| Title | : | Ghost Whisperer: The Empty Desk: Ghost Whisperer Series #1 |
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| ISBN | : | 1443446009 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781443446006 |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 |
| Publication | : | First published October 6, 2015 |
Only Melinda Gordon can communicate with the spirit of the little girl who occupied the empty desk. Alone and afraid, the child harbours a secret that is stopping her from moving on, and it is up to Melinda to help the child resolve her past and bring closure to those she loved.
Based on the hit television series Ghost Whisperer, the new novel The Empty Desk continues the story of Melinda Gordon, a young woman with the extraordinary ability to see and communicate with ghosts, who uses this gift to help spirits cross over into the spirit world.
Ghost Whisperer: The Empty Desk: Ghost Whisperer Series #1 Reviews
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So how does The Empty Desk hold up as a continuation of Ghost Whisperer?
Well, it does exactly what the show did in some regards: Jim not actually being Jim but instead Jim’s-spirit-in-a-dude-named-Sam’s-body is not mentioned whatsoever. He’s just plain ol’ Jim. According to the Ultimate Ghost Whisperer Wiki, Sam!Jim adopts the middle name James and goes by Jim. You know. A common nickname for Sam.
This does read like an episode of the TV show so I quite liked it for that reason. Steve Lockley definitely managed to capture the vibe of the characters and setting of Grandview. The introduction of Dana confused the heck out of me though as I thought she must have been mentioned in the show at some point since as far as I remember she wasn’t. She didn’t really seem to add anything to the story, frankly. She could have just been a nameless teacher who barely speaks to Melinda and the outcome would have been the same. I can’t say the same for Ned’s journalist friend who seems largely to be there to drive the plot forward… and that’s it. She did add something but it could have been done through other means than a random introduction of a possible love interest who won’t appear again. The story wrapped up quickly and neatly as usually happens in Ghost Whisperer (well, if we ignore all the plot holes they introduced in the show. There are many. Don’t worry, the showrunners ignored them too.) So, overall: it was okay. I was expecting to snark on it more but it seemed like an average episode. Not the best, but not the worst.
In saying that some snarky moments would include the insistence on boy & girl gender binary stuff. Melinda assumes girls wouldn’t like comics – thankfully she was proved wrong in that regard – but the whole “boys will be boys” thing had me rolling my eyes. so. hard. -
I loved this show and while reading these books I can picture everything!! Wonderful little reads.
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A good tale
I read this book in a day. The story was good, but it lacked the charm of Ghost Whisperer. The characters seemed vague to me. Still it was an interesting read overall.
