Death Dates the Oracle by Kristen Painter [Review]

Death Dates the Oracle (Nocturne Falls #15) by Kristen Painter
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: May 6, 2023

Nocturne Falls
1. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
2. The Werewolf Meets His Match
3. The Gargoyle Gets His Girl
4. The Professor Woos the Witch
4.5. The Witch's Halloween Hero
4.6. The Werewolf's Christmas Wish
5. The Vampire's Fake Fiancée
5.5. The Vampire's Valentine Surprise
6. The Shifter Romances the Writer
6.5. The Vampire's True Love Trials
7. The Dragon Finds Forever
8. The Vampire's Accidental Wife
9. The Reaper Rescues the Genie
10. The Detective Wins the Witch
11. The Vampire's Priceless Treasure
12. The Werewolf Dates the Deputy
13. The Siren Saves the Billionaire
14. The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart
15. Death Dates the Oracle - Paperback | Kindle

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Kristen Painter
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.

Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all.

Eamon Underwood isn’t what you’d call a social butterfly. In fact, he avoids people altogether, outside of his job at his uncle’s funeral home, where Eamon is the mortician. For him, being around the dead is easier than being around the living. Mostly because of his very curious gift that enables him to see just how long a person has left to live. That knowledge makes personal interaction far too difficult.

Until he meets Troula Kouris. And sees…nothing.

Troula comes to Nocturne Falls to join her crazy-cat-lady aunts as an oracle, one of the rare descendants of the original Greek oracles. She’s been preparing for it all of her life. Unfortunately, just before she leaves for Nocturne Falls, she gets an ominous prediction that leads her to believe becoming an oracle could be fatal. Or maybe the real danger is the darkly handsome neighbor who lives next door.

When Troula and Eamon make a curious connection that leads to romance, it seems the fates want them together, despite the risks. Can a little orange kitten really solve all of their problems? Or will it all end in a catastrophe?

Thoughts on Death Dates the Oracle: We have new supernaturals in town and MAN they have some things they have to work through. Of the supernatural variety, I mean. Eamon's gift is not so great and it's pretty much made him into a hermit so he interacts with as few people as possible because seeing how long someone has left to live? Not fun IN THE SLIGHTEST.

On Tru's end, she's dealing with trying to decide if she wants to go through with the ritual that will bring her into her power. Thanks to her mom's sudden death years earlier, she has some reservations. Throw in a fortune teller's prediction that sends her spinning and she's on the fence about what she wants. The fact her next door neighbor could be danger the fortune teller spoke about AND that Tru finds him wildly attractive just muddles her even more.

Yeah, there's kind of a lot going on here. We have cats, cats, and more cats. The potential for romance between Eamon's uncle and one of Tru's aunts. A few familiar faces. A little danger. A not-so-great supernatural gift. A witchy gathering. And...well, romance between Eamon and Tru that might have to end before it even begins.

MAN, I like spending time in Nocturne Falls!