But I’m really glad that I kept my commitment, because–despite myself–I really liked this book. It wouldn’t be inaccurate to say that by the time I did start reading Bitter Spirits, I was already harboring some of bitterness of my own. Of course, life has a funny way of laughing at plans and naive hopes, and the day before this review was due I found myself struggling to finish two projects before I could even start to read this book. I thought about dropping this book from my list as it seemed the least appealing to me, but I decided that I made a commitment and that I could manage. Despite a crazy schedule, I signed up to review five books for the RITA® Reader Challenge–and then I signed up to take an intense college course so I could finish my degree early. And the closer they become, the more they realize they have ghosts of their own to exorcise… On the hunt for the curseworker responsible for the hex, Aida and Winter become drunk on passion. After Aida’s supernatural assistance is enlisted to banish the ghosts, her spirit-chilled aura heats up as the charming bootlegger casts a different sort of spell on her. Winter Magnusson is a notorious bootlegger who’s more comfortable with guns than ghosts-unfortunately for him, he’s the recent target of a malevolent hex that renders him a magnet for hauntings. However, her ability to summon (and expel) the dead is more than just an act. The fog-covered Bay Area can be an intoxicating scene, particularly when you specialize in spirits…Īida Palmer performs a spirit medium show onstage at Chinatown’s illustrious Gris-Gris speakeasy. It’s the roaring twenties, and San Francisco is a hotbed of illegal boozing, raw lust, and black magic.

Bitter spirits by jenn bennett