Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 5) Review

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Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 5) Review...to downgrade this book. I really love Laurie's books, and this one was still enjoyable. But in working overtime to convey the menace of the phantom, all her characters seem to have completely taken leave of their usually acute intelligences. It's hard to describe this without major plot spoilers -- what I CAN say is that in a "paranormal mystery," you still have to use standard investigative techniques, and you have to use them thoroughly and consistently. There are such big holes in this aspect of the plot that I'm surprised the book doesn't fall into a vortex and devour itself.
The other problem is Gilley. Some reviewers are complaining about gay stereotyping. To me, the problem is more that he is being portrayed as completely unhinged. Any ONE of his neuroses could be used for character development. OK, maybe not screaming in panic because of TALKING ANIMALS ON TV???!! Best ditch that one altogether. As it now stands, though, he has no character EXCEPT for neuroses AND he no longer shows any charming or redeeming characteristics. Even worse, M.J. is starting to sound like a 5-year-old herself whenever she deals with him. Earlier in the series, I thought Laurie might have been inspired by Dill (in To Kill A Mockingbird -- that character having been inspired by Truman Capote). Gilley, however, has become not a person at all, but a collection of diagnostic indicators.
In terms of writing skill, these are actually fairly minor fixes that I think Laurie has more than enough talent to make -- and I hope she will. When she's plotting tightly and writing well, she's an absolute joy to read.Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, No. 5) Overview

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What's a Ghoul to Do? (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 1) Review

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What's a Ghoul to Do (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 1) ReviewI was really excited to read this book because I love the Psychic Eye Mysteries Victoria Laurie also writes. I'm not a picky reader, but I'm sorry, this didn't quite do it for me and I ended up very disappointed.
I was hoping they'd be different from the P. E. Mysteries, but still have similar elements of style. Even though I like romance, this book was supposed to be a mystery, hence A Ghost Hunter Mystery on the cover, but the mystery is thrown in around the rather awkwardly written romance between M. J. and Steven. I did think the first chapter was good because I thought M. J. would be different than Abby and more antisocial and a bit cranky (at least that's what I got from the first chapter), but then she ended up giggling throughout the whole book (seriously). What I like about the P. E. Mysteries are that they are fresh, fun, well written, and the characters are (for the most part) believable. Not to mention, I got extremely tired of reading Steven's choppy English ('what do you say...?', 'Yes, that too', etc.), which made the dialogue even choppier and flatter than it already was, not to mention irritating as all get out. I don't know why V. L. couldn't have made him more fluent in English, especially since he was so well educated, it would only have been a small tweak in the plot. But I've noticed Ms. Laurie has a bit of a redundancy problem in her books, even if I do love Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye, which has the 'liar, liar, pants on fire' repetition, where when someone lies, Abby's 'inborn lie detector' goes off with that chant.
Overall, the dialogue was choppy, the plot and mystery were subpar, the characters were clichés and unbelievable (Doc was a nice addition though), and the whole book badly needed editing. I would not recommend this, although I'm sure many (as seen in the numerous four and five star ratings) would like this as it's not completely horrible; it's just not very fresh even if the subject is interesting. I haven't quite made up my mind if I'll pick up the next in the series.What's a Ghoul to Do (Ghost Hunter Mysteries, Book 1) Overview

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