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A review by diannamorganti
Wraith by Phaedra Weldon
3.0
Okay, take the paranormal mystery/romance formula:
(1.) Quirky, likable 20-something girl who sees herself as just average with unique abilities (astral travel in this case)
(2.) Something strange piques her curiosity, and against logic and advice decides to go digging on her own (in this case, I quote "oogy" feeling about a building)
(3.) when she gets in over her head (witnesses a murder in said "oogy" building), her friends/family come in and help "as long as she stays put"
(4.) repeat 2 and 3 ad nauseum until mystery is almost unraveled
(5.) (anytime during number 4) Enter handsome man who knows nothing of the supernatural, inciting the libido of heroine (In this case, cop who is investigating murder, and get this, his partner just got shot... oh goodness...)
(6.) (also anytime during number 4) Enter supernatural man who may or may not be evil, also inciting same libido (there's a couple of these, one of which she indulges with)
(7.) mix up 5 and 6
(8.) Big event endangering everyone (including normal handsome man) where the maybe-evil supernatural man saves heroine
(9.) Repeat 3
(10.) Heroine begins asking herself if she's becoming evil because of what she did (both sexual and supernatural) with said supernatural man prior to and during the big event.
(Ending) Cliffhanger, but no one important dies of course. This is a "cozy" paranormal mystery/romance
This book follows the formula to a 'T'. It reads like it was written by that quirky girl you know with a fun imagination, but terrible vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
Think: "If I'd of had a weapon..." and "I wonder who Jack is and why his mom married a dude with the last name Shit...". Every page has 2-3 of these type of eye-rolling sentences.
Ugh. Alright, I'll admit, the parts that made it a bad book (of the 'jack shit' kind, not grammar mistakes) also made it fun to read. I enjoyed it, and despite my better judgment, I plan to read the rest of the series. It's only one short novella and one more book, so it's not a huge waste of time (unlike the stupid 31-part IN DEATH series - Damn you JD Robb!!!).
(1.) Quirky, likable 20-something girl who sees herself as just average with unique abilities (astral travel in this case)
(2.) Something strange piques her curiosity, and against logic and advice decides to go digging on her own (in this case, I quote "oogy" feeling about a building)
(3.) when she gets in over her head (witnesses a murder in said "oogy" building), her friends/family come in and help "as long as she stays put"
(4.) repeat 2 and 3 ad nauseum until mystery is almost unraveled
(5.) (anytime during number 4) Enter handsome man who knows nothing of the supernatural, inciting the libido of heroine (In this case, cop who is investigating murder, and get this, his partner just got shot... oh goodness...)
(6.) (also anytime during number 4) Enter supernatural man who may or may not be evil, also inciting same libido (there's a couple of these, one of which she indulges with)
(7.) mix up 5 and 6
(8.) Big event endangering everyone (including normal handsome man) where the maybe-evil supernatural man saves heroine
(9.) Repeat 3
(10.) Heroine begins asking herself if she's becoming evil because of what she did (both sexual and supernatural) with said supernatural man prior to and during the big event.
(Ending) Cliffhanger, but no one important dies of course. This is a "cozy" paranormal mystery/romance
This book follows the formula to a 'T'. It reads like it was written by that quirky girl you know with a fun imagination, but terrible vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
Think: "If I'd of had a weapon..." and "I wonder who Jack is and why his mom married a dude with the last name Shit...". Every page has 2-3 of these type of eye-rolling sentences.
Ugh. Alright, I'll admit, the parts that made it a bad book (of the 'jack shit' kind, not grammar mistakes) also made it fun to read. I enjoyed it, and despite my better judgment, I plan to read the rest of the series. It's only one short novella and one more book, so it's not a huge waste of time (unlike the stupid 31-part IN DEATH series - Damn you JD Robb!!!).