Genre: Historical Fantasy/Satire
Description:
“The president is seeing ghosts!
Patty Pitypander is in way over her head. Somehow, she won the
election—but the Oval Office is not what she expected. Neither are its grumpy
ghosts, the Potusgeists, who view her as unqualified to be president.
When she refuses to heed their advice, dead presidents and first
ladies spook her from the West Wing to the Blue Room. Blood drips down the
walls, phantoms emerge out of nowhere, and William Howard Taft appears in her
bathtub—naked!
The ghosts are not the only ones eager to foil her ambitious plans.
Traitors lurk among the White House staff, dying to give her back a good
stab—if Mrs. Lincoln doesn’t do it first.
Caught in a power struggle between the living and the dead, Patty must
prove herself to both, or she’ll lose the presidency. Can she save herself in
time?”
Author:
“Will Worsley began writing fiction full-time in 2016, after careers
in publishing and investment management. As an editor at Time-Life Books, he
wrote and edited articles on popular non-fiction topics ranging from history to
home repair. As a money manager, he oversaw portfolios for large institutions
and got the idea for his first satirical novel, Investing in Vain, named a top
10 business book of 2017 by Wealth Management magazine. He is a graduate of the
University of Virginia, where he earned master’s degrees in English and
business. Visit his website at willworsley.com”
Appraisal:
A different (at least from what I normally read), amusing,
entertaining, and sometimes frustrating read. The frustrating part is that
Patty Pitypander is, if not the most incompetent president ever (regardless of
who you might think is next worst) then she’s got to be close. It’s not that
she’s not capable. More that her priorities are messed up. But luckily the
White House is full of spirits (okay, we’ll call them ghosts) of many
presidents and first ladies who came before her. They’re there to help, whether
she likes it or not. Will Patty get it together? Will she be able to deal with
things, other than ghosts, who complicate things even more? It makes for a fun
read that will keep you guessing.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on an advance reviewer copy, so I can’t gauge the
final product in this area.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 75-80,000 words
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