The Ghost of Us, James L. Sutter
The Ghost of Us, James L. Sutter
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The Ghost of Us

Author: James L. Sutter

Narrator: Bailey Carr

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024


Synopsis

"I was in a slump where I hated everything I read, and The Ghost of Us lifted me right out of it. Absolutely fantastic." ―Dan Wells, bestselling author of I Am Not a Serial Killer

One Last Stop meets Cemetery Boys in this swoony YA romance from beloved author James L. Sutter.

Eighteen-year-old ghost hunter Cara is determined to escape life as a high school outcast by finding proof of the supernatural. Yet when she stumbles upon the spirit of Aiden, a popular upperclassman who died the previous year, she learns that ghosts have goals of their own. In the wake of his death, Aiden’s little sister, Meredith, has become a depressed recluse, and Aiden can’t pass on into the afterlife until he knows she’ll be okay. Believing that nothing pulls someone out of a slump like romance, he makes Cara a deal: seduce Meredith out of her shell and take her to prom, and Aiden will give Cara all the evidence she needs for fame. If not, well―no dates, no ghost.

Wooing the standoffish Meredith isn’t going to be easy, however. With Aiden’s coaching, Cara slowly manages to win Meredith over―but finds herself accidentally falling for her in the process. Worse yet: as Meredith gets happier and Aiden’s mission nears completion, his ghost begins to fade. Can Cara continue to date Meredith under false pretenses, especially if it means Aiden will vanish forever? Or should she tell Meredith the truth, and risk both of them hating her? And either way, will she lose her only shot at proving ghosts are real?

About The Author

JAMES L. SUTTER is a co-creator of the best-selling Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. He’s the author of the young adult romance novel Darkhearts, as well as the fantasy novels Death's Heretic and The Redemption Engine. His short stories have appeared in Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, the #1 Amazon best-seller Machine of Death, and more. James lives in Seattle, where he's performed with musical acts ranging from metalcore to musical theater.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marieke on April 08, 2024

Actual rating 3.5 stars.   Let’s start with the cover. Isn’t it stunning? A cover like this deserves a fantastic story. Did it deliver? For the most part, yes, even though I have some critical remarks (hence my 3.5-star rating).   The Ghost of Us is about Cara, who loves to hunt ghosts since her Nana di......more

Goodreads review by Melany on October 24, 2024

3.5 to 4 stars The cover is really what pulled me into reading this. Overall, I enjoyed it. I loved the fact that Cara (a ghost hunter) found a true ghost. It was a beautiful story to watch her help him get closure to pass on, but it was also a beautiful romance novel. I think the banter between Cara......more

Goodreads review by Beth on May 23, 2024

3.5 ⭐️ Thank you NetGalley and Andersen Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. This was a super sweet young adult romance, with a bit of a twist. The premise was so interesting and the writing was very engaging. I liked watching Cara and Meredith’s relationship blossom, and I seriously lo......more

Goodreads review by kathryn on June 11, 2024

(2.5) I'm breaking out the proper capitalization on this one, but unlike the last two times I've ever decided to acknowledge my education and home training, it's because this book did not offer me a good time Darkhearts was a really fun time when I read it last summer, but I went into this more hesita......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on June 26, 2024

Thank you to PRH Audio for the copy, all thoughts are my own. For how pumped I was for this book, it took me a really long time to get through. Ghost hunting and a sapphic romance was a combination I didn’t know I needed in my life until I saw the blurb for this book. The angst in this book is liter......more