Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Duck Duck Ghost 
SERIES: Hellsinger #2
AUTHOR: Rhys Ford
NARRATOR: Tristan James
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
RELEASE DATE: January 9, 2015
LENGTH: 8 hours, 5 minutes
BLURB:
Paranormal investigator Wolf Kincaid knows what his foot tastes like.
Mostly because he stuck it firmly in his mouth when his lover, Tristan Pryce, accidentally drugged him with a batch of psychotropic baklava. Needing to patch things up between them, Wolf drags Tristan to San Luis Obispo, hoping Tristan’s medium ability can help evict a troublesome spirit haunting an old farmhouse.
With Wolf’s sister handling Hoxne Grange’s spectral visitors, Tristan finds himself in the unique position of being able to leave home for the first time in forever, but Wolf’s roughshod treatment is the least of his worries. Tristan’s ad-hoc portal for passing spirits seems to be getting fewer and fewer guests, and despite his concern he’s broken his home, Tristan agrees to help Wolf’s cousin, Sey, kick her poltergeist to the proverbial curb.
San Luis Obispo brings its own bushel of troubles. Tristan’s ghost whispering skill is challenged not only by a terrorizing haunting but also by Wolf’s skeptical older cousin, Cin. Bookended by a pair of aggressive Kincaids, Tristan soon finds himself in a spectral battle that threatens not only his sanity but also his relationship with Wolf, the first man he’s ever loved.
REVIEW:
It’s been a few weeks since we left the guys in <i>Fish and Ghosts</i> and let’s just say that they are not living their happily ever after. What with Wolf trying to explain away the whole experience on accidentally being high on an extra special baklava. Ergo, he’s back to comfortably being the sceptic he’s always been. But then… there is the dog with his red ball… and the cook is still seeking employment every week, so he can’t really be a non-believer anymore. So there is that.
Anyway, things at Hoxne Grange aren’t quite back to what Tristan considers to be normal. The ghosts are fewer and have a harder time to manifest and Tristan is worried that the events from a few weeks ago permanently altered or damaged his home. His friends, of the ghostly, kind knows that part of it is because he’s burning out, and needs some R&R and spend some time away from the Grange. Wolf convinces Tristan to go on a trip together, a trip to visit Wolf’s cousin. What Tristan didn’t know was the second reason for their destination; helping said cousin to evict an evil spirit causing some havoc.
This book didn’t speak to me as much as the first one. It was still interesting for sure, but it lacked some of the magic, the shine that <i>Fish and Ghosts</i> had. I enjoyed meeting more of Wolf’s family. I also, strangely enough, enjoyed the creepy story even though I’m not a fan of things going bump in the night. Friendly Casper though; bring him on, but haunted dolls bleeding from their eyes, normally has me going in the opposite direction. And I have to tribute that to Ford’s amazing ability to write some awesome tales.
Tristan James didn’t quite manage to grab and hold my undivided attention this time around. I wanted to love his narration, just like I did with the first book. But I didn’t. It’s just one of those unexplainable mysteries of the world. I’m still in love with his voice and I love the fact that that he has different voices for the characters. It’s just that I wish for less monotone narrations to keep me from spacing out.
I am grateful for one thing though, and that’s that I never picked up this series when it was first released a few years back. Because then I’d had to wait even longer for the next book to be written and released. <i>Duck Duck Ghost</i> didn’t end with a cliffhanger per se, it was more of a new can of worms being opened and you just <i>have</i> to know what it all means and what happens next.
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