Haunting Miss Trentwood

I absolutely loved this! Belinda does a fabulous job of crafting phenomenal characters that leave you laughing so hard you look like a crazy person waiting in the carpool lane. I adored every moment waiting for Alex and Mary to get together.☺️ She even managed to pull off a tiny love triangle in a way that didn't make me want to throw my phone - no small feat. I'll be honest, Mary's father coming out of the grave at the beginning had me worried I'd stumbled into a scary ghost story, but he ended up being hilarious and one of my favorite characters. The book was absolutely NOT scary, which I appreciated because I'm not hear for that. I'm here for exactly what Belinda delivered: a cozy, sweet romance with hilarious characters using their morbid sense of humor to maintain sanity in the craziness of their world. 100% would recommend this book! I can't wait for the next one to hit Play Books so I can read how Jasper manages to man up enough to deserve a happily ever after for himself.

So cool and so different. This book was very different, very unique and I enjoyed the author’s writing style. It has a rather dry humor with a touch of suspense and danger within this fantasy. I liked the characters but I did second guess the heroine and that whole Jasper thing. The ending was super interesting I loved it. If you are looking for something ordinary this is not the book for you but if you want to live on the edge pick this one up. I did receive a free copy of this book from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.

Whimsical Gothic || I read A LOT, so it’s rare when I see a book—especially a fiction book--that is truly something different. This is one of those rare unique books, and though I’ve finished it, I haven’t quite decided whether or not I like it. The book feels a bit uneven to me, going between a very British tongue-in-cheek humor and a somewhat macabre Gothic feel. The dialogue felt a little stilted at times, like the author was trying a little too hard, perhaps. Good characterization, though.