Ghouls Night Out: From Weddings from Hell

Nicki Styx #2.5

by Terri Garey

Previously published in the print anthology Weddings From Hell, with New York Times bestsellers Jeaniene Frost, Maggie Shayne, and Kathryn Smith.Nicki Styx sees dead people. Worse, she's a replacement bridesmaid forced to wear a hideously yellow dress that makes her look like a pineapple. If only the chatty ghost of the original bridesmaid would just leave her alone, Nicki may just survive this ceremony yet. From the RITA-winning author of Dead Girls Are Easy, an unforgettable tale of unholy matrimony and the wedding guests in attendance . . . living or otherwise.

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Chick Lit

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 17, 2012

About the author

A Southern girl with an overactive imagination, Terri Garey writes award-winning and critically-acclaimed urban fantasy. Her novels have been described as "smoldering" by Publishers Weekly, and "sultry and upbeat" by Library Journal. Even though she's a big scaredy-cat who can't watch horror movies or visit haunted houses, she loves moonlit graveyards, moss-covered headstones and the idea that life goes on even after it's over. You can visit her on the web, friend her on Facebook and occasionally find her on Twitter.


Represented by Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, quick "spooky" fix

This was a really fun, quick read. Perfect for a lil fix during spooky season. The characters were really well done for such a short glimpse into their lives.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 out of 5 rating

[Kelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun quick short story - it did get a lot darker than I thought it would though!

[Tina Plengsri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read

I just love snarky humor and Terri Garey's writing style is always a very enjoyable read. I've read all her books but this one is still my favorite.

[Quirkyreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very well written and enjoyable. I hope to read more of her writing in the future.

[Netha · Rating 3 out of 5]

kali ini nicki menjadi bridesmaid sepupu-nya dengan harus mengenakan gaun yang menurutnya membuatnya seperti giant pineapple, tapi mau tidak mau nicki harus memakainya karna ini adalah keluarga ibunya.
nicki terlalu sayang pada sang ibu untuk menolak permintaan bibi nadia, adik sang ibu. apalagi selama ini toh aunt nadia juga baik padanya.
tapiiiiii itu artinya harus memakai gaun itu......

novella ini ceritanya sangat singkat & disini dr joe lumayan bisa diharapkan lah.....

nicki ternyata adl pengganti michelle, sahabat debbie - sepupu nicki yang akan menikah.
michelle setelah bertengkar dengan debbie menghilang, tidak ada yang tau dimana michelle.
sekarang nicki tau dimana michelle...michelle sudah mati.
beda dengan para hantu yang lain yg mendesak nicki membantu mereka secepatnya.
michelle lebih memilih nicki membantu debbie lebih dahulu, buat michelle kebahagian sahabatnya jauh lebih penting.

namun saat nicki tidak berusaha menemukan jawaban misteri kematian michelle, justru sang pembunuh michelle muncul sendiri & menjadikan nicki sbg target berikutnya.

tapi si pembunuh salah perhitungan. nicki tidak spt gadis2 lain. nicki akan balik memukul & menendang jika kau menyakiti.
maka jadilah nicki dibantu michelle & joe menyamar sbg hantu michelle & meneror si pembunuh agar mengakui perbuatannya.

ceritanya sangat ringan & cepat dibaca.

[Denise - No Longer on Goodreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'd never read anything by Terri Garey before, so this novella seemed like a good place to start. The story is an entertaining mix of bridesmaid nightmares, redneck family, and paranormal mystery. While the premise of the main character may not be the most original (woman who has near-death experience is now visited by some spirits having trouble moving on), the characterization and plot kept me interested and the dialogue was quite entertaining. I'm very glad I picked this up and now have some Nicki Styx novels on my wish list!

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little mystery-solving short story. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[Rach3975 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick, fun read. As expected, it doesn't advance the series storyline much since it was originally published in an anthology, but it's nice that it is now available separately.

[Gretchen]

Meh.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short story that whilst spooky, deals with rape & murder. It managed to make me laugh despite the subject. Very well done especially being a short story!

[Dena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok this was off the beaten path. I mean through the series we haven't even heard of these people. I thought it was going to be Nicki or Kelly. Oh well this is a good one anyways.

[Megan]

Nicki Styx sees dead people. Worse, she's a replacement bridesmaid forced to wear a hideously yellow dress that makes her look like a pineapple. If only the chatty ghost of the original bridesmaid would just leave her alone, Nicki may just survive this ceremony yet.