Where the Haunting Takes a Turn

Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was pretty good. 3.5 feels closer to how I experienced it. Mostly fun enough and clever enough to read a little each day, though I didn't connect with it emotionally as much as other readers did.

It's a brisk read with some likable characters, and I was especially curious about the mystery of it--how could this Ghost of Christmas Past character be so drawn to and connected to this modern woman? What was in his past or hers that made this haunting go down a path so different from the ghost in the Dickens version? They have some kind of fate thing going on, and their trips first to her past and then to his seem to be teasing something big, something cool, and I was very curious.

There is an answer of sorts, but it was a little underbaked. How the afterlife/haunting-for-a-purpose thing works is not really sorted out. It's mostly skipped over, taking us to the ending. We got the resolution I wanted--this is a romance, after all, and a happily-ever-after is required--but I would have liked there to be a little better explanation for why it worked. Why did this couple get a chance that (seemingly) no other couple have ever enjoyed?

It's quite a sexy book, and I can see that being a plus for some readers, maybe even the main draw, and probably a deal-breaker for others; for me it was--fine. It was fine. Not remarkably different from the fantasies and science fiction novels and historical mysteries that are my usual fare. A touch more explicit, though, if I'm honest. I'm curious what level of spiciness more experienced readers of romance would consider this...

Overall--a pleasant enough read with agreeable characters and nice resolution.

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