The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan ParrishMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy feels like two novels. On one hand, we have an adorably sweet romance between cat cafe worker Edgar and professional haunter Jamie. They meet at Jamie's burlesque show and have to navigate the sometimes-tricky ground of queer love (Jamie is trans, Edgar gay, both their families are a mess), yet their steamy romance never feels anything other than grounded and cozy and real. On the other hand, we have a ghost story; Edgar sees ghosts that scare him to the point he avoids leaving his house. While the spooky novel does interface a bit with the romance, it doesn't sparkle in the same way. The plotting drags and the denouement is oddly passive. Make no mistake, Edgar Lovejoy is still a wonderful spooky romance novel, more romance than spook.
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