Title: Some Assembly Required
Series: N/A
Author: Lex Chase & Bru Baker
Genre: Paranormal/ Ghosts/Spirits/ Humor
Length: 210 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (February 8, 2016)
Heat Level: Low
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: Everyone wishes they were dead when wandering the purgatory of a home furnishings store, but these guys actually are.
Benji Goss is the quintessential good guy. When his boyfriend dumps him and moves out, Benji obligingly keeps the cat—even though he’s allergic—because his ex’s new place doesn’t accept pets. He’s always joked the cat would be the death of him, but not in a way he expects when a feline mishap crushes him under a DEL TORO bookcase.
Snarky loner Patrick Bryant is in such a rut he barely remembers the life he used to lead. The last thing he recalls is being decapitated by a DEL TORO bookcase in a freak accident. As a spiritual CASA resident, he haunts the aisles of affordable Italian furniture, assisting fellow spirits in moving on to their final destinations.
When Benji appears in the CASA café, Patrick considers the naïve spirit just the man to cure his boredom. Benji’s relentless optimism chips away at Patrick’s sarcasm, making him question if there’s something beyond what he can see.
But the heart is like CASA furniture—there’s always some assembly required.
ISBN: 978-1-63476-810-8
Product Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7395
Reviewer: Lisa
Review: I was not sure what I was expecting when I read this story but I can honestly say that this was not it. I have not read many books by these authors so I wasn’t really sure if it would be one that I would like. However it was the title that caught me, I was thinking humor and laughing my ass off. Then I read the blurb and I was fascinated by the thought of death, being stuck in some shopping store and what would happen next.
Benji had believed his boyfriend when they had gotten the apartment, that it was love. However when Charles left him, he left his stupid old cat that he was allergic to. Now I have to admit that it took me reading it twice to find out that he had died because of the cat. Then he ends up is Casa trying to figure out how he ended up there.
Which for Patrick he had been at Casa for quite some time. He was afraid of going on and finding out the next step. He was an ass pretty much, and when Benji showed up he figured he would help him. His intent was to not tell Benji anything and it leads the two into strange directions.
I have to honestly say that even though the story was well written, with a pretty good plot and story line that this was the wackiest story I have ever read.
It definitely had the humor to it but the fact that the guys were dead really doesn’t do anything for me. I would have rather read about them meeting in another life and being together, this story was a bit depressing. However it was a funny story that definitely kept my attention through it all.
I had fun with it and would definitely recommend it.
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