Don’t Wake The Dead by C.C. Wood Review
4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
My name is Zoe Thorne and I’m just an ordinary woman. My life is mundane, and that’s perfectly fine with me; I work a boring job, watch TV, read books, and sleep alone. There’s nothing special about me.
Except that I can see ghosts.
After suffering years of rejection due to my freakish ability, I’m determined to hide my “gift” from others. That is until I meet Malachi Flemming and his peculiar yet amusing friends. Mal hosts a paranormal web show titled The Wraith Files and when he discovers my talent, he offers me a job. Well, offer may not be the right word.
He won’t take no for an answer.
One night, we stumble across a spirit on the side of a deserted, country road. He seems lost and scared, convinced someone murdered him. Mal’s interest is piqued and he insists on helping me investigate the accident. The deeper we dig, the clearer it becomes that the killer doesn’t want us to discover the truth.
Desperate people will go to any lengths to keep their secrets buried. Sometimes it’s best not to wake the dead unless you plan to join them.
Review
‘With Mal, Blain, and Stony, I could just be myself. It was liberating. I didn’t feel as though I had to constantly keep my guard up and watch what I said. For the first time in my life, I could be Zoe Thorne . . . whoever she was.’
This book had me hooked from the start. I mean really, a small town girl who can see and talk to ghost, can raise the dead and on top of it all has ghouls falling over her like love sick puppies. So much fun and excitement to be had and C.C. Wood did not let down. This is the first installment of The Wraith Files and wile it does have a sweet beginnings of a romance it is not the main focus of the story and for me that was a refreshing change of pace. I do feel like future books might be heavier on the romance but this one really gave us a chance to fall in love with the strong characters and dive deep into a mystery.
“I’m going to whisper dirty things in his ear and see how much he hears,” ~Teri the ghost
What you don’t get by reading the synopsis and seeing the cover (although it is super awesome) is how hilarious this book is. While all the characters involved bring a good strong dose of humor, none more than Zoe’s resident live in ghost, Teri. From grabbing at men’s asses to perving on the neighbor, plus all her snarky comments by the end I was sad that I don’t have my own Teri the ghost to be honest.
‘Mal was my boss now. Getting involved would be a monumentally bad idea. Right?’
If you adore a strong and independent heroine like I do and enjoy getting caught up in a good mystery than this is a book not to miss. Full of page turning moments and a whole cast of characters I simply fell in love with I cannot wait to devour the next book in the series.
~mrianda
