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Book Review of Only The Good Die Young (Jensen Murphy, Ghost for Hire, Bk 1)

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