Written by Samantha Henthorn⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Today, I am delighted to be the first blogger to be able to offer a review for the fourth book in Samantha Henthorn's Curmudgeon Avenue series, The Ghosts of Curmudgeon Avenue.
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a draft copy at the beginning of October, and couldn't wait to read about the latest mayhem at Number One!
I was lucky enough to get my hands on a draft copy at the beginning of October, and couldn't wait to read about the latest mayhem at Number One!
The blurb:
The Ghosts of Curmudgeon AvenueThe house on Curmudgeon Avenue should be happy now, the nincompoop residents have all met their sorry ends.
But they haven't quite left...
Now that a new family move in can the house find peace?
Or are the ghosts of Curmudgeon Avenue going to interfere with the goings-on, romance and dramas that new residents bring?
Fiction
Romcom
Humour
My thoughts:
I've been lucky enough to have been given an advance review copy of Ms. Henthorn's fourth book in the Curmudgeon Avenue series. This one is called The Ghosts of Curmudgeon Avenue, and is, in my humble opinion, the best yet.This story is again told by the house itself, in its familiar and gossipy manner, which I find amusing and highly entertaining. The writing is quirky, frenetic, warm, engaging, funny and endearing. It was like coming home to old friends, the moment I started this book.
We have new people at Number One, including a self-obsessed, self-published author, and an aspiring-although-talentless artist. The previous occupants of Number One, the now deceased Edith, Edna and Harold are trapped in ghost-form inside Number One. They are not the only ghosts there, and find themselves haunted by more experienced ghosts! The wonderful Toonan and Wantha are regular visitors to Number One as they take the unlucky-in-love Krystina under their wing, to find her a new man. The fey Patchouli has a chat with ghost Edith while using the toilet in the upstairs bathroom, and her daughter Toonan discovers she also has 'the sight'.
All those barmy characters that I have come to know and love from Ms. Henthorn's previous books, make an appearance in this one, along with some new faces - some of whom I could slap: Callum, Zandra Bennett & Jordan Slippery Fox; while others will fit in just nicely: Stuart Hardcastle (he's using his middle name) & The Ghost of Beverley, Big George’s great grandmother.
I'm still a big fan of The Whitefield Massive, Patchouli in particular, who, although she has gone up in the world, is not beyond a little shoplifting. And still not a fan of the conniving Gemma Hampsons; I was delighted to see her found out - that was after I stopped laughing at the name she has bestowed on her poor baby.
Harry the Bastard takes a bigger role in this book, and I think I've rather warmed to him now. He is engaged by Zandra to do some work at Number One, and winds up living at 'the most popular shop in Whitefield'. However, the owner of the shop, and street gossip, Mrs Ali, seems to have given up her nosy ways in this book. In fact, I felt she took a back seat in this story. Not like Mrs Ali at all!
At the end of the book we are promised another instalment next year, focusing on Ricky and Wantha's relationship. I wonder if the ghosts will still be hanging around then?
I feel that The Ghosts of Curmudgeon Avenue could be read as a standalone but would recommend readers read the other books in The Curmudgeon Avenue series before settling down to enjoy this one, to really appreciate the whole story.
| Author Bio – Samantha Henthorn |
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 Samantha Henthorn was born in 1970-something in Bury, England. She has had short stories and poetry published in magazines. Her books include the Curmudgeon Avenue series (The Terraced House Diaries and The Harold and Edith adventures). '1962', 'Quirky Tales to Make Your Day' and 'Piccalilly' She has two cats, one dog, one gorgeous grown up daughter and one husband. When not reading or writing, she is listening to heavy metal and would be thrilled to bits if someone read her books. |
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