Carrow Haunt

This was a fine, fluffy read. (Well, fluffy by my standards - so plenty of murder and horror, just not very deep or artistic writing.)There were some good spooky set pieces, but ultimately I found Coates undermined any true horror or creepiness by making everything thoroughly explained and understood - more like Buffy or Supernatural (though lacking the snarky humor) than [b:The Woman in Black 37034 The Woman in Black Susan Hill https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327869942s/37034.jpg 2127172], [b:Dark Matter 8350864 Dark Matter Michelle Paver https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504563569s/8350864.jpg 13203928], or [b:Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1556093 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary M.R. James https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344670655s/1556093.jpg 823071]. Early on, we have ghost experts infodumping the different types of ghosts, their abilities, and what to do about them. I prefer my hauntings more mysterious and unnerving.The ending is improbable (and retroactively lowers the stakes bigtime), and the romance is pretty half-baked, but still this was a serviceable diversion. Some of the characters are memorable and fun, and there were enough twists & turns to keep it intriguing. Good airplane read!