Ruby's Ghost

by Shona Husk

Breaking up is hard to survive. One moment, Tate Cooper is giving his ex-girlfriend a lift home on his motorcycle. The next, his soul is suspended between life and death, wandering in confusion between the accident scene and the house he grew up in. Except it’s not his home anymore. In his old bedroom sleeps a beautiful young woman, the only person who can see him. And the only person who can keep him from succumbing to the temptation to escape the horrific pain awaiting him in his mortal body. Eloise Jones should be studying for her college exams, but it’s tough to stay focused when a lost soul keeps appearing in her room. She figures it must have something to do with sirens she heard screaming in the night, but she’s helpless to assist—and helpless to resist. As Eloise tries to help Tate unravel the tangled facts surrounding the accident, longing and desire grow into an almost tangible bond between them. But then a second spirit appears, one with a darker intent that could separate them before love draws its first breath… Contains a vengeful ex and a romance that crosses the boundary between life and death.

Genres: Paranormal Romance, Romance

84 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 14, 2013

About the author

Shona Husk lives in Western Australia at the edge of the Indian Ocean. Blessed with a lively imagination she spent most of her childhood making up stories.

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Review posted on : http://www.nobentspines.blogspot.com/
*Author Provided a free copy in exchange for an honest review*
DNF

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Okay, I usually give books the justice it deserves, I usually finish it. But, this is one of few that I just couldn't. I got about 60% through it.
I'm just gonna list a few reasons why:
-The characters were drastically under-developed and super 2-dementional. I get that Ruby is mad (furious but she had to have some clue that they weren't as close as they used to be) and that Tate is falling for the girl who currently lives in what used to be his room
-I was annoyed and bored. The same thing happened over. And over and over. And over: guy in room and I'm the only one who can see him (how cool, and wow, he's really hot) My ex has moved on to a living woman and I'm totally going to get revenge...as soon as I can talk to him again so I'm just going to scream at him until he does. Wow.
-It wasn't fast paced. It was rushed. Simple as that.

Maybe I should've read more. I don't know. I'll probably pick it up and finish it later. Maybe I'll like it better then.

I think it was more I just didn't get what I more or less expected.

1.5 Stars

[Stevie Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet and gentle romance, between a girl and an almost-ghost, with a ghost who's neither sweet nor gentle as their main antagonist. Tate wants to continue his education rather than going straight from school to employment, and Eloise is following a similar path, although she missed a year of school following an accident and then went travelling between school and higher education. So they're well matched. All they need to do is persuade the ghost of Tate's ex to agree with them and then get him back into his body so he'll wake up. Ruby's not a stereotypical evil ex, though. She seems more confused than anything. Being a fan of mostly-gentle ghost-stories, I'd like to read more along similar lines from this author.

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is either YA or NA as the characters are in college. Good, solid read with intriguing characters.

[Charli · Rating 2 out of 5]

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