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    Ghost of a Chance
    Ghost of a Chance
    Ghost of a Chance
    Audiobook8 hours

    Ghost of a Chance

    Written by Simon R. Green

    Narrated by Toby Leonard Moore

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times best-selling author Simon R. Green has crafted numerous acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels, including Blue Moon Rising, Blood and Honor, and Shadows Fall. In this first installment of the Ghost Finders series, JC Chance, Melody Chambers, and Happy Jack Palmer are agents of the Carnacki Institute-a place where the sole purpose is to "do something" about ghosts. But what exactly? Lay the spirits to rest? Send them along their merry way? Or maybe just kick some goulie butt?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 8, 2010
    ISBN9781449839673
    Ghost of a Chance
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    Simon R. Green

    Simon R. Green was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, where he still lives. He is the New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Nightside, Secret Histories and Ghost Finders series, the Ishmael Jones mysteries, the Gideon Sable series and the Holy Terrors mystery series. Simon has sold more than four million copies of his books worldwide.

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    • 2/5
      I can't decide if I enjoy this or not. This is mostly because the book is full of contradictions, almost like the author couldn't make up her mind about anything. Such as:

      The main character, Emerald, keeps saying she wishes she knew more about how to deal with ghosts, but she hasn't bothered to read through her grandmother's diary that's essentially a how-to guide.

      Her children are the most important thing in the world to her ("Take care of my babies!") but she spends the whole book yelling at them, being disappointed in them, or pawning them off on other people.

      Emerald doesn't want to get into a relationship too quickly, but on the first pseudo-date she brings the guy home to meet her kids. And after the third date, she dumps her four cats on him. And then rather than visit the kids she just loves so very much (and dumped on somebody else) she instead spends time gettin' it on with the guy. But as it turns out, sex makes the ghosts stay away...so it's ok?

      She is warned not to trust anything the ghosts say, but all of her actions are based on trusting what the ghosts are telling her.

      Emerald has a tea shop, owns umpteen numbers of tea pots, but just drinks standard bagged herbal teas. And she keeps stopping at Starbucks for coffee.

      Don't break the bottle! It will be a huge disaster! But let's leave the bottle where it's just so easy to knock to the floor and shatter. Ugh.

      These, and many other contradictions, have prevented me from really enjoying the story.
    • 3/5
      Someone - perhaps the author's website - described this series as cozies with an edge. In the first of the series, single mom Emerald owns a Tea Room (not Shoppe) and, due in part to her psychic abilities, is also considered the town witch. The ghost of a recently deceased woman appears to Emerald saying she was murdered and wants her to bring the perpetrator to justice. A good beginning for the series.
    • 3/5
      if you aren't into "woo woo witchy stuff" you won't enjoy this much. I'm usually not put off by such things (after all, I'm a tarot reader myself) but this author writes with a somewhat heavy hand, if you get my drift. The story seemed to move along in jerks and starts. The whole "new love" thing seemed to me to be nothing but a distraction and served no real purpose. Probably because I wasn't attracted to the characterization of the man involved, but also because it just didn't ring true to the character of Emerald (I thought) and it moved along too fast. One minute they are discussing facts of the case and the next, they are in a steamy clinch full of throbbing and gasping and all like that. I think that bothered me more than the "woo woo witchy stuff" did! LOL
    • 1/5
      Slow, Boring. Too much talk about logistics (who was taking care if the kids, who was minding the shop, where the cats were). Skimmed the last 100 pages and that still took too long.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this first in Galenorn's Chintz 'n China mysteries. We are introduced to Emerald O'Brien, who owns a small teashop (more like a tea room actually) in northern Washington state. In addition to selling fine china, serving tea and the occasional lunch, she also reads Tarot cards for her customers and is inofficially known as the town Witch. Because of her psychic abilities, she's also a beacon to the ghost of a recently deceased romance writer who lived nearby.I found the story engaging enough to hold my interest though I did think the author got a bit overly descriptive at times, but not too much so. Some of that could just be my recent reading of lots of books that either had a lot of action or are young adult reads which usually don't include overly descriptive paragraphs. Though the mystery part was resolved satisfactorily, the part to do with Emerald's personal life left me looking forward to the next in the series. :-)
    • 4/5
      Emerald O'Brien wakes up in the middle of the night to find a ghost of Susan Mitchell at her bedside. This isn't all that unusual occurance for Em. She's known as the town witch. Susan has been murdered by her husband, and she wants Em to prove it. The next morning Em sees in the paper that Susan Mitchell has died from an accidental overdose of insulin. Em begins a tentative inquiry with her friends into the possibility of Susan's death not being an accident. The next night Em's son is terrorized by a spirit. It seems Susan isn't the only spirit in Em's house. Em must now fight a malignant force as well as discover the truth behind Susan's death.All in all it's an entertaining cozy style mystery. The character of Emerald O'Brien is fairly well fleshed out as a mother struggling to make a life for herself and her children. Emerald is also dealing with the sense of betrayal by her ex-husband, and his inattentiveness towards their children. Unfortunately the secondary characters are missing that spark that makes them seem totally real. They have moments, but as a whole I found it difficult to picture them in my mind. The side romance just seemed tacked on, and didn't really add that much to the story. It was if the author needed a strong male character, and borrowed one from the nearest romance book. His reactions seemed too stereotypical romance hero to ring true.I did enjoy the book. It was a quick read, and I'll probably check out the later books in the series. On a side note I love the cover art on the paperback copy.
    • 4/5
      Emerald O'Brien owns Chintz 'n China where visitors can get tarot readings and tea. She finds herself investigating a death when the dead woman asks her for help. She also has to deal with the fact that her son is exploring magic and has managed to complicate the issue.Along with her friends she works on the issues and we see into her life and her magic.It's an interesting look at magic and detective stories with more of a touch of realism than most in this area. You can tell that the author knows her stuff.
    • 3/5
      Emerald O'Brien owns a tea and china shop in a small Washington town. She is also the town witch and reads tarot cards for her customers. She and her two children are recovering from a recent divorce but things are looking up. Then one night a ghost appears and blames her death on her husband. So Em finds herself trying to resolve the mystery so the ghost can rest. Unfortunately, a very unfriendly spirit has found its way into her house also and this one is out for blood.Hmmm, I liked this book well enough. I felt that I got to know the characters. But there was a lot going on that had nothing to do with the mystery and it sort of left my head spinning sometimes. At this point I will probably not pick up the next in the series. I just did not get that attached.