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first you need to know this is a twopart deal, Technically, The Library is the followup to the short story "The Depot", "The Depot" is included here at the beginning so the reader gets the background, So, when you're ten chapters in and wondering why this all takes place at a bar, and there is no library, that's why,

I made it through "The Depot", It was a pretty good short ghost story, with a good shiver at the end, "The Library" is supposed to startmonths after "The Depot" the first chapter introduces a new murder, body found at the library, and the same detective from "The Depot" is on the case.
Unfortunately,of the first chapter is about his relationship with the girl from "The Depot", And not in an active way it's primarily his musings and concerns about their relationship:

, . . she is so gorgeous he doesn't understand how any man who looks at her could not fantasize about her and he doesn't like the thought of other guys thinking of her that way and he doesn't understand why she is so reluctant to move forward in their relationship even though she's pregnant with her ex's baby and why she is going to spend the last part of her pregnancy with her mother who obviously thinks he's not good enough, why isn't he good enough and why does her mother dislike him so.
. . and ON AND ON AND ON, . .

I couldn't take any more of the internal personal dialogue, . . I actually put the book down for a couple days and made myself finish it, because I feel it only fair to actually finish the book if I'm to write a review.
I can safely say it doesn't get better, The detective continues to whine about his insecurities, It did not make me like his character in the least, If you're ok with a ridiculously intertwined soap opera that loosely revolves around a murder mystery, then you should be good, Detective Mark even says at one point, "this is such a soap opera" and he's right, If you're looking for an intricately plotted twisty murder mystery, this isn't it, The majority of the book is very passive, Not a lot of stuff actually happens, until the very last scene, This book was a surprise, By the title, I was curious, but didn't know what to expect, I got into the book and didn't want to put it down, It was creative linking multiple generations by criminal deaths over the years, By the end, the interweaving of relations got tricky, but Carmen helped us unravel them and prove who did what to whom, Amidst all this, a relationship buds and evolves,

This book is engaging, The suspense will keep you riveted, The romance will make you say, "Aw, " The conclusion will make you were clever enough to deduce what was going to happen,

This is a must read for those who need something fresh, who think they might like a bit of a surprise, and for those who dwell in romance novels.
There is nothing graphic in the book so even young teens could read the book, Ms. DeSousa needs a good editor for the following reasons:

, There are many grammatical errors in her book,
. She spends way way Way WAY WAY too much time on Mark's internal fussing about his relationship with Ashlyn, ENTIRE CHAPTERS are dedicated to this drivel, Enough with the whining and wailing,
. The story does not make logical sense, How is the police captain's wife connected to Wild Bill No one knows, but it is apparently important to the conclusion of the mystery,men tried to kill Ashlyn's relatives, but only one succeeded By my count, it wasand only one succeeded, Did Ashlyn's mother break up with Gregory or did he break up with her Where did the blackmail come in I was left scratching my head in complete confusion,

I am sort of taken aback by all theandstar ratings, This book was a hot mess, A redeemable hot mess, but a hot mess just the same,


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So it's basically a paranormal/detective/romance book, Not really my thing.

I'll say up front that I really appreciate new authors trying to selfpublish, It's admirable and this one is better edited, the prose is decent, the characters fleshed out, the detail seemingly accurate, and the story is fairly wellcrafted,

That said, I found the entire thing to be a bit too cliched, the characters like Ashlyn to be a little too unflawed, it a little bit of a stretch that every single character in the book had some intimate intertwining relationship at some point in the past, and the entire thing wrapped up just a little too neatly.
I felt like the main character Mark didn't really have any tryfail cycles, but just floated through the plot right up until the end, He didn't even really have to work at it, he was just carried along,

At least that was my resulting impression, But it's not really a genre I enjoy, Enjoyable, easytolistento mystery with ghostly elements, Main characters were a little annoying, especially their love story, I found it a little too "just so" and bit unbelievable, Aside from those parts, I liked it and was curious about "whodunnit!!"

Strong narrator on the audiobook, she kept the pace up and kept me interested, The Library: Where Life Checks Out
By Carmen DeSousa
This was an ok read about a detective investigating a suicide that may have been really a murder, Murder by ghost. I gave it a/rounding to, Great mystery suspense

All the needed elements for a great mystery, The handsome police officer, the damsel in distress, the decades of lies and your friendly ghost, Great book well written. Detective, ghosts, past mixed with present and let's not forget most importantly, romance,
Very intriguing story. A sort of roller coaster ride, When I read "the depot" I expected the next story to be something else but then I realized she continued on just at a later date in the story, the present.

Carmen is a very talented writer, I don't usually read detective books but this is not just that, with the paranormal added it makes for a very interesting book, A different type from the usual,

The ending was great , not left you to wonder with a million questions but also left so Carmen can continue the story with a variety of characters she can write about.
Just one of the many In The Library, Me myself would like Mark and Ashlyns story to go on with of course another case involved, Maybe that detective agency

One great thing about the book, is you can identify with the characters, all of them not just Mark and Ashlyn but they were my favorite characters, This book is very well rounded in the character aspect, You get to know enough about each that you either love them or hate them, Plus it's left that it can continue in many directions, I'd say Carmen could start a Ser oily especially with a bit of a mix or maybe just a couple in one book add the others along the way to become one great story in the end of many books.

She'll decide that for us readers I'm sure,
With that said:
I can't wait to read more of Carmens books!

This book is astar, READ THIS BOOK!! It's not a waste of time, You'll find yourself not wanting to put it down,
I was given this book for a honest review so there you have it,

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It will be posted the next couple days, Where I will talk more about the characters the story line and a whole lot more On "The Depot" and "The Library",
My likes, dislikes if there are any, Just a lot more so if you don't want spoilers don't read the blog review, I save the spoilers for the blog, If you do go. . I'd love to have you, . Plus many good books postings and other reviews if your looking for a good book, New up coming releases also,
Great Read

I really enjoyed reading this book, I have been so busy as of late ,and really needed to unwind amp this fit into what little time I had amp really engrossed me in a good mystery.
Would love to read more from this author, I've had this on my Kindle for longer than I should admit before I finally read it, This was a nice little mystery, There was a haunting or two as well as some deep family secrets that came to light in the end, There was also what we call in the YA world 'instalove', that while it worked for the story, could have been drawn out a little more, I'm not great as guessing 'who did it', but there were so many moving pieces that I may not have been the only one who didn't see who the killer was.
Mystery, ghosts, and a bit of romance, I enjoyed this mystery with a bit of a paranormal twist, Mark solves murder mysteries with a bit of help from ghosts, But is is really seeing ghosts, or is he just crazy The mystery involves more than one generation, and really keeps you guessing, There are plenty of surprises and drama as well, When Mark Waters decided to be a detective, he didn't plan to investigate ghosts,

But as he sifts through evidence of a supposed suicide by train, he learns a murder that took place eighty years ago may directly affect his case,

Six months after the strange occurrences at The Depot, theres another murder, This time, The Library holds secrets of several murders, and the dead wont rest until the murderer checks out too, There is so much to love about Carmen DeSousa's writing in general and this book in particular, Let's start with the characters, which, for me, are the most important aspect of any story, I instantly felt a connect with Mark and Ashlyn, the two main characters, Mark is the perfect hero protective, brave, and just flawed enough to make him feel real, Ashlyn is battling her own personal demons with an inner strength that shines through, There are no weakkneed females in need of rescuing here,

The plot is intricate, while also being easy to follow, There are a few great twists as we follow along with Mark to solve both a new and an old murder,

The paranormal aspect is well done, While not the central focus, the ghosts offer just enough to give Mark and readers something to think about,

The Library is the followup to the novella The Depot, If you haven't read The Depot, it's included here as an added bonus, The Library: Where Life Checks Out: Supernatural Checks In

What a great read! I couldn't put this book down if I tried, I have read all of Ms DeSousa's books from "The Pit Stop," "The Depot," and "The Library," and I have to say that each book just got better as I went on.
I really hated to see this book end, I like to read novels that havebooks to go with them so you can grow with the characters, Me DeSousa, you asked for feedback from your readers where do we think you should go with your novel This is just my opinion, but I think you should slowly develop all of the characters that you have right now! You have a " Great Bunch " to work with.
Just don't be in a hurry to develop them in,, or evennovels, Take your time, and let readers like me enjoy watching the characters "grow" throughout the years, John Sandford was great for doing that with his "Lucas Davenport" novels, I have read allof them
from beginning to end, so it can be done, Developing characters for that length of time and still keep it interesting Just don't be in a hurry to have the baby grow up to quickly etc, . You've developed a great cast of characters, From Detective Mark Waters to Ashlyn, his fiancee, now wife I really enjoyed their first encounter, I definitely don't think you should take your novel and build it around one of the minor characters, you can build on your other novels with them, Whatever you do "Keep Up The Supernatural End"of it, I Love It!!!!!!! Can't Wait for your next book, please, please, don't make it a love story, Keep going like you are and you'll do great! The premise of this story was very strange, Somehow a murder from generations ago comes back to haunt Ashlinn and her mother, Detective Mark Waters doesn't believe in ghosts, but this case will change his mind and his life,

This book was weird as fuck, There's really no other way to put it, Also there's surprise incest! No one wants that!! Several times in this book there were cliches and flat character development, The way Mark or Ashlinn would be at times was just so cringe worthy and I wanted to throw this book, It definitely made my migraine worse, but at least it was short,

The ending had some shocks in it, but I did not care one bit, I don't even care enough to really figure out wtf happened, There was a library which was nice, but everything else was ugh, I hadnt picked a specific book to read for Halloween this year, But The Library Where Life Checks Out was on the list of books I wanted to read this year, I thought this would at least have to be a murder mystery and

would be at least a little bit scary on that account, so I designated it this years Halloween read.


It didnt do too badly, The book is a straightup ghost story, The murder mystery aspect is there too, And there is even a little element of romance,

This edition of the book has two stories in it a prequel novella titled The Depot, and the main story, The Library,
The stories are intimately connected, however, It involves the tangled affairs of two families, The elders of the wealthy family are for some reason desperate to keep their sons from marrying the girls from the other family, Some of the women are killed, but it doesnt prevent children from being born, And it doesnt prevent the ghosts from needing to protect their descendants from the men who would kill them,
The Library by Carmen Desousa

Do you believe in ghost!!

Detective Mark Waters is called to a stunning old architectural library where his bosses wife is the librarian.
He's there to investigate an old mans murder, He remembers coming here when he was young, A murder isn't all that's happening around this old library, there's something paranormal going on, If you've read "The Pit Stop" and "The "Depot" Carmen's other two paranormal suspense, romance books, you'll recognize some of the characters, Carmen kept me in suspense with every turn of the page, I love every one of these books, They all flow right into one another, Don't miss this series of awesomeness, Her writing never bores me, I can't wait for her next read to come out,
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