Summary:
Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on.
Fox D'Mora is a medium, and though he is also most definitely a shameless fraud, he isn't entirely without his uses - seeing as he's actually the godson of Death.
When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with the ghost infestation, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few mindfulness practicing creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover that the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn't nearly as distinct as they thought.
My Thoughts:
After getting the hang of the consistently-switching narrative chapters, this book was a lot of fun. Viola is trying to do her job and sell a house, but Tom, the ghost haunting it, is sabotaging possible owners because he doesn't want anyone else owning his house. She turns to Fox for help, but when he reluctantly visits the house, he runs into an old flame. Piecing together the events of his past, they learn of a dangerous game immortals play once they find out Death has disappeared. To get him back, Fox will have to play to win - even though he is mortal - and find a deep connection between events of their pasts.
While I did enjoy the book, the chapter-jumping is still weird to me. It's probably the only issue I had, but it's so prevalent and off-putting. Though some of the chapters (namely the ones that time-jumped) had labels of who they were centered on, a large chunk did not, which kept throwing me off at the beginning. I did get used to it, but it's extremely frustrating to read a chapter and not know who is narrating or where/when the part is taking place. That being said, I really loved the characters and their interconnected stories. I just wish the organization was done better.
My Rating: 3 stars
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