I have never been impressed with Cruise's writing until now. Maybe because her books in the past have, had a lot of romance and this one has very little. It is more paranormal with a bit of romance thrown in.
This book was enjoyable and fun, really, really fun! It is "fresh" and sent in 1992, so hopefully you're up to date on, 90's trivia or you might be a bit lost when it comes to, pop culture references.
The characters are witty, quirky, smart, unusual and entertaining. Each character adds perfectly to the crazy antics that are occurring in the storyline. A sweet book with a bit of a "spooky" feel thrown in.
This book was enjoyable and fun, really, really fun! It is "fresh" and sent in 1992, so hopefully you're up to date on, 90's trivia or you might be a bit lost when it comes to, pop culture references.
The characters are witty, quirky, smart, unusual and entertaining. Each character adds perfectly to the crazy antics that are occurring in the storyline. A sweet book with a bit of a "spooky" feel thrown in.
It took a while to actually get into the story but once I did, I found it enjoyable. Once you can get through the rough edges it becomes worth the read.
Grade: B+
From the Publisher
Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her. A distant cousin has died and left North the guardian of two orphans who have driven away three nannies already—and things are getting worse. He needs someone to take care of the situation, and he knows Andie can handle anything.
When Andie meets the two children, she soon realizes it’s much worse than she feared. Carter and Alice aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. Complicating matters is Andie’s fiancé’s suspicion that this is all a plan by North to get Andie back. He may be right because Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting.
Then her ex-brother-in-law arrives with a duplicitous journalist and a self-doubting parapsychologist, closely followed by an annoyed medium, Andie’s tarot card–reading mother, her avenging ex-mother-in-law, and her jealous fiancé. Just when Andie’s sure things couldn’t get more complicated, North arrives to make her wonder if maybe this time things could just turn out differently.
Grade: B+
From the Publisher
Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her. A distant cousin has died and left North the guardian of two orphans who have driven away three nannies already—and things are getting worse. He needs someone to take care of the situation, and he knows Andie can handle anything.
When Andie meets the two children, she soon realizes it’s much worse than she feared. Carter and Alice aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. Complicating matters is Andie’s fiancé’s suspicion that this is all a plan by North to get Andie back. He may be right because Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting.
Then her ex-brother-in-law arrives with a duplicitous journalist and a self-doubting parapsychologist, closely followed by an annoyed medium, Andie’s tarot card–reading mother, her avenging ex-mother-in-law, and her jealous fiancé. Just when Andie’s sure things couldn’t get more complicated, North arrives to make her wonder if maybe this time things could just turn out differently.
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