Ghost of Lies (Medium Trouble #1) de Alice Winters

Salut mes p’tits chats!
j’espère que vous allez bien. Je vous retrouve aujourd’hui pour la chronique du dernier roman d’Alice Winters. Il s’agit du premier tome d’une nouvelle série intitulée Medium Trouble et qui s’appelle Ghost of Lies. Résumé:

Hiro
Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m determined to figure out who is responsible for his death… the problem is that Detective Maddox Booker, the one working the case, is a grumpy and stubborn man who wants nothing to do with me and definitely doesn’t believe in ghosts. It doesn’t help that I keep finding myself looking ridiculous in front of the detective, thanks to interfering ghosts who enjoy laughing at my expense. Still, the more I’m around Maddox, the more I realize that beneath that surly exterior is a kind and caring man who will do anything to help.

Maddox
When another man dies, I know we have a serial killer on our hands—the same murderer who has remained elusive for a year and a half. To add to my frustration, I keep running into Hiro at crime scenes only to hear him claim that he can talk to ghosts. The words of the dead could lead us to the serial killer and even tell us who is next, but ghosts? There’s no such thing as ghosts. Hiro is determined and charming, and no matter what I do, I can’t stop letting him get involved. He’s definitely snagged my attention, but when he nearly winds up dead, I know he’s getting closer to the truth—and if I don’t do something soon, he might be next.

FR- Alors alors …. Alors comme souvent je me jette sur les romans d’Alice Winters dès qu’ils sont proposés en ARC et je dois dire que j’avais hâte de lire ce roman à cause du prénom d’un des personnages principaux. Je suis hyper sensible aux prénoms et un personnage prénomé Hiro, forcément que j’ai envie de lire son histoire.

Je dois dire que même si j’aime majoritairement les romans d’Alice Winters, il y a une ou deux séries de l’auteure que je n’ai pas plus aimée que ça. Et je commence toujours ses nouveaux romans sans vraiment savoir si je vais adhérer ou pas. Bilan : j’ai adoré.

J’ai énormément aimé ce roman que j’ai dévoré en quelques jours. J’ai trouvé que l’auteure calmait un peu le jeu et que ses personnages étaient un peu moins foufou que ces derniers perso. En gros, tous les reproches que j’ai pu faire à des romans que je n’ai pas aimés sont corrigés dans celui là.
Le personnage d’Hiro est tout simplement génial. J’ai beaucoup aimé qu’il puisse voir les fantomes et qu’il les aide à passer de l’autre coté. Ca m’a fait penser à la série Charley Davidson de Darynda Jones et j’avoue que je suis super contente de retrouver cette série version MM.

J’ai aimé qu’Hiro ait un passé difficile mais qu’il soit quelqu’un de très positif et de solaire. J’ai beaucoup aimé la famille qu’il s’est construite , son frère Nikolàs est très énigmatique et j’espère en découvrir un peu plus sur lui dans les prochains tomes. J’ai adoré ses potes fantomes, grâce à qui on a droit à plusieurs scènes hilarantes. J’ai adoré Reggie et Natalie, j’espère aussi en apprendre plus sur Nathalie et sur sa relation avec Hiro (ça semble trop simple pour être juste du hasard.)

Hiro est un personnage fondamentalement bon. Il est également très drôle et j’ai beaucoup aimé sa relation avec Maddox.

Maddox , de prime abord, est le male alpha par excellence, il est grognon, il est sérieux et impliqué dans son travail. Il va bien sur s’ouvrir petit à petit au contact de Hiro. On sent qu’il a aussi un passé assez compliqué et j’avoue que j’aimerai en savoir plus sur sa famille. J’ai beaucoup aimé son rapport avec ses neveux et sa relation avec son frère Ben.

J’ai beucoup aimé l’enquête que j’ai trouvée bien menée et entrainante. On se demande vraiment qui est le coupable et j’ai trouvé que ce n’était pas tiré par les cheveux. J’ai trouvé que le ratio enquête/romance était bien proportionné, ce qui rend la lecture vraiment agréable.

En résumé un premier tome vraiment interessant qui laisse présager une excellente série dans la lignée des premières séries de l’auteure. Des personnages drôles et attachants. Et comme toujours avec Alice Winters : de l’humour et des animaux trop choux (mention spéciale pour Spite). Une série dont j’ai hâte d’avoir la suite.

ENG – So well well well… well as often I throw myself on the novels of Alice Winters as soon as they are proposed in ARC and I must say that I was eager to read this novel because of the first name of one of the main characters. I am very sensitive to first names and a character named Hiro, inevitably I want to read his story.

I have to say that while I mostly like Alice Winters’ novels, there are a couple of the author’s series that I didn’t like more than that. And I always start new novels without really knowing if I’m going to join or not. Conclusion: I loved it.

I really liked this novel which I devoured in a few days. I found that the author calmed the game a bit and that her characters were a little less crazy than these last characters. Basically, all the criticisms that I could make to novels that I did not like are corrected in this one.
Hiro’s character is just awesome. I really liked that he could see the ghosts and help them get to the other side. It made me think of the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones and I admit that I am super happy to find this MM version again.

I liked that Hiro had a difficult past but that he was a very positive and sunny person. I really liked the family he built for himself, his brother Nikolàs is very enigmatic and I hope to discover a little more about him in the next volumes. I loved his phantom buddies, thanks to which we are entitled to several hilarious scenes. I loved Reggie and Natalie, I also hope to learn more about Nathalie and her relationship with Hiro (sounds too simple to be just coincidence.)

Hiro is an inherently good character. He’s also very funny and I really liked his relationship with Maddox.

Maddox, at first glance, is the alpha male par excellence, he is grumpy, he is serious and involved in his work. It will of course open up little by little in contact with Hiro. We feel that he also has a rather complicated past and I admit that I would like to know more about his family. I really liked his relationship with his nephews and his relationship with his brother Ben.

I really liked the survey which I found well conducted and catchy. You really wonder who is the culprit and I found that it was not far-fetched. I found the inquiry to romance ratio to be well proportioned, which makes reading really enjoyable.

In short, a really interesting first volume which suggests an excellent series in line with the author’s first series. Funny and endearing characters. And as always with Alice Winters: humor and cute animals (special mention for Spite). A series that I can not wait to have the continuation.

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