Review: I wanted to like it
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2012
I really, really wanted to like this book.  I am a huge fan of paranormal romance and was excited upon reading the summary.  The beginning starts off well introducing both Ashley (heroine) and Christian (hero) and setting them amidst a ghostly atmoshphere (hah!) in an old, worn down pub.  I thought the two had immediate chemistry--always a good thing.---SPOILER ALERT----What turned me off about this book (among other things) is the heroine's constant incredulity.  I mean, she can see ghosts for gods sake, one would think the idea of angels, demons, vamps, witches, and werewolves wouldn't come as much of a shock to her. But, alas, she is constantly surprised and even more willing to deny the existance of everything around her.  Annoying.The other thing that drove me absolutely nuts was the author's insistance on keeping Ashley in the dark about EVERYTHING--what she was (a seer apparantly?), who her dad was, where her dad was, what was lurking in her basement, what Christian was, where her ghosts were going...the list goes on.  And even more maddening was the fact that Ashley never pressed the issue--it was like she was fine with being completely oblivious.I understand the appeal of mystery, but don't whack your reader over the head with it constantly. It literally took the whole book for Ashley to figure out what was going on, where the problem could have easily been solved had she TALKED to someone, forced Christian to speak up.  Unfortunately, this ticked me off to the point where the whole book became frustrating to read.The one redeeming part was the character Devon...I really liked him and I believe his story will be told next? I have decided to read a bit of that and *hopefully there isn't the same ignorant/oblivious heroine.