Review: The Wedding Gift by Kathleen McKenna

Book: The Wedding Gift by Kathleen McKenna

Pages: 246

Genre: fiction, paranormal

Source: Sent from author

Short Synopsis: Leann, living in the south, is a former beauty pageant princess, is in a relationship with one of the wealthiest bachelors in town, named George Willets. The two become married due to an unplanned pregnancy and move into a mansion that no one wants.

My Thoughts: An okay read, with an interesting paranormal world with ghosts out for revenge.

Leann isn't the brightest individual, but she's the prettiest one of the town. She manages to catch the eye of a wealthy bachelor, George Willets, and despite their age difference, become involved in a relationship.

Though both Leann's and George's parents aren't thrilled with the idea, the two are suddenly wed, due to an unplanned pregnancy. George claims to love Leann, but Leann isn't too thrilled about being forced into a position with George, and is in love with another man.

But Leann is determined to live with the consequences and the two move into the Willet's mansion. But Leann isn't too thrilled about the house either, as it was the place where her brother was mysteriously murdered along with the past murders of a long ago Willet's relative.

Can Leann survive living in a haunted mansion and figure out what happened all those years?

I initially loved the plot and the characters were a bit interesting, but there was a couple of things that kind of bothered me. The tone of voice made it really difficult for me to complete, but the plot was really interesting which made me want to complete the novel.

I had a lot of problems with the main character. I don't know if it was the fact that it was set in the south, but a lot of the sayings made the main character sound a little old, which made me question how old she was supposed to be. Certain phrases also made her sound immature, even though she was dealing with adult issues. I wasn't also too pleased with the fact that there was alcohol and drugs involved, especially when Leann was pregnant.

I was also confused about what year this novel was set in as well. It seemed like it was set in this century, with the internet, Vera Wang, and a couple of other indications, but she didn't have a cell phone? And there was also the fact that George thought he wasn't able to produce children because he had the mumps?

I enjoyed reading the paranormal aspect of the novel, and wanted to find out more, but there was just a little bit too many other bits and pieces through out the novel that made me fully enjoy it.

Would I recommend this book: Maybe

Rating: I give this book a 3/5.