Ghostly Awakening

Ghostly, Book 1

By: E.M. Leya

Narrated by: Greg D. Barnett

As assistant medical examiner, Lance is used to seeing strange things, but when he suddenly starts seeing ghosts, he worries he's losing his mind.

Angus grew up around the strange. With his mother able to see and speak to ghosts, he's grown up knowing there are things most people can't see or understand. When he accidentally catches Lance arguing with a ghost, he knows he has to step in before the man thinks he's going crazy.

As Lance adjusts to his new ability, he also realizes seeing ghosts has its advantages. When several women are murdered in the area, it's up to Lance and Angus to work with the ghosts of the victims to catch the killer.

©2022 E.M. Leya (P)2024 Tantor

Pleasant

This was hard for me the rate, it's been sitting in my wish list for a long time.
I had started another series with the same MO, an ME and a Detective both with the ME suddenly seeing ghosts and I wasn't sure if I wanted to do another one.

Overall, this was OK, story. The who-done-it was was good and even though I figured out who, but not a exact one. My biggest issue with the book was the overall religious undertone I got through out the story. I'm not a fan of having anyone's believe told to me, repeatedly.
The slow burn between the two MC was good, and the happy band of ghostly characters they picked up along the way was engaging.
I'm glad I finally got it off my wish list, but I doubt I'll do another one.
The narration was fine, and kept the story flowing.

Decent. Not outstanding, not awful.

Pros:
1) People dealing sensibly, like adults, with challenges and surprises. Practicing effective communication. No one acts unrealistically stupid for the sake of the plot. That was a breath of fresh air, for real.
2) Narration is good.

Meh:
1) Weirdly religious?
2) The use of sexual violence against women as a backdrop for the romance.

Excellent!

This was a new to me author and narrator. The book was interesting and the characters likable. The narrator was able to give everyone their own distinct voice. It’s slow burn and there’s some dialogue indicating there will be more in the coming books.

Excellent writing and storytelling

I enjoyed this book a lot, I’ll admit the narrator took a bit of getting used to because he wasn’t very inflective in his speech. I even had to look up to make sure he wasn’t an AI narrator. But, maybe a book with sensitive topics like this needed someone a little more detached sounding. The overall story was great and I’ll be getting the second one for sure!

Good start to a new series

Pretty good start to a new series. I love the take on ghosts. Making friends and hanging out, way cool. I enjoyed our MC’s. Lance survived a horrific auto accident that left him with the abilities to see and speak to ghosts. Angus’ mother has been able to do this his entire life so it doesn’t shock him. They team together with Angus leading the investigation since he is a detective and Lance finding clues as he is the coroner, and being able to speak to them helps Angus question them. My major issue is that this is a way tooooooooo slow burn. Anyway, off to the next one.