| Title | : | The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds (Haunting Danielle, #2) |
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| Format Type | : | Kindle , Hardcover , Paperback , Audiobook & More |
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| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2014 |
There is blood on someone’s hands and if Danielle isn’t careful she’ll be moving from Marlow House to the Big House.
The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds (Haunting Danielle, #2) Reviews
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The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds
Haunting Danielle Series, Book 2
By: Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
This is another great little cozy haunted house story. Danielle's annoying cousin comes to town, only because she wants money. She wants the famous necklace that Danielle found. There is a robbery, a murder, and then now Danielle is accused! A real good read/listen.
The narrator does it again but keeping this book fun and going strong. -
4 Stars… Things are getting complicated for Danielle Boatman when her snooty cousin Cheryl shows up and contests her aunt's will demanding her half of Marlow House... When Cheryl and the Thorndike necklace go missing Danielle falls under suspicion of foul play and must use her ghostly connections to solve the mystery... A fun read filled with an intriguing "Who Done It" mystery that twists and turns the story until the very end:)
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I was disappointed deeply with this book in comparison with the first of this series. Perhaps because I had so thoroughly enjoyed the unencumbered lightness of the first book, my expectations were too high and I set myself up to be let down from the beginning.
The first half of The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds spent building up the odoriferous caricature of one of the main characters- so much so that I nearly put the book down. The second half of the book took a turn for the better after a major event- the constant focus on the blackguard finally relaxed and the rest of the story developed. However, the story remained so predictable that the only reason I finished it was for my own satisfaction of completion (I really hate abandoning books unless I really must).
Too much romantic focus for my taste, and the constant animosity between two characters that suddenly changed without development IMO made this book too flat for me. I'm not sure that I will continue to follow this series since the trajectory of the plot seems to be more romance with a mystery thrown in and I am really looking for a nice cozy mystery without the tangle of amorous relationships. -
This is the second book in a cozy mystery with ghost and such and for once I've read it from beginning. It was entertaining and I liked the audiobook but I loved the first one with a passion and I didn't enjoy this quite as much. Will continue on with the series though as I've started to enjoy the ghost element even though I'm terrible afraid of ghosts in real life. (having a ghost cat at night is enough excitement for me haha)
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I enjoyed the first book, but this one, no. The author made the cousin, Cheryl, so dislikeable I couldn't stand her. There were also too much in Cheryl's point of view. I finally stopped at chapter 18 and skipped through the rest of the story. I'll read at least the next two simply because I bought a four book set.
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I enjoyed the first one in this series, thought it was cute. This one was annoying. The cousin was super obnoxious and Dani kept making dumb decisions not thinking about how they would be perceived. Also you couldn’t tell a difference between the female characters based on how the narrator was reading them.
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These are cute, fun books - what I call a palate cleanser in between heavier books.
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I love this series.
Nice twist on the killer. I never even had that person on my radar. -
good enough to keep going with the series, tho.
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Just as much fun as the first one.
I thoroughly enjoy this series. The characters draw you in and make you care about them (with a couple of minor exceptions). Even the really annoying character gets redeemed in the end. The plot is pleasantly intriguing without being overly convoluted, and the endings are satisfying. I will look for the next book in the series, because I am officially hooked. (Plus, I think it's hilarious there is a character with the same name and occupation as one in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.) -
Another fun and spooky outing with Danielle and Walt as they team up to solve a mystery close to home. New characters include the odious Cheryl, Danielle's cousin who arrives out of the blue to contest Danielle's inheritance. But why is she really there? And is the Missing Thorndike all it seems? An easy and light read to follow up the first in the supernatural series.
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Loved this book! I really Love this author! She writes interesting characters in quick page turning reads ! When I finish one I’m ready to move on to the next one!!! I don’t need to sit here write what their about you can read that for yourself in the book description. However, if you you Fun ghost stories you’ll love these books!!
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This was a great second book of the series. Not quite enough ghost action because I really loved Walt in the first book. But it was still a fun read if a little long. I can't wait to read number 3.
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More like 2,5
Oj! Wow! Här tog serien en helt annan vändning för mig, från att ha älskat det lättsamma och mysiga så typ hatar jag det här!
Författaren har tagit alla stereotyper av "dumma blondiner" och lagt dem i hennes karaktär Cheryl.. hon är avskyvärd och tyvärr kretsar nästan hela berättelsen kring henne vilket gör det här till en fruktansvärd läsupplevelse. Jag ger dock inte upp hopp om serien, jag fortsätter men hittills är det här den sämsta av de två jag hunnit läsa.
Besviken på Danielle också, tar en massa knäppa beslut..
Men..*andas in*...*andas ut*
Vi ger serien en chans till. -
I was really looking forward to this second book, hoping some literary imagination would muster more of an interesting storyline and less body part references, as I really like the main characters. However, much like another reviewer stated, this story was more like a creepy perv-ish romance attemp with a little mystery thrown in. I found the sexual references more of a lack of imagination to fill the pages with good writing content. Actually, the bluntness of her references grossed me out. I work in an environment where this type of joking goes on everyday, so I'm not interested in it carrying over to my entertainment and relaxation time. Aside from that, there are ways to write that elude to or reference what the imagination can figure out for itself. Unfortunately, this author only knows how to write from the perspective of a cat calling construction worker. Hugely disappointed. I don't think I'll be finishing the series now, even tho I gave book 1 a good review. The antagonist was most annoying. I kept waiting for a good plot but all the story seemed to cover was her jumping from one person to another rehashing her story of how she was cheated out of the inheritance. I hated the character so much and the repetiriveness of her actions, I skipped to the end just to see how things turned out.
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After reading the first book in this series, I wasn’t very impressed with the author but I decided to go ahead and read on into the series. I almost abandoned this one after the first few chapters.
For me, The Ghost Who Loves Diamonds started way too slow. The cousin is introduced pretty early, but I found myself very annoyed with the interactions between the characters. As with the first book, it seems like there is an excess of redundancy and repetition in the character conversations. I still get a strong feeling that the author starts a conversation, then forgets what she wrote and writes it again, sometimes several times. I actually had to go back and reread certain parts to make sure that it wasn’t just me reading the same part over and over again.
Despite all of this, I like the idea of following the main character on her journey, and the supporting characters are not too overpowering to be off-putting. I still hold out hope for the series, I just wish the author would pay more attention to her details. -
I liked this book, but I almost stopped listening to it so many times because I found Cheryl beyond obnoxious, but the want to figure out what happened made me finish it. I also got so stressed out by the fact that the police weren't listening to Danielle and things kept happening to make it worse and worse for her. It is a huge pet peeve of mine when people don't listen/believe what I am saying, so I am so glad that Danielle cut Joe out of her life. I plan to listen to the next one and see what kinds of turns this series takes from here.
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This was an interesting continuation of the series; the timeline was fairly soon after the first book. There was a bit more danger and ghostly activity along with mystery in this story. It was an interesting and fast read.
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This was a page turner for me. (My husband woke up at 2am wondering why I was still awake) I enjoyed the details of the B&B which I appreciate. New characters that I thought were interesting. I would recommend this series!!
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Page turner
Great read! Love this author! I read the first book in this series and also loved it. Now on to the next one! You won't regret buying any of this author's books. -
Danielle is almost ready to open up Marlow House as a B&B and she is having a special party where she will be wearing the fancy necklace from the last book. It's worth a lot and some think she is crazy to actually wear it. Things were going pretty good and then her cousin comes to town.
Danielle and her cousin Cheryl didn't really get along and Cheryl think that because their aunt was not exactly in her right mind when she made out her will, that that was the only reason that she wasn't left a part of the inheritance. She thinks that half of Marlow house and the necklace belongs to her. She causes a lot of trouble and then something horrible happens.
Everyone suspects Danielle even Joe the policeman she was sort of seeing. Danielle has to do whatever she can to find the real killer.
I like Danielle and I feel bad for her because she can see ghost and it makes it difficult for her when they are talking to her when others are around. I really liked Joe so I hated that he didn't have enough faith in her to be on her side even when it really looked like she could be guilty. Her friend Lily finally figures out that she really does talk to ghost and that Walt Marlow is still around and she is probably cooler about it than most would be. Her friend rocks! :)
Though I did figure out who had done it it wasn't till close to the end so I think that makes for a really good mystery so if you like a bit of paranormal with your cozies then you might enjoy this series. :) -
Εδώ έχουμε το δεύτερο βιβλίο της σειράς με ηρωιδα την Ντάνιελ μποουτμαν η οποία εχει το χάρισμα να μιλά με φαντάσματα και να προσπαθεί να επιλύσει το πως αυτά απεβίωσαν έτσι ώστε να τους δώσει ένα τρόπο να μπορούν να συνεχίσουν το δρόμο τους στην αιώνια ζωή . Σε αυτό το βιβλίο συναντάμε την ξαδέλφη της Ντανιέλ
η οποία έρχεται για να διεκδικήσει ενα μεροσ τησ περιουσίας που κληρονόμησε η Ντανιέλ από την θεία της,
δυστυχώς τα σχέδια της ανατρέπονται διότι τελικά χάνει την ζωή της και η ξαδέλφη της προσπαθεί να ανακαλύψει ποιος την σκότωσε και για ποιο λογο. Οσο απλο και αν ακούγεται κατι τέτοιο στο τέλος τα πράγματα δεν είναι και τόσο αναμενόμενα.
ΤΟ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟ ΑΥΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΣΕΙΡΑΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΡΚΕΤΑ ΕΝΔΙΑΦΕΡΟΝ ΑΛΛΑ ΥΠΟΛΕΙΠΕΤΑΙ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΟΥ ΕΠΕΙΔΗ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΕΝΑ ΜΕΓΑΛΟ ΜΕΡΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΥ Η ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑΣ ΠΡΟΣΠΑΘΕΙ ΝΑ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΥΠΟΘΕΣΗ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΠΡΩΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ .
ΟΤΑΝ ΟΜΩΣ Η ΔΡΑΣΗ ΞΕΚΙΝΑ ΤΟΤΕ ΤΟ ΒΙΒΛΙΟ ΔΙΑΒΑΖΕΤΑΙ ΜΕ ΜΙΑ ΑΝΑΣΑ ΠΡΟΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΥ ΝΑ ΑΝΑΚΑΛΥΨΟΥΜΕ ΠΟΙΟΣ ΣΚΟΤΩΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΚΟΠΕΛΑ .
ΠΑΡΑΛΛΗΛΑ ΕΞΕΛΙΣΕΤΑΙ ΚΑΙ Η ΑΝΑΚΑΛΥΨΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΙΝΗΤΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΔΟΛΟΦΟΝΟΥ ΟΠΟΥ ΒΟΗΘΑΕΙ ΣΥΜΑΝΤΙΚΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΞΕΛΙΞΗ ΤΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΕΠΟΜΕΝΑ ΒΙΒΛΙΑ .
ΣΥΝΙΣΤΩ ΤΗ ΣΕΙΡΑ ΑΝΕΠΙΦΥΛΑΚΤΑ ΕΦΟΣΟΝ ΒΕΒΑΙΑ ΘΕΛΕΤΑΙ ΕΝΑ ΕΛΑΦΡΥ ΑΣΤΥΝΟΜΙΚΟ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΝΑ ΠΕΡΑΣΕΤΕ ΤΗΝ ΩΡΑ ΣΑΣ . -
This review first appeared on my blog,
Flora's Musings.
A Classic Cozy “Who-Dun-It?” Mystery
I really enjoyed this audiobook. This is only the second story I’ve experienced written by Bobbi Holmes but I like her cosy writing style. The pace of this tale was steady and I enjoyed how Bobbi revealed the new characters’ personalities and plot to us as the story progressed. Although The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds is the second story in the Haunting Danielle series, I don’t think you have to have listened to the first one before starting this adventure.
I really enjoyed meeting all the characters Bobbi created – loved the frustration and suspicion a couple of them generated too.
Our protagonist, Danielle Boatman, exhibited many of the personality traits that I love. She showed herself to be intelligent, with a good dose of curiosity balanced with wariness, and very kind-hearted. The supporting characters in this story is a diverse group, showcasing lots of different personalities and complexities. Danielle’s bestie, Lily, is quite a character and at times amused and frustrated me in equal measure. -
The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds (Haunting Danielle Book 2) Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre, Elizabeth Mackey (41 chapters) Oct 12-14, 2020
I had read the first book several years ago, and I wasn’t sure how I would drop back into this series, but I am glad I did. I believe this book picks up where the last one left off.
Danielle has a ghost friend who resides at her B&B. He’s been dead a very long time. When Danielle discovers she needs to sell the necklace that he hid many years ago, there is a debate about whether she should wear it at her B&B open house. When her cousin shows up, and decides she wants to wear the necklace all heck breaks lose. Someone does die, but it is halfway through the book.
I’m not normally a gal that likes to read long tomes, but this book read fairly quickly. The characters interact nicely and the same supporting cast is present.
I read this as a part of a 4-book set. I will be interested to see how this series unfolds.
I didn’t notice any editing errors.
Great fun, a paranormal cozy mystery.
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I was disappointed in this follow up to the first book. The author spent almost two-thirds of the book on showing us how awful one character was that by the time the murder mystery began I was ready to put the down and not finish it.
This book also changes some characters in extreme ways throughout the book. The characters of Cheryl and Joe do complete turnarounds in their personalities and it quite jarring and doesn’t fit. Danielle is still a great character, but she made a lot of stupid heroine choices that weren’t normal for how her character was in the first book. The author also made the police seem like bumbling idiots and no one solved the mystery. Well maybe the bad guy solved it by making a stupid choice at the end of the book.
I also wanted more interaction between Danielle and Walt. I wanted to see how their relationship had grown or not from the last book and more interactions with them. Walt was almost a complete side character in this book.
I’m a little concerned about continuing with the series as this book was so different from the first one.
