Review: Ghosts of Kingston Cottage
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2013
As a short ghost story, I really liked Ghosts of Kingston Cottage. As a romance? Not so much. This novella follows Arabella and her paranormal investigative team as they head over to the haunted Kingston Cottage. No one has ever been allowed to investigate this house or the small island it resides on until the owners decided to sell and need the ghosts gone before doing so. Being the best team around, Arabella's is put on the job, but they're also accompanied by a skeptic, much to Arabella's annoyance. Lucas is a reporter who prides himself on exposing frauds in this field. He's not exactly suspicious of those who claim to commune with the dead, he just wants solid proof that they're actually doing what they say. He certainly gets more proof than he anticipated when they meet Katie, the ghost who frantically searches the island for her lost wedding ring, and her husband Seamus who's waiting for her to join him.I enjoyed watching the investigators at work. It's not something I've read much about before, so it was fun seeing all of their equipment and techniques. Katie also had an interesting back story and reason for her haunting. She's so caught up in her lost ring that she doesn't even realize that so much time has passed and she's essentially stuck in the past. Her strong emotions have also blocked her from her husband who can only wander the docks in hopes that she'll finally come to him. Katie and her team do everything in their power to help Katie find her ring and to move on with the love of life. I was much more invested in Katie and Seamus than I was in Arabella and Lucas. The main romance in Ghosts of Kingston Cottage wasn't well developed and was just tacked on as the final chapter. They do share some kisses at the cottage while a storm rages, but that's it. I wish there had been more, since I do find storms quite romantic.*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.