by saying that I am.happy that an author wraps up a series when it's time as opposed to dragging on.
with this being said the book seemed more like a synopsis of the series than a finale. glad mj and gil are moving on in their lives...would.have liked more abbey interaction but still an easy read ...and at points.make sure you read in the daylight
with this being said the book seemed more like a synopsis of the series than a finale. glad mj and gil are moving on in their lives...would.have liked more abbey interaction but still an easy read ...and at points.make sure you read in the daylight
January 5, 2016
I'm so sad that the series is now over! It's one of the few cozy series that I actually like ... This was a good read, but I felt it left some threads hanging that needed to be tied up in nice neat bows...
February 2, 2016
I've read every one of these in the series, and loved all of them. I'm sad this is the last because it feels like I'm losing some friends! I'm happy that it's ending on a strong note though instead of dragging on into mediocrity which so many long running series do.
March 7, 2017
This is a great series, and I'm sad to see it end. But, wow, what an ending that was. I honestly could not put the book down (partly because I figured I would not be able to sleep - it was a bit freaky). It is a definite must-read, and tied everything up wonderfully.
January 12, 2019
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve been with M.J., Heath, and Gilley for 10 years! Bittersweet to finish the series. I loved the characters in this book and I like how Victoria Laurie brought it all back full circle. Time to find another fun and brainless series to keep me company!
January 18, 2016
Good ending to a great paranormal series!!
April 1, 2016
I'm going to miss this series SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 20, 2017
Decent finale for the series, wrapped up all the loose ends without being too cheesy.
May 10, 2025
The official ending originally - although the author does come back with a sequel years later. This was a good send-off to the characters going their separate ways, and Gilly's spin-off series, which I have not read yet. I like Gill, although I could have strangled him a few times in this book - and I like Cat - but I'm assuming their new series is not paranormal, which is hard to picture. Either way, will try it sometime. Many old ghosts come back in this one, we get some returning brief character scenes also which was cool, and the Boston detective plays a major role and is around most of the time - which I found delightful. She's fun. Some creepiness here but sometimes the situations with the monsters felt a little disjointed, but it ties together in the end and the culprit is another nod to the earlier series.
June 29, 2017
Outside of a few new personal changes in the character's lives, this book felt like a re-run or an overview of all the previous books. Think daytime soap operas...you can leave for years only to return and still know what is going on! Having all the nasty spooks from the prior books return together felt like a cheap way to get a new book out. I enjoy the author and the series but this was a huge disappointment.
May 30, 2023
Oops! I think I saw the 1 in the number 10, and thought it was the first in the series. Anyhow, I did enjoy the cast of characters. In one of Ms. Laurie's other series, I just listened to a book with some of the characters from here. I couldn't tell if it took place before or after this book, but it really doesn't matter. It was fun to see characters from another series. Kind of like guest appearances on TV shows or movies.
June 8, 2020
This seems to be both the book with the most action of the series but the way it ends seems to end the series.... Good thing she still writes the Psychic Eye series!
March 20, 2025
The last one in the series. I'm sad, I loved this series. Good book to end on though! If you've read them all you'll appreciate the throw back and references to past books.
November 21, 2025
Interesting premise, to reunite the gang and the addition to the good guys, but without a new spook with its own interesting back story, it was missing a little something.
May 31, 2017
It’s always a bittersweet feeling when you go into a book knowing it’s the last one of its series. I’ve been a longtime fan of Victoria Laurie! She was the first author I read in the genre I would dub as Paranormal Mystery or Cozy Paranormal Mystery, because they are Cozy Mysteries! The Ghost Hunter Mystery series became a fast favorite, because GHOSTS!! And mystery of course! A Ghoul’s Guide to Love and Murder is the final mystery of M.J., Gilley, and Heath and I am sad to see them go!
Things have been busy for M.J. First she and Heath just got back from an epic vacation only to find the crazy chaos that was waiting for them. Gilley had lent a very powerful dagger to a museum that was showcasing all the Ghoul Getters gear for the upcoming movie premiere that tells of their harrowing journey battling the Grim Widow. Since this is the very powerful dagger that acted as a gateway to letting in a super creepy ghost and his pet demon, M.J. has always kept it locked away but when she hears that Gilley lent it out all willy nilly, she is determined to get it back before the ghost or its demon break free. And that, naturally, is when the dagger is stolen!
I’ve had a deep love for this series ever since I started it wayyy back at the beginning. I remember always saving these mysteries for a day off because I was always able to devour them in one day. Sadly, that hasn’t happened in a while what with working full time now, but I still enjoy them all the same! This final one was absolutely amazing! It was like a throwback read and reunion all tied in one! Not only do we see some familiar faces, or hear them, we also get a few familiar ghouls popping back up as well! It was the ultimate kind of reunion! The one you never wanted to attend either!
I still cannot believe that this is the end of M.J.’s adventures! It’s been such a blast! All the times I’ve shared with her, Heath, and especially Gilley! It’s been a whirlwind of fun! As always, Gilley is there to make me laugh, but his character did surprise me a few time in this one. You can really see the characters heading off in their own directions to get towards their happy ending. But since M.J. does coexist in the same universe as Abby, I will always holdout for more appearances from her in that realm. Especially with all the things that were happening just as this story wrapped up. The mystery was solved and everything was grand, naturally, but there were still personal dealings that I really wanted to see happen, such as Gilley’s wedding! I mean, come on! The guy had it all planned out and I would’ve loved to seen it in an epilogue!
Back to the mystery element of the story, I thought it was done impeccably well, like all Victoria’s mysteries have been! We have just the right amount of creepy and dangerous combined. And that always makes for an excellent read in my book! Especially when we have Gilley overreacting with fear, because, seriously, this is creepy happenings. I totally don’t blame the guy, some of the time at least! The gathering of ghosts were super creepy, especially that widow. She was seriously freaky! And to basically have the baddest of the bad teaming together to wreak revenge on M.J. and her crew, you know things are going to be intense. And naturally, along with M.J., I totally didn’t pin our bad guy down at all!
I wasn’t without a few tears as well as I read this last adventure. There were moments where you knew we were seeing the prelude to goodbye. It was heart-wrenching to say the least because I am terrible at goodbyes. My only issue was truly with when we exited the group. Things had just wrapped up, and we had all these surprises popping up during the book that I would’ve liked to seen come into fruition but sadly we end things just as the mystery was wrapped up. And since the book is now a year old, I fear that even a short story is out of the question that will show these lingering happenings coming into fruition. Though I am very behind in Abby’s series, so perhaps if I get caught up with her I might be able to learn what happened through a phone call, or maybe a surprise visit! One can always hope since these two series coexist in the same world!
If you have yet to read any of Victoria’s mysteries I would highly recommend them! They are just amazing! They both are the perfect blend of mystery and paranormal and of course there’s still the added humor and sporadic bout of romance! Neither one of these is a series to be missed because they each are amazing and of course, GREAT reads!
Overall Rating 4.75/5 stars—just a wee bit off the top because I REALLY wanted to see a few of those unmentionable things happen but they were apparently too far off in the future. But like I said, I still hold out on hope of possibly seeing or hearing about it later on in Abby’s series!
Things have been busy for M.J. First she and Heath just got back from an epic vacation only to find the crazy chaos that was waiting for them. Gilley had lent a very powerful dagger to a museum that was showcasing all the Ghoul Getters gear for the upcoming movie premiere that tells of their harrowing journey battling the Grim Widow. Since this is the very powerful dagger that acted as a gateway to letting in a super creepy ghost and his pet demon, M.J. has always kept it locked away but when she hears that Gilley lent it out all willy nilly, she is determined to get it back before the ghost or its demon break free. And that, naturally, is when the dagger is stolen!
I’ve had a deep love for this series ever since I started it wayyy back at the beginning. I remember always saving these mysteries for a day off because I was always able to devour them in one day. Sadly, that hasn’t happened in a while what with working full time now, but I still enjoy them all the same! This final one was absolutely amazing! It was like a throwback read and reunion all tied in one! Not only do we see some familiar faces, or hear them, we also get a few familiar ghouls popping back up as well! It was the ultimate kind of reunion! The one you never wanted to attend either!
I still cannot believe that this is the end of M.J.’s adventures! It’s been such a blast! All the times I’ve shared with her, Heath, and especially Gilley! It’s been a whirlwind of fun! As always, Gilley is there to make me laugh, but his character did surprise me a few time in this one. You can really see the characters heading off in their own directions to get towards their happy ending. But since M.J. does coexist in the same universe as Abby, I will always holdout for more appearances from her in that realm. Especially with all the things that were happening just as this story wrapped up. The mystery was solved and everything was grand, naturally, but there were still personal dealings that I really wanted to see happen, such as Gilley’s wedding! I mean, come on! The guy had it all planned out and I would’ve loved to seen it in an epilogue!
Back to the mystery element of the story, I thought it was done impeccably well, like all Victoria’s mysteries have been! We have just the right amount of creepy and dangerous combined. And that always makes for an excellent read in my book! Especially when we have Gilley overreacting with fear, because, seriously, this is creepy happenings. I totally don’t blame the guy, some of the time at least! The gathering of ghosts were super creepy, especially that widow. She was seriously freaky! And to basically have the baddest of the bad teaming together to wreak revenge on M.J. and her crew, you know things are going to be intense. And naturally, along with M.J., I totally didn’t pin our bad guy down at all!
I wasn’t without a few tears as well as I read this last adventure. There were moments where you knew we were seeing the prelude to goodbye. It was heart-wrenching to say the least because I am terrible at goodbyes. My only issue was truly with when we exited the group. Things had just wrapped up, and we had all these surprises popping up during the book that I would’ve liked to seen come into fruition but sadly we end things just as the mystery was wrapped up. And since the book is now a year old, I fear that even a short story is out of the question that will show these lingering happenings coming into fruition. Though I am very behind in Abby’s series, so perhaps if I get caught up with her I might be able to learn what happened through a phone call, or maybe a surprise visit! One can always hope since these two series coexist in the same world!
If you have yet to read any of Victoria’s mysteries I would highly recommend them! They are just amazing! They both are the perfect blend of mystery and paranormal and of course there’s still the added humor and sporadic bout of romance! Neither one of these is a series to be missed because they each are amazing and of course, GREAT reads!
Overall Rating 4.75/5 stars—just a wee bit off the top because I REALLY wanted to see a few of those unmentionable things happen but they were apparently too far off in the future. But like I said, I still hold out on hope of possibly seeing or hearing about it later on in Abby’s series!
August 7, 2017
Well technically this book and the series are well written. So they get four stars for that. But the main characters are so annoying I can't in good conscience give it five.
MJ is her usual perfect self. Beautiful, intelligent, brave, fit. No imperfections here - much like Abby Cooper (another Mary Sue with her own series). And she spends the whole book bragging about her perfect s/o (see below). I mean the Whole Book.
Heath is a perfect specimen of Native American manliness. Long black hair with that perfect streak of white brought on by not age, but his experience in ghost busting. Muscles. Gorgeous. Every woman stops and admires him. He's also smart, brave, and he's got that romanticized Native American heritage! Just the perfect package. (Ugh)
Gilley is the stereotypical GBF (Gay Best Friend). And I hate what he's turned into for this series. He's whiney, scared of ghosts (so being in the ghost busting profession he provides loads of laughs at his expense), a drama queen, addicted to sweets, and kind of dumb (despite the narrater trying to tell the reader otherwise with his tech skills, he makes dumb, selfish choices - like the one that lands them in hot water in this book). Oh, and because he's gay that now means he likes to cross dress.
So. Otherwise the story is entertaining. I love the ghost busting aspect of the series. The constant feeling that the author is trying to defend herself and her claims to be psychic get a little old (worse in the Abby Cooper stories), but I at least can suspend reality and enjoy the plot.
It appears this is the last book in the series - though I'm not sure. It certainly read like it is.
MJ is her usual perfect self. Beautiful, intelligent, brave, fit. No imperfections here - much like Abby Cooper (another Mary Sue with her own series). And she spends the whole book bragging about her perfect s/o (see below). I mean the Whole Book.
Heath is a perfect specimen of Native American manliness. Long black hair with that perfect streak of white brought on by not age, but his experience in ghost busting. Muscles. Gorgeous. Every woman stops and admires him. He's also smart, brave, and he's got that romanticized Native American heritage! Just the perfect package. (Ugh)
Gilley is the stereotypical GBF (Gay Best Friend). And I hate what he's turned into for this series. He's whiney, scared of ghosts (so being in the ghost busting profession he provides loads of laughs at his expense), a drama queen, addicted to sweets, and kind of dumb (despite the narrater trying to tell the reader otherwise with his tech skills, he makes dumb, selfish choices - like the one that lands them in hot water in this book). Oh, and because he's gay that now means he likes to cross dress.
So. Otherwise the story is entertaining. I love the ghost busting aspect of the series. The constant feeling that the author is trying to defend herself and her claims to be psychic get a little old (worse in the Abby Cooper stories), but I at least can suspend reality and enjoy the plot.
It appears this is the last book in the series - though I'm not sure. It certainly read like it is.
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