Karen White's Tradd Street series

Hello everyone.  I hope you are all having a great week.  Gosh, there sure are a lot of things to beware of right now.  Besides the bad stuff going on in the world, which is always heartbreaking, in the USA we have tons of Covid, heat warnings, multiple other problems and I can't forget my nemesis...hurricane season.  In addition, we have bats in our attic. No, nothing fun like saying it is the Scooby Doo house or we are about to send out the bat signal. Nope, ugly, real bats. By law they can't be removed until August 1, but the removal guys are too busy because everyone has to wait until that date, so it will be weeks before they can get to us.  Worst of all I can't get the theme song to the old Batman tv show out of my head!  Needless to say, it's been a great time to read as I'm in need of a big escape.

I recently read The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street by Karen White, the most recent in a series of six books:

The House on Tradd Street

The Girl on Legare Street

The Strangers on Montagu Street

Return to Tradd Street

The Guests on South Battery

The Christmas Spirits on Tradd Street

All the books follow Melanie, who is a real estate agent in Charleston, SC. Melanie can see ghosts, of which you can imagine in an old city like Charleston, are plentiful. Each book involves a different mystery, old houses, and interesting people.  As the books progress there is love, hate, family, villains and the constant backdrop of Charleston.  The stories move beautifully from one book to the next, leaving the reader attached to each character.  While ghosts are definitely a huge part of these books, they aren't overdone.  You won't have nightmares or find yourself laughing at someone in white carrying clanking chains.  The reading is comfortable and fast paced,  returning to White's world for each successive book is like putting on your favorite worn, snuggly, sweatshirt.  I think you'll find these books a pleasure to read and will likely leave you craving a trip to Charleston, as real streets, stores, etc. are used as locations. 

If you like Charleston and old houses, you better put this series on your tbr list for this year.  Karen White has stated she will be writing one more book about Tradd Street to finish up the series.  Once you begin your journey with Melanie, don't blame me if you start talking with a bit of a southern drawl.