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An Enchanting Case of Spirits
An Enchanting Case of Spirits | Melissa Holtz
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When a fortieth birthday celebration leads to a ghostly visitor, four friends find themselves navigating surprising mysteries and spiritual hijinks, in this clever debut from Melissa Holtz. Alyssa Mann isnt adventurous, not since her husband died and she found herself the single mom of a teenage daughter. But theres no way to avoid celebrating the big 4-0, so when her best friends drag her out for drinks and a tarot reading, she throws caution to the wind and decides to see what the spirits have to say. Its all fun and games, until she wakes up the next morning with a wicked hangoverand a ghost perched on the edge of her bed. Sheer panic sends her running to get help from Nick West, the (very attractive) detective who lives next door. When he finds no one inside, Alyssa has to accept that she really did see a ghost. As the dearly departed keep appearing, Alyssa and her friends do their best to learn how to control her newfound power. Trading insults with ghosts, tracking down family heirlooms, and getting closer to the skeptical but helpful Nick is more fun than Alyssa imagined. But when looking into one ghosts past reveals unexpectedand unwelcomefacts about Alyssas late husbands death, she discovers she just may be in over her head.
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this book more than I did. The MC just turned 40 and she was obnoxious. If it didn‘t tell me that, I wouldn‘t have guessed. She is also grieving the loss of her husband after 2 years. She goes to a medium and something happens and now she can see ghosts. It took her way too long to figure out how to handle it.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #trappedinaspookyhouse #bookspinbingo #spookoween #31by31

TheSpineView Well done! 2mo
PuddleJumper 👏 👏 2mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 2mo
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Emilymdxn
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I'm super sorry for the delay posting your #trappedinaspookyhouse pics @laughterhp! Here are the five books that you'll be trapped in a spooooooky house with this October

@puddlejumper

Laughterhp Thank you!! 😊 3mo
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DGRachel
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Pickpick

I‘m still salty about the Death card, but this was a decent mystery novel with a supernatural twist. I thought it would be lighter, but it is just this side of serious to be a Hallmark Mystery Cozy. Still, it‘s a nice change from gory, high-stakes thrillers, and I really liked the characters. It also sets up nicely for a series or at least a sequel.

DGRachel Also, this is my #doublespin for May. I actually finished one! @TheAromaofBooks 7mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 7mo
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DGRachel
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For the love of Spirit, Death is not a horror movie card. 🤦🏻‍♀️ If I wasn‘t so curious about where this book is going, I‘d quit right now. As it is, I may have to walk away for a minute or two.
#TarotReaderTantrum

Sace That has to be a universal tarot pet peeve. I‘ve read several books about tarot (I can‘t read them, but the subject fascinates me). The misunderstanding of the Death card seems to be a common theme. 7mo
DGRachel @Sace It is a very misunderstood card and the imagery on the Rider Waite Smith deck (the skeletal Death on a pale horse) makes it a favorite for horror movies/books. It also makes the people I know, who are familiar with Tarot, want to scream. I have a book on Tarot where the author writes “Death means change. Death. Means. Change” and has a small tantrum about it. 😆 7mo
Sace I‘m pretty sure I read that book because when I saw your post I thought “Death means change” 😂 Was it Kitchen Table Tarot? 7mo
DGRachel @Sace Yes! 7mo
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