Review: Ghostly Midlife Crisis
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Life in Mudbug has been calm these last few weeks, and Helena Henry is bored. Considering that the ghost creates mayhem even when she's focused and intent on a task, this is a rather alarming development for hotel owner Mildred and her friends Maryse and Jadyn. From causing a brawl on main street to reenacting the horsehead scene from the 'Godfather' - Helena's up to untold amounts of mischief. And that's before she starts losing control of her powers in a sort of ghostly midlife (afterlife?) crisis.Add a missing fisherman, suspicious activities in the surrounding bayous and you have a rollicking good adventure and a great read.I love Jana Deleon's sense of humor. She always manages to make me laugh. Helena's antics are amusing as usual and her wardrobe choices, well, let's call them outlandish. I might never get the mental pictures out of my head.The mystery is interesting and complex, but it wasn't too hard to figure out what was going on with the missing man and his boat. I was able to guess the general outline of the mystery pretty early on. This didn't bother me too much - the suspense was still going pretty strong, with danger lurking in every corner of the swamp.If you've read and liked the previous books in the series, then you'll probably like this book, too. It has the expected mixture of humor, romance, and adventure. All in all, it's a great read that I can recommend to anyone.The book can be read as a standalone, but I recommend starting at the beginning of the series. That way, it's much easier to keep the characters and the backstory straight.