A very cute story with a different kind of romance and a fun mystery.

Sophia and her brother, Felix's parents are ghost hunters. They had a paranormal family business until their parents got a divorce. Sophia meets a ghost named Whitney and decides to help her herself. She learns more and more about Whitney's murder but also learns about herself along the way. Felix tries to stop her from solving the mystery and tries to banish Whitney's ghost, but ends up causing more harm than good. This was a great story of self-acceptance and a great murder mystery with an awesome AHA moment! ( )

The heavy-handed writing-down-to-kids tone told me early on that I was not the intended audience. There were some elements to like in this tale of a family of paranormal investigators dealing with divorce and the newly discovered ghost of a murdered teenager, including the LGBTQ themes, but the storytelling and art were just too wooden and clumsy.

The previews included for [b:Stitched #1: The First Day of the Rest of her Life|31451222|Stitched #1 The First Day of the Rest of her Life|Mariah McCourt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504735530s/31451222.jpg|52153992] and [b:Scarlet Rose #1: "I Knew I'd Meet You"|33533855|Scarlet Rose #1 "I Knew I'd Meet You"|Patricia Lyfoung|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499745050s/33533855.jpg|19031808] looked pretty awful. Definitely not reading those. ( )