by Lindy Ryan
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Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan is a paranormal horror fantasy.
I really liked the premise of this book, but the execution wasn’t fully there for me. It took me a while to finish this because I just didn’t feel like picking it up. But I was also kind of slumpy so take that with a grain of salt.
That being said, the humor worked for me and I liked watching four generations of a family work together to solve supernatural problems. Ducey, the eldest Evans, reminded me somewhat of my own grandmother (whom we lost a little over a year ago).
The plot did feel a little draggy for me, and that may have partially been because there were tons of point of view characters. I love a multi-POV but it felt like there were maybe too many here, at least for my brain to comprehend at the time.
I enjoyed the back half of the book way better than the first half. When the next book in the series comes out, I’ll see if I’m in a better headspace or if this author may not be for me.
Oh, and this book is set in the 90s so if you want to feel nostalgic, this is great for that.
CW: violence, gore, body horror
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the complimentary eARC. All opinions contained herein are my own.
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