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Haunted
288 pages
A snappy, supernatural romance where teenage angst meets high-stakes ghostly drama.
What it feels like
Reading this installment feels like catching up with a fiercely sarcastic best friend who just happens to fight ghosts between classes. The narrative moves at a brisk, highly entertaining clip, balancing the everyday frustrations of high school with the life-or-death stakes of the supernatural world. There is a delicious, swoony angst that permeates the atmosphere, driven by an impossible romance and a genuinely tense love triangle rooted in coercion and magical blackmail. The prose is effortlessly conversational, laced with sharp wit and early-2000s charm that keeps the mood energetic even when the emotional stakes are high. It is a perfect fit for readers who love their paranormal romance served with a heavy dose of snark, empowering character growth, and undeniable chemistry.
- Mood
- angsty
- energetic
- spooky-lite
- Tone
- snarky
- swoony
- conversational
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- impossible romance · supernatural burdens · toxic ultimatums · coming of age
- The writing
- The narrative is delivered in a snappy, highly conversational first-person voice dripping with teenage sarcasm and wit.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from feeling trapped by a manipulative ultimatum to reclaiming her agency and finally confronting her true romantic feelings.
- Who it's for
- Fans of early-2000s paranormal romance who crave a fiercely independent, butt-kicking heroine entangled in a high-stakes supernatural love triangle.
Content notes
- blackmail and coercion
- death and grief
- mild violence
About the book
Is it possible to be haunted by someone who isn't even dead?
Suze is used to trouble, but this time she's in deep: Ghostly Jesse has her heart, but Paul Slater, a real flesh-and-blood guy, is warm for her form. And mediator Paul knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good.
Paul claims he won't do anything to Jesse as long as Suze will go out with him. Fearing she'll lose Jesse forever, Suze agrees. But even if Suze can get Jesse to admit his true feelings for her, what kind of future can she have with a guy who's already dead?
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