Happy Medium

De: Sarah Adler

Narrado por: Mara Wilson

Duración: 11 h y 38 m

Resumen del Editor

"The perfect alchemy of romance, humor and quirky originality."—Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year and The Good Part

"A sincere and sincerely funny romance."—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

A clever con woman must convince a skeptical, sexy farmer of his property's resident real-life ghost if she's to save them all from a fate worse than death, in this delightful new novel from the author of Mrs. Nash's Ashes.

Fake spirit medium Gretchen Acorn is happy to help when her best (read: wealthiest) client hires her to investigate the unexplained phenomena preventing the sale of her bridge partner’s struggling goat farm. Gretchen may be a fraud, but she'd like to think she’s a beneficent one. So if "cleansing" the property will help a nice old man finally retire and put some much-needed cash in her pockets at the same time, who's she to say no?

Of course, it turns out said bridge partner isn't the kindly AARP member Gretchen imagined—Charlie Waybill is young, hot as hell, and extremely unconvinced that Gretchen can communicate with the dead. (Which, fair.) Except, to her surprise, Gretchen finds herself face-to-face with Everett: the very real, very chatty ghost that’s been wreaking havoc during every open house. And he wants her to help ensure Charlie avoids the same family curse that's had Everett haunting Gilded Creek since the 1920s.

Now, Gretchen has one month to convince Charlie he can’t sell the property. Unfortunately, hard work and honesty seem to be the way to win over the stubborn farmer—not exactly Gretchen's strengths. But trust isn’t the only thing growing between them, and the risk of losing Charlie to the spirit realm looms over Gretchen almost as annoyingly as Everett himself. To save the goat farm, its friendly phantom, and the man she's beginning to love, Gretchen will need to pull off the greatest con of her life: being fully, genuinely herself.

“Sarah Adler nails the ultimate rom-com alchemy.”—Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and Meet Me at the Lake

©2024 Sarah Adler (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Hilarious! This is exactly the kind of rom com I love to read—the perfect alchemy of romance, humor and quirky originality. Gretchen is now one of my favorite heroines. This book is going to be huge."—Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year and The Good Part

"Happy Medium is a sincere and sincerely funny romance populated by a higher-than-average number of goats and ghosts. I stayed up late to finish it, and fell asleep smiling."—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

"Ridiculously charming and irresistible. Come for the tenderhearted scam-artist "medium" who can actually see ghosts, and the broody, gorgeous farmer who begins as a mark and slowly becomes the love Gretchen Acorn never knew she needed—and stay for the roguishly charming Prohibition-era ghost with a weakness for modern TV (and baby goats!). Seriously, this delightful slow-burn romance has it all. Sizzling chemistry, phenomenal banter, a voice that's both hilarious and vulnerable, and a plot to die for."—Lana Harper, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of In Charm's Way

Ghost meets goat farm!

Mrs. Nash’s Ashes wasn’t a fluke: Sarah Adler can write! This book was smart and thoughtful, interesting and funny, touching and romantic. Everett was a hoot, and the Ghost meets goat farm premise was unique and fun. Narrator was terrific too.

A bit slow

Really enjoyed MNA - the characters felt well developed and the road trip added plot momentum. Was happy to give HM a shot despite the premise seeming a bit of a stretch. The paranormal relationship in HM had the better chemistry/banter than the human relationship, which was distracting, and the plot dragged in parts. The audio performance was good!

Fun cute read

I loved this book. It had such hallmark vibes but with a paranormal trust! The narrator was also amazing.

Needing to be on a goat farm asap

It was cute, it was romantic, it was sad, and everything in between. Don’t ask me why a book about a haunted goat farm was one of my favorite reads of the year, but it was. The character development is pretty slay for a romance book, and I found myself genuinely enjoying every one of the characters mentioned and hoping for the best outcome for each one of them. Also, there was little to no miscommunication with the main characters, so that immediately makes it top notch for me. 10/10, would recommend.

Boring, cyclical

Nothing really happens and it is kindof boring. The story behind the story is more interesting than the book itself.