Devi Nair
📚 Read as a book 📃 368 pages ⏱ Read time: ~5 hours 🏷️ Publisher: Berkley Genre: Paranormal cozy mystery
The setup hooked me fast: Alyssa’s quiet life shattered by grief gets flipped upside down with a 40th birthday tarot session gone gloriously supernatural. Best friends who refuse to let her wallow? Check. Ghosts crashing the party with attitude? Double check. The early chapters sparkle with humor, warm friendships, and that delicious slow-burn tension with skeptical-but-sexy neighbor Nick. Trading barbs with opinionated spirits while unraveling family secrets felt fresh and fun. It was pure paranormal cozy mystery comfort with real emotional depth about healing after loss.
Around the 60% mark, though, things slowed down. The pacing sagged under a few repetitive ghostly reveals, and I found myself flipping pages wishing for the snappy humor of the beginning. Thankfully, the ending course-corrected. The mystery wrapped up with warmth and a wink. However, I might not continue with this series. It was good enough to make me finish the book, but not so much that I want to continue.
Would I Recommend It? Yes… with a small caveat. If you love paranormal cozy mysteries with strong friendship dynamics, ghosts with attitude, and a slow-burn romantic thread, this is worth your time.
Raise your glass (and your tarot cards) Would you let a psychic reading change your life, or would you nope out the minute a ghost shows up? Tell me in the comments!
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
📚 Read as a book 📃 368 pages ⏱ Read time: ~5 hours 🏷️ Publisher: Berkley Genre: Paranormal cozy mystery
The setup hooked me fast: Alyssa’s quiet life shattered by grief gets flipped upside down with a 40th birthday tarot session gone gloriously supernatural. Best friends who refuse to let her wallow? Check. Ghosts crashing the party with attitude? Double check. The early chapters sparkle with humor, warm friendships, and that delicious slow-burn tension with skeptical-but-sexy neighbor Nick. Trading barbs with opinionated spirits while unraveling family secrets felt fresh and fun. It was pure paranormal cozy mystery comfort with real emotional depth about healing after loss.
Around the 60% mark, though, things slowed down. The pacing sagged under a few repetitive ghostly reveals, and I found myself flipping pages wishing for the snappy humor of the beginning. Thankfully, the ending course-corrected. The mystery wrapped up with warmth and a wink. However, I might not continue with this series. It was good enough to make me finish the book, but not so much that I want to continue.
Would I Recommend It? Yes… with a small caveat. If you love paranormal cozy mysteries with strong friendship dynamics, ghosts with attitude, and a slow-burn romantic thread, this is worth your time.
Raise your glass (and your tarot cards) Would you let a psychic reading change your life, or would you nope out the minute a ghost shows up? Tell me in the comments!
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.