Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1)

Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1)
Only The Good Die Young - Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1
Author: Chris Marie Green
You know the theory that ghosts are energy trapped when someone dies violently? It’s true. I know it for a fact... — My name is Jensen Murphy, and thirty years ago I was just an ordinary California girl. I had friends, family, a guy who might be The One. Ordinary -- until I became a statistic, one of the unsolved murders of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451416995
ISBN-10: 0451416996
Publication Date: 2/4/2014
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 21

3.2 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Roc
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

jaguerns avatar reviewed Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Really interesting premise: a young woman is murdered and her ghost is caught in the loop of her death for thirty years, until a psychic makes contact and is able to break the loop. But the medium didn't rescue Jensen Murphy out of goodness. She has plans for the ghost girl, plans that include revenge for an unsolved murder.

I really liked Jensen's character, and not just because she was an 80s girl who liked Oingo Boingo. She has her own personality and she's not perfect or too good. And her ghost abilities have a learning curve. She's got to work at it and practice, not just automatically becoming Super Heroine after a nice nap. *cough* Bella *cough*

Not so sure about the ending, though, which is why this book doesn't get more stars. Not enough hints at the outcome along the way. And I'm really glad this is going to be a series, not just because I want to see more of fake Deanokay, well, maybe a little.
Read All 3 Book Reviews of "Only The Good Die Young Jensen Murphy Ghost for Hire Bk 1"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

Bizzy1 avatar reviewed Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1) on + 59 more book reviews
I liked things about this book but not the whole thing.

Plot: Pretty much what it states on the back of the book, and probably prettier than I can do but here we go. Jensen Murphy was viciously murdered in the 80's. It appears her murder could have come from any generic horror movie though since you only get glimpses of it in this book we never know. She was then stuck in a reoccurring time loop which she plays out her murder over and over again until Amanda Lee a medium finally finds her and manages to pull her out 30 years after her death. Though Amanda Lee has her own shellfish motives for doing so. Amanda plans to use Jensen to prove that Elizabeth Dalton was killed by her ex-fiancé Gavin. After getting justice for Elizabeth, Amanda Lee promises she will try to help Jensen track down her own murder since her case has been cold all these years.

Things I liked:
a.) I liked the spunk the main character had and the fact that she as a ghost could interact with the real world.....b.) I like the plot but I wish she had gone a little darker with this book.....c.) I like the world and supernatural creatures that roam it..... d.) I liked the goofy friends that Jensen amasses.....e.) I liked the minor powers Jensen has......

Things I didn't like:

To me it was a.) too long.... b.) way to easy to figure out who the baddie was... c.) way to easy for the ghosts to amass power and do bad things to the living.... D.) there appears to be a budding romance between not only the ghost main Jensen character and the presumed bad guy Gavin, but it also looks like this might turn into a love triangle because of Fake Dean too. Lord knows what fake Dean is though. Anyway I dislike ghost and human romances, and love triangles.....e.) Amanda lee.

I'll probably be picking the next one up to see where it goes from here but after that who knows.


Genres: