Book Blurb:
Like Nancy Drew meets The Golden Girls!
Ellen and her two best friends share a mid-life crisis by hatching a plan to renovate an 1860’s Greek revival in the nearby historic district of San Antonio. Although Ellen isn’t one to believe in ghosts, she comes face to face with something inexplicable in the attic. Her ghost-enthusiast friends convince her that they must help the spirit find closure, and as they dig deeper into the past, they uncover a shocking history that someone in the neighborhood doesn’t want exposed.
But Ellen and her friends don’t give up easily. They realize they’ve been called to give voice to the invisible women who suffered behind the walls of the house for decades.
The books in this series may be read in any order.
My Review:
You don’t get many books geared toward older protagonists, so the blurb got me. Yes, I do enjoy ghost stories and expected the “golden girls” to be well into retirement. They were certainly written as if they were, but surprise, still working in their fifties.
I was expecting a ghost story and got—well—sorta, but not. I was expecting wonderful description of the building’s architecture and features. Apparently, it didn’t have original kitchen cabinets and I still don’t know what it was really supposed to look like. I hoped the ladies might be intelligent enough to pull off a rehab—but it’s good they had more money than sense as they changed the original idea for the Gold House to a museum.
Ellen is the lead MC and we know little about her except that her sex life is almost non-existent and she is having marital problems. (Really.) Sue and Tanya are not wholly developed except that Sue is pro-ghost and enjoys a good séance. I was introduced to “Goofer Dust,” the first I’ve heard or read of it, an old Black American hoodoo formula composed mainly of graveyard dirt, snakeskin, and powdered bones.
The writing style is simplistic with a slow burn. Not a lot of description, background, or character development, and none of the three ladies were particularly compelling or engaging.
The plot shift from ghost to wild child to pregnant woman with a boyfriend is swift and head-spinning. No real sympathetic characters and some were downright distasteful. A lot of tell, not show and the plot bogged down more than once by reading portions of a journal. What was eventually disclosed was a downer as well as the shift (again) of what they were going to do with the place.
I received a free copy of this book from the author through a promo on Instagram and next time will research more before I bite. These are my honest thoughts.
Rosepoint Rating: Three point Five Stars 
Book Details:
Genre: Occult Supernatural, Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Occult Horror
Publisher: Green Press
ASIN: B019ATLCWG.
Print Length: 255 pages
Publication Date: December 12, 2015
Source: Free Instagram Offer
Title Link(s): Secrets of the Greek Revival [Amazon]
The Author: After earning her Ph.D. in English and teaching writing and literature for over twenty years, Eva Pohler worked diligently to become a USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels in multiple genres, including supernatural mysteries, thrillers, and young adult paranormal romance based on Greek mythology. Her books have been described as “addictive” and “sure to thrill”–Kirkus Reviews.
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