Welp. After loving Mrs. Nash's Ashes last year, I was really excited about this one. Gretchen Acorn was just a hard character to like. She's literally a fraud, conning wealthy clients into believing she can communicate with their deceased loved ones. She isn’t an inherently terrible person, but the reasonings for her actions didn't really land with me.

When Gretchen is hired to rid a farm property of a ghost, she gets a rude awakening. The farm's owner, Charlie Waybill, is less than thrilled to see her and immediately demands she leave. Even more surprising for Gretchen, however, is the discovery that there actually is a ghost wreaking havoc on the farm—and she can see him! This mischievous spirit cheekily ropes Gretchen into staying to help solve the mysterious Waybill family curse.

I know Everett the Ghost was intended to be funny, but I found his childish antics a bit annoying. And overall, the solution to the curse felt oddly drastic and hard to believe, likely because I didn't feel any chemistry between Gretchen and Charlie. Moments intended to deepen their connection—like Gretchen confessing all her secrets during a sex scene—felt more awkward than romantic.

(heat level: a few open-door scenes, explicit details)