Book Review: Spirit by John Inman

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: Spirit
Author: John Inman
Heroes: Jason & Sam & Timmy (I had to add the kid.)
Genre: M/M Romance, Mystery/Paranormal
Length: 71,360 words
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he’s as gay as a maypole. One wouldn’t think being saddled with his precocious four-year-old nephew for four weeks would be enough to throw him off-kilter.

Wrong. Timmy, Jason’s nephew, is a true handful.

But just when Timmy and Uncle Jason begin to bond, and Jason feels he’s getting a grip on this babysitting business once and for all, he’s thrown for a loop by a couple of visitors—one from Tucson, the other from beyond the grave.

I’m sorry. Say what?

Toss a murder, a hot young stud, an unexpected love affair, and a spooky-ass ghost with a weird sense of humor into Jason’s summer plans, and you’ve got the makings for one hell of a ride.

Review: 

First of all, isn’t this one of the best blurbs ever??!!  And the cover?  Gorgeous!!

Let me count some of the ways I loved this book:

1. I loved Jason’s voice! It was snappy and quick and snarky. He immediately pulled me in and I didn’t want to stop until the end…then I didn’t want it to end.
2. Thank god there was no baby talk!  So yes, Timmy sounded very adult like, but I figured with as chatty as that kid was, baby talk throughout the entire book would have been waaaaaay to exhausting and tedious.
3. It was freakin’ hilarious! I’m serious, I found myself laughing out loud too many times to count. I even had to put my Kindle down a few times because I was laughing so hard…doubled over and clutching my tummy laughing!
4. It was creepy! A perfect book to stay up all night reading…alone…with all the lights out. I dare ya! Even though much of this story is humorous, there’s plenty of hair-raising spookiness.
5. It was suspenseful! I admit the mystery was a bit predictable, but my heart and my brain didn’t want to believe it to be true. Still, there’s plenty of nail-biting scenes.
6. It was sexy! There was so much great tension between Jason and Sam…ohmygod it was yummylicious…on the dinner table. No, it wasn’t overloaded with sex; I felt that all the scenes that made it to the page fit appropriately with the progression of the story.
7. It was sweet! Not sappy sweet, though. Jason and Sam fall for each other pretty fast and there really isn’t any romantic angst at all. Just two sexy guys falling in love during the middle of a pretty intense situation.

Recommended!

Overall Impression: I Loved It!

*I purchased my own, personal copy of this book for review.*