5 out of 5 stars
Kindle Unlimited. 301 pages. Published November 14th 2019
Blurb:
Levi Black is at a crossroads. After suffering a loss and breaking up a long-term relationship, he’s looking for a change. When he receives the news he’s inherited a house in York, he seizes the opportunity to begin a new chapter in his life.
However, when he gets there, he finds a house that has never kept its occupants for very long. Either through death or disinclination, no one stays there, and after a few days of living in the place, Levi can understand why. Strange noises can be heard at all hours of the day and night, and disturbing and scary things begin to happen to him. He never believed in ghosts before, but when events take a sinister turn, he knows he must look for help. He finds it in the unlikely form of the blue-haired leader of a ghost tour.
Blue Billings is edgy, beautiful, and lost. Utterly lost. He conceals so many secrets that some days it’s a miracle he remembers his own name. He knows that he should ignore Levi because he threatens the tenuous grip Blue has on survival. But there’s something about the kind-eyed man that draws Blue to him. Something that demands he stay and fight for him when he would normally run in the opposite direction.
As the two men investigate the shocking truth behind Levi’s house, they also discover a deep connection that defies the short length of time they’ve known each other. But when events escalate and his life is on the line, Levi has to wonder if it was wise to trust the Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings.
Likes:
- Creepy house without being too scary.
- Hooked me.
- Loved the entire cast of characters.
- Epilogue made me happy.
- Difficult subjects handled well.
- The romance progressed naturally.
Dislikes:
- Blue didn’t make a great first impression.
- First person present tense gave me a bit of trouble at first.
- Some of the mystery behind the ghost was obvious.
I honestly wasn’t looking for a supernatural themed book when I stumbled on this one. It was literally the first book I came across that piqued my interest. And I’m so glad I picked it up, because I loved it.
Strangely enough, the book didn’t hook me right from page one. The beginning was interesting, but the real hook for me didn’t come until a bit later. I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but I realized I was deeply invested around the 12% area.
This book had the perfect amount of creepy ghosts without verging into scary territory. I don’t do scary. I was a little worried at first that things would get too scary or gory. There is some gore, but not a lot. And there are some tense/scary moments, but nothing that’s going to give me nightmares.
The haunting and romance were so finely interwoven that there was enough time to develop the relationship at a natural pace and to deal with the ghosts without anything feeling rushed. The book was wrapped up well. I smiled my way through the epilogue. It was definitely a HFN and I hope the next book in the series will be about Levi and Blue again. I would love to see more of them.
Levi and Blue were both great characters. Blue didn’t make the best first impression, but he quickly recovered. In fact, the entire cast of characters was great, especially Tom. I appreciated that the difficult subjects in Blue’s past were handled well, without judgement or condemnation.
I’m not used to seeing first person point of view combined with present tense narration. It gave me some issues at first, but I was quickly able to adjust. I appreciate that both Blue and Levi got POV chapters. It added depth to the story.
The mystery in the book was both obvious and a source of suspense. Even thought I guessed a lot of what was going on, the ending still managed to surprise me. I was a little disappointed when the book ended. I want more, and am eager for the next book in the series!
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