A wonderful little novella that allows us to spend some more time with Parker and Nick and learn some of their history at the same time! I think this novella is best read after reading the entire series. Having the entire future of the characters in mind makes this novella a truly enjoyable walk down memory lane. I honestly had forgotten just how much I adore Parker's voice. It's so glorious. Sure, this is only 65 pages, but so much fun to read to just spend time in the universe with characters I've come to know and love all over again.



Knowing what I know now about this book, would I still read it if I went back in time?
Yes!!


 See below for the four criteria I use to decide whether and when to read a book



CHARACTERS: If you've read the main series, every piece of this novella is just more of Nick and Parker being SO NICK AND PARKER. There really isn't another way to describe it. It's wonderful to see that from the start they had a special relationship that is a joy to read on the page.



PLOT: This is a short one. We get a lovely dose of the supernatural, Parker's brilliant POV, and the Nick/Parker banter that we've come to know and love from the rest of the series. A rental house is haunted and Parker is called in to fix it while Nick gets called in because a neighbor sees Parker snooping around. The house traps them, and they have to work together to get out.




EMOTIONAL INTENSITY: There is no good/bad here. Sometimes I just want a low-investment entertainment read whereas other times a high-stakes 'I need a therapist to recover' is what I need.

1:5/low. It's not meant to be super emotional. However, if you've read the series, this will likely bring a wave of joy and nostalgia back!




CATHARTIC FULFILLMENT: Is the emotional journey worth it? Do I finish this book feeling that I've crested the wave of the climactic moment and everything has been settled, leaving me settled and fulfilled? 


100%. It gave me exactly what I was expecting. More time with my favorite characters.