Isobel at first came off as one-dimensional but having the flashbacks about what lead up to her death helped give her some vulnerability. This is kind of like a reverse Romeo and Juliet story as the guy is already dead. There's a dance scene that is so powerful but bittersweet with the longing ending in a kiss. The times that is on the page were my favorites. I just wanted more of the passion and chemistry between Chloe and Alexander. Yes, it's edgier and does have a very charming 1850s English guy who would sweep any girl off her feet. What I had issues with had to be with how similar this story was to Cabot's series. There's also a creepy hired help with her own secret that ties in with the house a cute British guy and a pair of paranormal investigators. There's some great dialogue here too! More than a few exchanges with Alexander(him asking Chloe what's a G spot while perusing a Cosmo magazine) are too hilarious. She reminded me of a British La Llorona-weeping lady-only more deadly and sinister on her attempts to get rid of Chloe which she sees as a threat. Because how can anything become of a mortal and ghost being together? There are a number of scenes that show the bitter sweetness of their relationship. She's intrigued and then falls for his charm. He's the guilt ridden ghost that is stuck at Grange Hall. I liked the chemistry between Chloe and Alexander. Alexander Reade has been dead more than 150 years and carries a painful secret that involves a beautiful ghost that has done damage in the past. Chloe not only can see them but actually talk and touch them. Problem is some ghosts have stayed on the grounds. We see that the dead can create havoc and problems.Īfter her mother's funeral, Chloe's English grandmother takes her Grange Hall, an English home which she's refurbished back to it's glory days of the mid 1800s. Then her mother dies and that block between worlds fades. I loved how Chloe starts off with saying how she'd always seen the dead but it was her mother that taught her that they don't have any power over her. Here though, Adornetto adds a little more suspense, intensity with the two main characters(omg on that dream scene!). Both of these books have the haunted house, handsome dead guy, reluctant girl with the ability to not only see but communicate with the dead. Add a hot ghost and an otherworldly romance? I'm so there! GHOST HOUSE is a little edgier than THE MEDIATOR series by Meg Cabot, another paranormal novel with a similar premise. What worked: I'm a huge fan of the paranormal. A beautiful ghost that is able to cause havoc.
An English house with one very hot guy who just happens to be dead.
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