Ghosts – Red-Haired Ash Reads

Review: When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by Ilise S. Carter

January 5, 2026

This was a fascinating look at the history of Spiritualism and its role in the history of faith, fraud, feminism, and financial opportunities. This covers things like women’s suffrage, the changing of people’s faith and rituals, the rise in popularity of these spiritualists in media, the racism of the movement, and scientific testing done to … More Review: When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by Ilise S. Carter

Review: Ghost of Retribution by Alice Winters

December 22, 2025

When Hiro and Maddox take a vacation to Japan to meet Hiro’s extended family, they plan to lay low and not end up on another case. Unfortunately that doesn’t work out and before they even arrive in Japan they are already dealing with a ghost problem. Now they have a case that seems to be … More Review: Ghost of Retribution by Alice Winters

Review: Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters

December 9, 2025

Hiro and Maddox have a new case involving a serial killer. Unfortunately they quickly realize that the serial killer can also see the dead and is determined to make them play a game to stop them. The more they uncover, the more danger and secrets they keep uncovering but Hiro is determined to stop them … More Review: Ghost of Deceit by Alice Winters

Review: Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters

November 23, 2025

Hiro and Maddox have another case and this one ends up being something neither of them have dealt with before. The victim’s ghost is gone but other ghosts have become hostile and are trying to prevent Hiro from investigating what is happening in this small town. Will they be able to figure it out before … More Review: Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters

Review: Ghost of Lies by Alice Winters

November 16, 2025

Hiro has the ability to see the dead and is determined to use it to solve his brother’s murder. But the problem is that he has to work with Detective Maddox Booker, a grumpy and stubborn man who seems to not like him and doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t take long for feelings on … More Review: Ghost of Lies by Alice Winters

Review: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

November 8, 2025

This was an interesting look at ghost stories featuring women. This collection is broken down into sections (Maidens, Witches, Mothers, Jezebels, Madwomen, etc.) and takes you through the history of the person and where they haunt. Quite a few of the women ghosts in this were ones I had heard of before, like the Winchester … More Review: A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes

Review: Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

October 24, 2025

“A haunted house is a memory palace made real: a physical space that retains memories that might otherwise be forgotten or that might remain only in fragments. Under the invisible weight of these memories, the habits of those who once haunted these places, we feel the shudder of the ghost.” Ghostland takes a look at … More Review: Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey

Review: Possess Me! (I Want You To) by Fae Quin

August 8, 2025

When Luca trades his last painting for a “lucky” necklace he finds himself cursed with a heavily tattooed ghost named Prudence. Determined to try to make the best of it, Luca strikes a bargain with Prudence and plans to help him go to Oregon so he can get the last piece he needs to die. … More Review: Possess Me! (I Want You To) by Fae Quin

Review: The Haunted Hotel 2: The Legend of Lovers Hollow by Vawn Cassidy

July 1, 2025

Ellis is determined to save his beloved Ashton-Drake Manor House. Him and the staff have come up with a Valentine themed weekend to bring in guests based on the Legend of the Lovers Hollow. A legend about a forced marriage, a furious lover, and murder that happened on Valentines Day. This was an enjoyable adventure … More Review: The Haunted Hotel 2: The Legend of Lovers Hollow by Vawn Cassidy

Review: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

April 18, 2025

It’s been a year since the events in the previous book and apparently Harry has spent that working with Murphy and Michael to take down a sorcerer who had unleashed a demon. Clearly, Harry has made up with Murphy and the team but we never get to see that. Also we are introduced to Michael, … More Review: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

Cover for Dead Serious Halloween Special by Vawn Cassidy

Review: Dead Serious Halloween Special by Vawn Cassidy

November 28, 2024

It’s Halloween and Chan is hosting a party at Harrison’s newly inherited bookshop. While Tristan is looking forward to having fun with his husband and friends he doesn’t expect to be overrun with fairy tale creatures. This was a fun and a bit ridiculous Halloween story. The gang is always getting into trouble and this … More Review: Dead Serious Halloween Special by Vawn Cassidy

Cover for The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

Review: The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

November 22, 2024

Morgan Ashton-Drake hasn’t thought about his ancestral home in decades, but when the scandal of the murder at the hotel reaches him he can’t ignore it anymore. Morgan returns to England for the first time since he was a child and finds that the house may be outdated, but it is well kept and homey, … More Review: The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy

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