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Gardening with a Ghost by Amanda Meuwissen

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emilylovesbooks94's review

5.0

Peter and Arthur's story was an enjoyable romance and fascinating mystery to unravel. From his healing hands to his amateur detective work at the Manor, Peter certainly ended up being essential for bringing the Benes family peace and closure. Peter's interactions with the living residents of Benes Manor were varied as he got to know everyone and started putting clues together, but it was his unexpected encounter with the ghost Arthur that shaped his time at the residence. Both budding attraction and a desire to solve the mystery of Delia's disappearance brought the two of them together, and they brought me right along for the ride. The pacing of Peter and Arthur's romance balanced nicely with the steps they took towards finding the truth about Delia, and I never once felt like I had a solid lead on who might have been involved until Peter or Arthur coaxed out a new reveal. Each individual at Benes Manor had fully fleshed out, complex motivations for their actions and kept me guessing all the way to the climax of the story. In parallel, Arthur and Peter's relationship started getting more serious, and though I knew the chances of them being able to stay together were slim, I still hoped that Peter's magic hands might be able to make the difference. This story went to some really unexpected places in the race towards the ending, and I was completely invested in seeing Peter and Arthur pull through together. Delia's disappearance ended up being just the tip of the iceberg to a much deeper truth, and though it was shocking, it was also very satisfying to lay to rest any and all questions I had about past and present. The audio for the story was in a format I've never listened to before--where a different person voiced narration, male characters, and female characters, and I liked the clarity it brought to the book as a whole. Each of the narrators did a great job bringing their piece of the story to life, and all together it made for a great listening experience!

**I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this book. This review expresses my honest thoughts and opinions.

alixgray's review against another edition

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4.0

Un grand merci à l’auteure pour cet ARC et pour sa confiance.

Parfait pour débuter la Spooky Season!

ever_after1020's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

bookpimpfairy's review against another edition

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5.0

Such an intriguing book!

loved the mystery of this book, kept me guessing thw whole time. it was the way slow burns were meant to play out where their is an immediate connection but taken slowly and beautifully.
absolutely loved it was 3 separate narrarators bringing it all together as one cohesive seamless story. highly recommend!

ofbooksandromance's review against another edition

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4.0

What an enjoyable read this was. I was very intrigued by the premise of this book and it ended up being super lovely and really captivated me. This book just had me so invested in the story just wanting to see what would happen next. This book has a super nice mystery that was well developed and fun to read about.

But most of all I just really enjoyed the romance in this one. This was such a cute romance but it was also super fun to read about and I caught myself grinning while reading this book, which is always a good thing in my book.

This was just a super fun reading experience and I enjoyed it a lot.

I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest opinion

teresab78's review

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5.0

4.5 stars!

I really enjoyed following the mystery while rooting for the ghost and the gardener. This had a satisfying happy ending and I’ll definitely check out more from this multi-author collection!