Book Review

The House on Prytania by Karen White [Book Review]

Book Review

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BOOK INFO

Title: The House on Prytania

Author: Karen White

Publisher: Berkley

Publish Date: May 9, 2023

Genre: Paranormal Mystery

Series: Royal Street #2

My Rating: 4/5

The House on Prytania by Karen White

BOOK BLURB

Nola Trenholm may not be psychic herself, but she’s spent enough time around people who are to know when ghosts are present, and there are definitely a few lingering spirits in her recently purchased Creole cottage in New Orleans. Something, or someone, is keeping them tethered to this world. And not all of them are benign. 

But with the sudden return of Sunny Ryan, Beau Ryan’s long-lost sister, Nola has plenty to distract her from her ghostly housemates. Especially when the tempting—yet firmly unavailable—Beau, wanting to mete out justice to those he blames for Sunny’s kidnapping, asks Nola for a favor that threatens to derail her hard-won recovery and send her hurtling backward. He asks her to welcome Michael Hebert back into her life, even though Michael is the reason for Nola’s bruised heart. Beau is convinced that Michael’s powerful family was behind Sunny’s disappearance and that Michael is the key to getting information the police won’t be able to ignore—if Nola is willing to risk everything for which she’s worked so hard. 

Torn between helping Beau and protecting herself, Nola doesn’t realize until it’s almost too late why the ghosts are haunting her house—a startling revelation that will throw her and Beau together to fight a common enemy. Assuming Nola can get Beau to listen to what the spirits are trying to tell him, because ignoring them could prove to be a fatal mistake…


The House on Prytania by Karen White

MY REVIEW

The House on Prytania is the second book in the Royal Street series. Nola Trenholm moved to New Orleans for a fresh start. Her new home is a fixer upper with a few spirits hanging around. The spirits may help solve a mystery Nola is involved in with her friend Beau.

The House on Prytania can be read as a standalone, but I recommend starting with the first book in this series,  The Shop on Royal Street. Fun characters, a charming setting, and intriguing stories make this an enjoyable series.

An atmospheric mystery with paranormal elements and a hint of romance. Recommended to fans of Southern fiction and light paranormal mysteries.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Books in the Royal Street series:
  1. The Shop on Royal Street
  2. The House on Prytania
Book Review

The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White [Book Review]

Book Review

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. For more info, read my Disclosure Policy.


BOOK INFO

Title: The Shop on Royal Street

Author: Karen White

Publisher: Berkley

Publish Date: March 29, 2022

Genre: Mystery

Series: Royal Street #1

My Rating: 4/5

The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White

BOOK BLURB

After a difficult detour on her road to adulthood, Nola Trenholm is looking to begin anew in New Orleans, and what better way to start her future than with her first house? But the historic fixer-upper she buys comes with even more work than she anticipated when the house’s previous occupants don’t seem to be ready to depart.
 
Although she can’t communicate with ghosts like her stepmother can, luckily Nola knows someone in New Orleans who is able to—even if he’s the last person on earth she wants anything to do with ever again. Beau Ryan comes with his own dark past—a past that involves the disappearance of his sister and parents during Hurricane Katrina—and he’s connected to the unsolved murder of a woman who once lived in the old Creole cottage Nola is determined to make her own…whether the resident restless spirits agree or not.


The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White

MY REVIEW

The Shop on Royal Street is the first book in the Royal Street series. Nola Trenholm is starting over and has purchased a fixer-upper for her fresh start. Not only does her new home need some work, but there is also a mystery to solve. A woman was murdered in the house, and the case was never solved.

Southern fiction with a cast of fun characters. The Shop on Royal Street is an atmospheric mystery with a little paranormal and romance. A fun start to a new series. Recommended to fans of Southern fiction and mysteries.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Books in the Royal Street series:
  1. The Shop on Royal Street
  2. The House on Prytania