3.5/5
Pippi inherits an inn that only caters to spirits from her aunt Hazel since she has been able to see them for as long as she can remembers. She's a bit apprehensive, not knowing if she can do a good job because she's been estranged from her aunt due to an argument her mom had with her. But to her surprise her aunts spirit now resides in a fox and she has come back to help transition her into the role of innkeeper. Her main job is to be in charge of the phone as the spirits are able to receive messages from their living loved ones.

It's a very heartwarming story about how people deal with grief and the what if's of what happens when we die. There is a bit of romance when we are introduced to Cecil, a ghost hunter researching paranormal activity and they are immediately drawn to each other. It's a bit of insta love so I felt like their relationship was very surface. There were many fantastical characters that are the heart of the story like:

-The Inn, it's sentient and was in charge of everything from making food to picking Pippi's wardrobe.
-The giant spiders living in the attic that would help around the inn in exchange for goodies like sweaters and socks!
-A Garden gnome named Mo that acts as security.
-A kraken ghost that does yoga.
-A talking heater named Emberheart.
-And of course the spirits that are passing through.

Overall great and easy to read story for those who like that cozy and whimsical feeling. It reminded me a bit of the TV show Ghosts.

Thank You to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read this ARC and share my honest review.

I absolutely loved this cozy delightful book, Whimsical characters and a lovely story all around. I would recommend this to readers of whimsy and cozy fantasy. It even brought a few tears to my eyes. 5 stars!

It is a really cute, slow paced story about Pippi inheriting an inn for ghosts from her aunt Hazel. The ghosts come to stay at one of the inns in a worldwide network until they are ready to move on to the afterlife. Oh, and Pippi's aunt comes back as a talking fox, and teaches her the ropes. Hazel is amazing and, by far, my favorite character.

It is a beautiful story about the relationship the living have with their loved ones after they've died. We can only speculate on what, if anything, happens after death. At Pippi's inn the ghosts interact with Pippi and the other ghosts, eat food and enjoy a bit more of "life" while they wait for phonecalls from the people in their life that miss them. They cannot respond to the prayers, wishes, and longings from their loved ones except for listening which gives the mourner a feeling that the dead is close. When the living have finally accepted reality the ghost can go into the light.

It hit me right in the feels several times, and I had to put the book down, and come back later when I wasn't leaking anymore.

If you want a cozy story, with that may or may not, pull a few tears from you, this is a story for you. 3.5 stars

If I have to critique something it's that Pippi is supposedly special because she can see ghost, but is it really that special, when regular humans can see the ghosts unless they hide?

Thank you Netgalley and to the publisher for this arc.

It was a delight to read Pippi's Inn for Wandering Spirits.
I don't read cozy books too much, but this one sounded very good so I just had to. And happy I did cause I really enjoyed the story, the writing is lovely and it's atmospheric.

Triggers like grief are included which can be good to know.

But the story overall are cozy and I really loved the idea of the fox 🦊 that the author came up with 🥰

- Ghosts
- A fox
- Atmospheric
- Magical Inn

A cozy read I can highly recommend.

My rating: 4,5 ⭐

This book starts with respectful and carefully crafted trigger warning about grief and loss, written by the author.

I loved the writing style, and the magic created by the Inn… I won’t give any spoilers, but it’s great fun and the product of a huge imagination. I wish this writer all the best and will look forward to reading more of her creations.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early review copy #PippisInnforWanderingSpirits #NetGalley

This was a sweet slice of life book that follows Pippi learning how to deal with her Aunt's inn that she has inherited, that just happens to have only ghost guests and how she learns to deal with them. It does have one thing that happens that is unexpectedly sad for this type of book, however the end result is as happy ever after as anyone could want. Overall an enjoyable read for those who like the cozy or slice of life genres.

i loved it this book!!
such a fun story with a lovely sentiment.
it was warm story and loved Pippi’s story and her relationships
would recommend if you love a cosy supernatural read

I absolutely loved this book!

The story is extremely bittersweet and while my heart was filled with joy, I was also crying at two o'clock in the morning, especially when she did that last check-out.

The book follows Pippi, the new innkeeper, but this is not an ordinary inn, it's meant as a place where ghosts can stay while they are in-between. There are many elements I loved, from the fact that the ghosts can be transferred to other inns all over the world to the calls. The inn itself is magical and provides for its tenants.

But when Pippi meets a "ghost hunter" she has to pick between love and duty, and this will teach her a lot about doing what she feels it's the right thing to do and to listen to her heart more than anything. There are a few twists, I kinda predicted them, but they were still very pleasant.

I am usually not a reader of cozy-style books, but this was so fun!! The characters were sweet and endearing and the concept of Pippi inheriting a beautiful Victorian Inn on the coast, was magical. It was just the fun, supernatural with heart book to be a great pick me up! Would love if Pippi and the Inn became a series! #pippisinnforwanderingspirits #erinritch #netgalley #goodreads

In keeping with the new cozy fantasy genre, this is a lovely, gentle tale that is about people finding their place in the world. The details are adorable (spiders in sweaters, sentient inns and overalls!), the characters are fun and the plot gives you just enough tension to keep the story moving but not enough to destroy the mood. As long as you can ignore the several large dump truck sized holes in the plot, this is a comfortable cozy read.

Thanks, NetGalley for the arc!
I loved this book so much, I consider it a cozy fantasy. I got the same comforting feeling i did when reading legends and lattes

Pippa is the newest proprietor of an Inn in Oregon. This is no ordinary Inn though, this Inn is for the dead, passed down through the generations from Aunt to Niece. Of course this very special Inn (and Pippa’s gift for seeing the dead) must be kept secret from those who are not guests/living.🏡

This magical and spectacular Inn runs itself and provides all Pippa and the guests could need! Including their very own security team of attic spiders who defend (and assist, for the price of a goodie basket) the Inn! The Inn also allows the living to contact those departed through the Inn’s rotary phone. Pippa facilitates the telephone calls so the guests can listen, but not speak, to their loved ones.🥞🕷️📞

Pippa spends her days amongst the departed and during an outing from the Inn meets Cecil. Other than Pippa visiting the Inn as a child, the Inn does not allow the living to book a stay; however Cecil manages to book a room! 😱

Book your stay at the Windia Inn, get to know Pippa and the guests! Find out how Pippa does as she navigates taking over the duties at the Inn and what happens when the Inn makes room for a living guest! 💜

“Oh you, with your little details” - Amazing and fantastic details throughout the book- such a pleasure to read. The whimsy in the patterns on clothing and in the stained glass were just fabulous! The entire Inn was alive with those details and incredible characters(from the Inn itself, to the protectant spiders and garden gnomes, the dead and living)!🦊

It was my first time reading a book by author, Erin Ritch, and I enjoyed readying her work. The book was paranormal but touching and was about the life we live, the love we let in and how we cope with loss along the way. Heartwarming!!!

Thank you to Erin Ritch and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

#PippisInnforWanderingSpirits #NetGalley

This was a gripping read, I thought the characters were intriguing and I'm going to keep an eye out for more from this author.

The best way I can think to describe this book is that it's like being hugged. It's sweet and cosy and comforting and refreshing and just perfect.

Pippi is an endearing character who we see grow from strength to strength as she handles her first year as proprietress of an inn for spirits. It's a new and interesting take on the afterlife where spirits can visit a number of inns around the world to see and do all the things they wished to do in life before passing on to whatever is next for them.

The inn is a character unto itself. It has a quirky personality, running jokes and themes and encourages a few shenanigans along the way.

There's a series of other fantastic creatures to encounter through the story: giant spiders that live in the attic and help to keep the inn running smoothly. A gnome as head of security, a few witches in the nearby town, a talking heater, the spirit of a Kraken, and, of course, Pippi's aunt & former innkeeper Hazel who has come back as a spirit in the form of a talking fox to help guide Pippi through her first year.

The romance is sweet. It definitely takes a back seat for most of the story, but does come to the forefront to guide the plot towards the end. It's a bit of an insta-love, and I would have liked to have seen more character and relationship development, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I've never read a story like it. The premise is so unique and it's such a fun, comforting read which I will be recommending to my bookish friends for sure!

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Although I enjoyed this book overall, it did take me until around 20% before I really got into it, and there were several instances where I wanted more information

<spoiler>I would have liked to see the conversation between Pippi and Hazel after their fight, and just more non-inn related conversations between them in general. I also would have liked to see more of Pippi’s relationship with her mother. I felt that Pippi’s and Cecil’s relationship kind of came out of nowhere, I would have liked to see more development there. Also, I wish we had gotten a bit more from his point of view.

As for things I liked: I liked her relationships with the guests, I liked the sentient house, and I loved the spiders (I especially liked the part where she gave them bell toys and then had to yell at them for playing at 3 am)</spoiler>

A really cozy book, as I imagined. The story is really cute and the atmosphere is cozy and nice, especially since the book is mainly set in autumn and winter, the coziest season of the year. Of course, the book is also about death and the grieving process, with the related TW. But I think these themes were approached respectfully and I appreciated this aspect. The description of the inn is simply adorable and I love all the creatures that live in the inn (and I am arachnophobic). A very nice book!

Pippi Jennings has always been able to see ghosts, finding them to be rather friendly beings who listen politely to family conversations and occasionally borrow socks from the dryer. Naturally, she was the perfect choice to inherit her recently departed aunt’s inn, a popular vacation spot in Windia, Oregon, where spirits go on holiday before moving on to the afterlife. When her aunt returns—reincarnated as a talking fox, no less—to help her niece manage an inn that literally has a mind of its own, Pippi's days become filled with organizing excursions to ghost nightclubs, hosting midnight teas, maintaining harmony with the giant attic spiders, and, most importantly, connecting the spirit guests with their living loved ones via the inn’s old rotary phone.

"Pippi’s Inn for Wandering Spirits" is a charming tale that fully embraces its unique premise. Pippi inherits the inn after her Aunt Hazel’s passing, despite an estrangement between Hazel and Pippi’s mother that meant they barely knew each other. Thankfully, Aunt Hazel returns in the form of a fox to guide her. The spirit characters, though transient, are friendly and entertaining. Yet, it's the other whimsical inhabitants, like the guard gnome and the giant sweater-loving spiders, that truly stand out. When Pippi meets Cecil, a 'ghost explorer,' her new life at the inn becomes even more complicated, leading to some heartwarming and emotional moments. This book is exactly what it promises to be: fun, whimsical, and thoroughly enjoyable. Readers who enjoy cozy novels with a twist will find much to love here.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for providing a copy of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this before publication (Jun 2024). Pippi's Inn for Wandering Spirits by Erin Ritch.

Love love loved this book! Granted it did make me cry quite a few times. It is such a cute cozy book about a young girl with a special ability to see ghosts (it runs in the family), she inherits an Inn that is strictly for the dead to wind down and enjoy the little bit of time that they have left before officially "Checking-Out" which is when they know their loved ones left behind are ok. (These are the bits that made me cry thinking of my own departed loved ones).

The book is so beautifully written and fun the Inn is magical and it does all the cooking, cleaning, and laundry itself! Heck I wanna live there! There are giant spiders in Scuba gear and Christmas jumpers which is so funny, and Mo the Security Gnome - Adorable!

The book reminded me a little of TJ Klune Under the Whispering Door which is also fantastic but this book had more cozy vibes.

All in all, I gave it 5* and I devoured it in 2 nights as couldn't put it down. I 100% recommend and will be looking up the other author's books to read.

This book is the definition of a cozy fantasy story. It's so charming and fun, and I really enjoyed the roller coaster of emotions I felt while reading. Thank you for the ARC!

A fantastical story set on the wild Northern coastal region of the USA where strange small towns and Inns are to be found.
The fantasy is set at the level of a teen and thus the book is a very easy read. It is cosy and full of goodness and sentient creatures and structures. And of course there is an HEA.,
I enjoyed the read at the level it was set,
If you like stories of sentient Inns then do take a look at the series by Ilona Andrews.