Honestly, I'm not sure what to make of this book. The characters were interesting, but I feel like the author could have gone more in depth about the house and why certain things happen - make the house more of a character or something... The author was also inconsistent in what they chose to add detail to while other things were more of less ignored ( )

Decent for what it's supposed to be. It's a romance about ghosts. The writing style is good and easy to read. There were only a few stylistic choices I thought were a bad call. The world building was a little weird and a bit conflicting. The house has consciousness and is magic, and the more it deteriorates, the more the "spirit" version of the house comes into being. But fixing it breaks the spirit version of the house, and in order to heal itself from a disruption, the house has to... kill things and use the "ghost energy" or something. Frequently, I regretting looking for answers to my questions about world building. I was wondering about the offscreen romance between one of the supporting characters and a deceased old woman whose death sparks the events of the book; the old woman could sense ghosts but not see them, but somehow she had a relationship with one, and... had... sex with one.... Yeah, turns out I didn't want the answer that badly. But also, the house can provide food and clean and so on. But it needs the main character to cook? Sometimes, it's implied that the MC cooks only because he likes it, because adult ghosts need to feel needed and need to be active. And it's implied that without the MC, the other ghosts wouldn't eat half as well. But the house provides what it wants whenever it wants. I'm not sure the author ever made up their mind about that. Lee's ghosts turn colors in response to their emotional state. It felt jarring to read that the edges of a ghost went "turquoise" or that Austin was blue around his heart, or whatever. I just don't think it added much to the narrative. It wasn't visually compelling in my mind, and it didn't help me understand the characters in a significant way. As a gimmick, it wasn't too intrusive, but it felt like a gimmick. There's also some confusion about... eternity for a ghost? Sure, the novel doesn't set out to answer questions about the afterlife. And I'm totally down for that ambiguity. But sometimes, they talked about the perfection of the ghosts' eternity, and then older ghosts were faded, and ghosts have to visit their graves for an entire day on their death day in order to renew the "bond" with their bones or they will fade away, and if the haunted location they are tied to is demolished, they are sent back to their grave to... fade.... I dunno, man, it's too much for my tiny monkey brain, I guess. Austin turned out to be a bit of a solves-all, without there being much foreshadowing to that effect. The physical house must decay in order for the spirit house to come into perfect being, but because Austin is so attuned to the spirit world, well... I won't spoil it. One of the other crucial ghosts... Levi. He was 9 when he died, which comes up a few pages into meeting him for the first time. First, we needed to know that he's really faded and doesn't drip with rain. I just need to say that I did not pick up on that detail at all. I noted that he was the oldest ghost there--in that he lived and died first. And as such, was the "leader" of their little found family. MC was expecting to get a lecture from this ghost. But in hindsight,... he's nine? And he really acts like it towards the end of the book. I don't know if that was my fault or if the author failed to characterize this guy properly. I read the whole book thinking this was a middle aged man finally running out of ghost-time, or something. And when you get to the twist at the end of the book... um, just, it's an interesting choice. As for the romance, their interactions were among my favorite bits of the book. I liked the arguing and sass, contrasting against a backdrop of good intentions and vulnerability that both characters have. Maybe not everyone would find that compelling, but it was good enough for me. On the other hand, I didn't sense Austin's feelings changing, so once the turning point in their relationship happened, I wasn't... ready. It felt too fast, too easy, too unabashed for both of them. There's also the matter of ghost sex. I expected it to be different and even "special," but I was still kind of disappointed that human-ghost sex was SO GOOD, Austin could NEVER GO BACK!! Turns out I prefer regular ole awesome sex that requires communication and experimentation and effort. And then I just found it confusing that Austin could be within the MC's essence but also touch and kiss him.... Maybe ghost sex is just beyond the capabilities of my imagination. CLEARLY--not my kink. But still, not a bad book. Read it in a day. ( )

I’m afraid I couldn’t finish this book. As I started reading it was familiar due to the fact I have just started watching the TV series Ghosts, the premise of a house with ghosts being left in a will, the ghosts don’t want the new owner there, only the main character can see and talk to the ghosts is very similar.
I was confused to why the ghosts in the story cook, eat, have baths and sleep. This wasn’t explained. I was also confused as to why the haunted house the ghosts live in cooked for them and other times one of the ghosts cooked.
These inconsistent details made for a frustrating read- until I stopped.

I really enjoyed reading "Flipping" and found it to be a true couldn't-put-it-down book. The story is unique as it's from the perspective of a ghost rather than a living individual, something that's opened my eyes to my own aliveness-normative mindset when watching dead-alive interactions and relationships as portrayed in entertainment.
While the book was a romance, I found it really interesting the way the author developed the ghost characters based on the decades from which they lived/died, for instance, the main character, Charley, being from a decade where being LGBTQ+ was not even an acknowledged thing, there was shame and shock and eventual growth in the development of his self-acceptance and embracing of his sexuality.
In general, I like my romance reading to be a tad more on the bawdy side, but I have to say that the intimate moments between Charley and Austin were sweet and erotic and very fulfilling... and if I'm completely honest, I wish I could experience it myself the way they did because it sounded truly amazing.
I look forward to the author's future books in her new "Haunted Hearts" series and can't wait to find out if each book will be a new and different story or if they'll be a continuing saga that includes some or all of the characters we met, and fell in love with, in "Flipping." ( )

Well that was unexpected. I'm not sure what I thought was going to happen, but not.. what happened. Which is to say, I'm pleasantly surprised. In the beginning of the book I was a little put off. The humor didn't work for me and I was meh about the set up. I felt a little like I was being hit over the head with information--like things were repeated too often. However, I do understand that "tell your readers a thing at least three times to make it stick" is a rule some folks follow. In the end, I enjoyed the group of ghosts and learning about them was entertaining. The relationship between Charley and Austin felt.. like it flipped (ha. ha. ha.) a little fast for me. All in all, it was an enjoyable day spent and I think anyone with a hankering for a haunted house story will love it.