Honestly my only complaint is a rather abrupt ending. But overall it was really really cute! Basil was adorable and I loved his and Sebastian's interactions. The ghost storyline was really sweet. I just would have liked a little more, especially right after they solved the mystery. What the reaction was to the state of the library and the letters. Things like that. Overall a solid cute magical story!
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Lighthouse
November 8, 2021
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I loved this although I had to stop reading it at night
I evidently have a very overactive imagination and a low tolerance to read anything a little scary at night. I loved the story and can't wait to read the next one!
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Claudia Rose
November 12, 2021
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This book was one that I read in one sitting - which isn't very common for me.
Overdues and Occultism is a book that moves fast, but also takes time to build suspense. There's a really sweet romance that feels genuine, not at all forced. The majority of the book is set in a library which also worked super well.
Being that the book is written by a New Zealand author, there was a lot of familiarity, almost like reading about a memory of an old friend.
The ending, which I will not spoil, offered a brief but real look into some struggles people face to be themselves, which I enjoyed, too.
Overall, I did really enjoy this book! Will certainly be reading more of Jamie Sands' books.
This was a short, sweet story. Basil was adorkable, and Sebastian's enthusiasm was catching. It was a little too fast-paced, but it was cute, with warm fuzzies, and definitely worth a read
Wholesome cute & queer fun read
This was a super wholesome and fun book about a librarian-witch who finds himself helping out a not-so-local ghost hunter and falls in love along the way. I loved reading this book for the plot and characters, but as a librarian it was also delightful to actually have my profession portrayed incredibly accurately. It's a very quick read and not deep/complex, but I found it to be a perfect palette cleanser between the heavier books I usually gravitate to. I highly recommend this to anyone who is just looking to spend a little while meeting mildly disastrous queer characters having a bit of a slowburn romance, with their queerness being a complete non-issue.
