3.0 Stars if the target audience is adults, 3.5 Stars if the target audience is older teens.
I wanted to like this book. After reading the synopsis, I was looking forward to a fun story that would be a romantic ghost story. I liked the idea of the story: A young woman, Lucy, decides to try out for a reality series, which would require her to stay in a haunted house. She is chosen and ultimately starts to fall in love with Maverick, a producer on the show and a single father. I looked forward to the haunting, but my expectations were not met when it came to the haunted elements of the book. The book was also too long, without really going anywhere. I guess this book would fall in the category of a cozy ghost/romance story. But the way it is written, I think the best audience is Teen YA readers. The storyline could use some editing and better cohesiveness. And the haunting/ghost elements were juvenile.

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This is another beautiful cover! This was one where I didn't read the synopsis at all and went on a fun ride. Lucky, a woman with ESP gets hired for a show at a haunted house. It's not haunted by ghosts per se but more sentient. There's a romance between Lucky and Maverick who is a part of the show. It's interesting how the story with the house progressed. The specters were interesting. Loved the whole idea of this. Also appreciated the ace rep. The side characters were entertaining as well.

Thank you berkleyromance for the gifted copies.

A sentient haunted house, ACE representation, a single dad, and a woman with ESP were all tropes that had me very excited to pick this book up. However, the plot became convoluted and I just lost interest despite several attempts to retry/switching to the audiobook format. After Lucky left the haunter house reality TV show project plotline, it felt like an entirely new book/plot. Great premise, the main character had a great voice, but I could not stay focused on the plot and did not feel chemistry between the main character and potential love interest.

This book was honestly very confusing. Lucky's power was confusing. Her descriptions of people. Her background. I know there was supposed to be chemistry between her and maverick but I did no feel it. I was also disappointed when they moved away from the house to go explore some other places for Rebel and honestly, I'm still confused about the ending.
But I can also see how other people will love this book. It just wasn't for me.

Slow read. Everything was middle of the road, the characters, the story. The romance and spice level were non-existent.

The premise of this one sounded so great! Unfortunately, the execution didn't quite work for me. It was hard to balance both the haunted house and the romance. I often found one suffering for the sake of the other.

As always with this author thought I did find the ace rep to be excellent. I will continue reading and recommending her books for that alone!

This was so all over the place in the worst way. I felt like there was just too much going on and not enough explaining and building upon all the representation and story

Thank you Berkley for this arc.

I was invested in this storyline from the very beginning. The idea of figuring out if a house is haunted, sentient, or just looking for friends? So fun!

There were some wonderful characters, with Rebel probably being my fav. I loved the acceptance Lucky finally got to feel and how much effort Georgia and Maverick put in to making sure she felt understood and welcome in their group.

However, I really struggled to feel connected to Lucky. And I think because of that I felt almost no connection between Lucky and Maverick.

For me, I was far more invested in the Hennessee house side of the story.

What to Expect:
🏠Single dad
🏠slooooow burn
🏠reality tv
🏠Ace Rep
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🫶🏽What I enjoyed
Lucky has ESP which grabbed my attention from the start as this isn’t something I’ve read much about or seen in fictional books. I was captivated by the house at first and was fully invested until about half-ish way through.
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🤷🏻‍♀️What didn’t work for me
I lost interest when the story moved away from the house. It didn’t make sense to me why they stopped working on this reality tv show featuring this haunted house, to go film a side project for a ten-year old. Even though this is a romance and I am a romance lover, I was here for Hennessee House 😂When the focus did finally return to the house, it got confusing. It wasn’t until the very end that it finally all made sense, but it wasn’t a jaw dropping/everything clicks reveal. More like an, “Oh. Okay.”

I enjoyed Claire’s last book The Romantic Agenda more.

It would be hard for me to say what kind of genre this book really falls under… humor, romance, mystery, education of a particular sexual orientation. The story felt disjointed as the female lead went down one topic of monologue to another and then circle back to previous ones again. It all bounced around too frequently for my preference. The result of the investigation was interesting and creative though.

Thanks for the free book @berkleyromance @netgalley #berkleypartner #berkleybooks !!

I’m glad that being a #berkleyinfluencer means that I get to read books that are outside of my own knowledge base sometimes. This book is a whole lot of fun, it’s got some legitimate spooky creepy moments, and a very tender look at romance and intimacy from a Black, biromantic, asexual female lead.

Lucky is estranged from her family because she has ESP. It comes in the form of reading people: the good, the bad, the ugly, the secrets, the evil, etc. as a first impression if she makes eye contact. When this gift wasn’t useful to her mother, she was tossed like yesterday’s trash. After many fruitless and lonely years trying to fit in and hide her gifts, she applies to be on a paranormal reality tv show as the caretaker of Hennessee House. The house is haunted, and it’s scared away three previous characters.

Look, the house is spooky. It wants something from Lucky. It conjures specters that sometimes have creepy black eyes and slack jaws, it makes you smell stuff, it can hijack you. But in handling the house, it’s really a story about found family (and the found family is delightfully wacky, from host of the show Maverick, his precocious daughter Rebel, snarky but secretly soft producer Georgia, and the haughty but grieving financier Xander.)

It’s also a lovely story about how the intimacy of romance can blossom without the need for sex, and how to navigate that with a partner who isn’t asexual.

Would I have wanted to read about Lucky getting down with the hot ass host of the show, Maverick? Yes, yes I would, I am who I am. But I haven’t been privy to an asexual character before so this was new to me, and honestly, it was kind of special to see how this kind of storyline still works in romance. Romance is for everybody, and I guess this was my empirical proof.

This was such a cute read! A bit different than what I usually read. In my opinion, this was like a cozy read. I enjoyed getting to know the characters. I loved how much everyone seemed to learn and grow in this book. It was refreshing and wholesome.

Thank you Berkley Romance for the free book and PRH Audio for the complimentary audiobook. These opinions are my own.

Lucky Hart is a woman who has long had a supernatural ability to read people's true character by meeting their eyes during a first impression. She hopes to pursue a career investigating the supernatural, so she applies for a reality TV show in which she will live in a sentient, haunted house for 30 days.

This was so fascinating with a very unique supernatural premise. I quite liked the mix of characters for the TV production company. They sometimes acts as a found family but with lots of secrets. And I especially appreciated Rebel, a wonderful child who brought joy and hope to tense aspects of the story. Of course, I was personally quite pleased to see Lucky's portray on the ace spectrum incredibly well done without making it the main or only point of her character.

The romance between Lucky and Maverick took second billing for me. I was far more intrigued by the house and mystery. While I quite enjoyed both characters individually, I didn't get much from their chemistry together.

Zenzi Williams was an excellent narrator, and I felt she embodied Lucky quite well. The audiobook was just over 11 hours long.

Lucky Hart is obsessed with the paranormal and when the opportunity to live inside a haunted house arises she does everything she can to make that happen. She has lived her life as her true quirky self, but it means she’s often going at things alone that is until she meets Maverick. But is she ready to open the door to both the house and him?

I really liked the concept of this book and how unique it felt. The house takes on its own personality and becomes the third main character. However, the book started a little slow and felt confusing at times. There were moments I found myself having to reread to understand what was being conveyed. Overall, it was a good book and I would recommend, but just be prepared it might not be a quick easy read.

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the chance to review this book!

A sweet wholesome story, Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places, is a tad spooky too. This a slow-burn, a bit dragging at times. I wish we had more substance to the story, especially believing this couples insta-love.

Thank you, Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley

What sets "Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places" apart is its unique blend of romance and the supernatural. While the paranormal element may not be the central focus of the story, it adds an extra layer of intrigue and whimsy that sets it apart from your typical romance novel. From the quirky characters to the cosy setting, Kann has created a world that is both enchanting and relatable.

Oh, this story. I really enjoyed the paranormal/mystery parts of this book. Unfortunately, the characters fell a little short for me. I didn't really feel any connection to any of them. I did, however, find the ace descriptions and feelings really well done. I felt like I understand asexuality a little more now.

looking for love in all the haunted places is a romance set in a sentient house with some paranormal activity vibes. it was also about the main characters journey to let other people in and make connections, perhaps even with a house? it was spooky, sweet, funny, tender, healing - it had all the emotions. so well written that I felt like I was in the book with them. there is also a cat which i find important. there's a dash of spice, but the main character is asexual, so it's handled really thoughtfully.

a quick little blurb:
lucky hart has esp and knows she is uniquely qualified to investigate the house that has ran off its past three caretakers. she snags an interview with a production company making a show about it, and nails it. once on site, she meets maverick who's host of his own paranormal investigation show and single dad. the story takes off from there with the investigation and mavericks daughter being some of my favorite parts!

thank you to berkley for the free copy of this book! I 100% read it because of the cat on the cover, and it was clearly a great decision.

This book is part paranormal investigation and part romance with found family aspect and ace representation. The title says haunted but don’t go reading this book expecting spooky ghosts and spirits scaring the lights out of you! The haunting is more about a sentient house, coming alive and having its own “personality”. Although I am slightly disappointed with the minor supernatural events, I actually liked the story because it highlighted those gifted people considered by society as weird or different. Lucky Hart used to keep to herself because of her ESP, but at the end of the story, because of her new found friends who accepted and supported her inspite of AND despite her uniqueness, she was able to come out of her shell and proudly displayed who she is. This novel might not appeal to most, but it is still a cute (albeit nerdy) paranormal story with lots of relevant lessons to impart.

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places was SO cute. I can be so picky with writing styles for romances and in my opinion this one was written so nicely - it's cute without being overly cringey. I really liked Lucky and Maverick and especially Rebel, I think the single dad plot was executed well and I think the storyline had potential, like Monster House x a cute single dad romance but I think the TV show filming plot just had me so bored that I couldn't get through all of those parts and found myself skimming a lot of the sections with all the extra characters involved in making the show. I will definitely read another Claire Kann book, I really loved her main characters and the dialogue.