Book Review: Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

With a title like Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places, it puts certain ideas in your head but after reading Claire Kann’s adult debut romance, I was locked in.

For those who haven’t read The Romantic Agenda, she has previously written some young-adult stories. There is one resounding theme in her romances though and it’s that her characters are usually somewhere on the asexuality spectrum.

The same can be said about Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places. However, this book doesn’t feel nearly as romantic, and in a way, it feels like something completely fresh and fun for the publisher.

With that being said, I’d like to thank Berkley for sending me an ARC so I was able to read and review this one early.

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places is a romantic haunted house story.

Let’s just start with the fact that the main character’s name is Lucky Hart. She’s trying to get a job as a caretaker for the famous Hennesse House which doesn’t like visitors. Most of the time, it ends up scaring people away but after a few days, it’s clear Lucky has a connection to the house.

This might be due to the fact that Lucky has ESP or the fact that she’s quickly dealing with a growing crush on Maverick. Even so, the book doesn’t solely focus on the budding relationship between Maverick and Lucky.

Instead, Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places focuses on Lucky learning to accept her gifts and unravel the mystery of Hennesse House. While we get answers in the end, this book truly feels like a slow burn as we’re following Lucky and Maverick dancing around each other which makes for such torture.

Even so, Claire Kann manages to give us a compelling tale about how the house works, Lucky’s abilities, and her romance with Maverick. Of course, I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention the slew of memorable side characters like Rebel who is Maverick’s daughter, and Georgia who works on the show and eventually becomes friends with Lucky.

All in all, this book wears many hats but in the best way. You get that little dash of magic and spookiness while also getting a romance. It’s honestly such a great one to pick up during the spring season but I can see this book being picked up a lot during the fall/Halloween season.

Either way, I thought it was so fun and I’m excited to read more from Claire Kann. I feel like we rarely see romances with ace characters and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places is out now where books are sold.