A Holiday Haunting at the Biltmore

This came up as a discounted ebook on bookbub and I bought right off the cover alone as I was looking for Christmasy reads. This is Mystery House Book 8, and although it says they can all be read separately, it kind of cuts out the preamble. The world is what it is for the characters, and although they do reference things from other books, the author does not double down on any explanation or world building. This was the first read from the series for me…as this is a paranormal book, it was kind of odd how established everything was. The story is that 3 middle aged women are ghost investigators, so even though they are going to the Biltmore for one of their son’s weddings, they brought all of their equipment and the place was heavily haunted. A Christmasy haunting story was definitely something I was ready to strap in for, but as a watcher of Ghost Hunter shows, it struck me as odd that the characters had immediate success…every time…with every instrument they used. In these shows, the accumulation of evidence is a grueling affair. It takes all night, and is subjective at best…because ghosts are not real. I know that in this author’s world of course they ARE, it was just a bit jarring. Otherwise, I quite enjoyed it. It was all about family and family time, reconnecting with those you love, ghostly or otherwise. It was a good Christmas kind of corny. The descriptions of the Biltmore and how it was decorated for the wedding were wonderfully vivid and the novel itself was written well overall. Personally a 3/5* for me. Enjoyable and quick.