Duck Duck Ghost

Audiobook Review October 2019:
What can I say about Duck Duck Ghost that wasn't said before? Not a whole lot other than once again Tristan James returns to bring incredible realism to the characters and their new menacing adversary. As with my original ebook review, I still say Duck Duck Ghost is even better than Fish and Ghosts. Tristan and Wolf are just as bickering and lovable as ever though there are a few issues in the beginning but soon they find themselves in a new battle for their lives and frankly Tristan's sanity. I won't go into too much detail but suffice it to say, dolls and doll parts are involved and having seen Annabelle, she has nothing on this entity. Creepy only begins to cover it. Once again, Rhys Ford has blended creepified mayhem with romantic humor to make a brilliant tale perfect for Halloween.

One last note: Hellsingers is definitely a series that must be read in order, mostly for character development, both personally and relationship-wise. I know it's been a long time but when Tristan and Wolf finally decide to tell Rhys Ford their next adventure I'll be right here waiting, whether it's next week, next month, next year, or longer. Hellsingers is just too delicious to forget about.

Original ebook Review October 2015:
Just as in Fish and Ghosts, the characters are so enjoyable and feed the rainbow of emotions. So often when reading a series the follow-ups, no matter how good never quite match up to the first book but I found Duck Duck Ghost to be even better. There's heat, comedy, drama, mystery, and what would a good ghost story be without the ghosts. I am just going to say that I will never look at dolls the same way and if I ever found myself in the room of a doll maker with shelves of doll parts I would run and run far and fast. When I found myself at the final page I found myself wishing I had almost not started the series yet because the idea of waiting for book 3 is torture but once it is released it will be going on my Kindle immediately.

I waited quite awhile for this wonderful sequel, and it was so worth the wait. I won't give a Cliff Notes version of the book as some do, but encourage all who enjoy stories surrounding: ghosts, boo-wigglies, paranormal activity and other mild-to-frightful events, to hunker down with a cup of coffee or tea and jump right in! Great story which I enjoyed escaping to every day. Looking forward to the 3rd in this series!

'Duck Duck Ghost' is the long anticipated second book in Rhys Ford's 'Hellsinger' series. I fell madly in love with Tristan and Wolf in the first book, and I couldn't wait to get more of them. Not just them, of course, more of Wolf's family, definitely more of Mara, and more of the boo-wigglies that come out to play whenever Tristan is around. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, though. Part of the reason why I adore this author. She keeps me on my toes!
One of the things that I really enjoy when an author writes a continuing series and the main characters remain the same, is when real life is portrayed. What? Yes. Real life. For instance, all was not wine and roses with Wolf and Tristan at the beginning of this book. They'd had an argument after the events at Hoxne Grange and Wolf had left for a job in Florida. Tristan is incredibly stubborn and he doesn't take any guff. Certainly not any that Wolfgang Kincaid dishes out. Plus, it would appear that whatever Wolf put in his report to Tristan's family, got them riled up enough to want to have Tristan declared incompetent. Uh-oh. See? Good stuff. First I got to watch Wolf grovel, spitting and cursing the whole way, and then I got to see them head to Wolf's cousin, Sey's, place as she was experiencing some difficulties of the haunting kind. Things at the Grange have been a little slow since the exorcism, which has Tristan worried that something is broken there. This, of course, makes it easier for Wolf to convince him to go away for a few days.
Sey fixes antique toys for a living, has a small doll hospital, along with some rescued animals she's a sucker for taking in and letting them live out their days, along with being a professor of history. In other words, she's a Kincaid. Sey is awesome. Aunt Gildy is crazy as a june bug. Which she exhibits when she starts shooting at them with a sawed off shotgun believing them to be Feds coming to take her in. *snort* Tristan doesn't have the best of luck with Wolf's family. Particularly after Meegan left the hallucinogenic honey at the Grange the last time. Anyway, Tristan is inside Sey's house for less than an hour when something lets it be known, to all, that it's there and it's pissed. And, yes, before you ask, it's ugly. And, yes, there's a very scary haunting. That's all I'm saying. Just, remember—this is Rhys Ford. Anything is possible.
Not only did I get this fantastic ghost story with plenty of creepy crawlies and flying bits, but, bonus, I also got more insight into Wolf and the rift he has with some of the Kincaids. It appears that because Wolf chose to go a different route, by getting his degrees and working to prove the paranormal exist, many of his relatives viewed that as a betrayal and no longer speak to him. Poor Wolf. In their eyes he's not a real Hellsinger. Huh. Plus I got to see more about Tristan's childhood and what has shaped him into the man he is. How his parents avoided him as a child and all of the horrific ghost sightings he'd seen before coming to the Grange. The Grange is Tristan's safe haven, since none of those ghosts are trying to get into his mind or harm him in any fashion. Seeing Tristan realize that it's time for him to come out from his tower at the Grange and face the world was fantastic.
This is a stupendous addition to the series! There's this scene at the end that actually gave me shivers. But I can't tell you what it is. Sorry. You have to read this for yourself! And, and, Rhys introduced another Kincaid. Cin, Wolf's cousin, and he's totally hot. Wow. Now, I'm on pins and needles waiting for the next installment. Who knows where the author will take me?