Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 Grave Phantoms is the latest book in Jenn Bennett's "Roaring Twenties" paranormal series about the Magnusson family in San Francisco. I love this series for the ambiance and the heroines, although I've disliked the heroes in previous books (they tend to be morally murky). This time, Bo, a Chinese American man who works for the family, is the hero and it's by far my favorite installment in the series. 
 Frankly, the paranormal stuff is not that compelling. It seems to be there more to help move the characters around than do anything else. The compelling stuff is watching Bo and Astrid move from complete denial (this doesn't last long, thank goodness) to playing with being a couple in secret, to seriously trying to figure out whether they can have a life together. Astrid grows up a lot in this book - she starts off with an eerie resemblance to Cher in Clueless but she gains more maturity as she figures out what she wants from life. 
 I haven't seen any official word that Grave Phantoms is the last of the Roaring Twenties Series but the epilogue strongly suggests that it is. That makes me sad. I hope more authors will look into using the 1920's as a historical setting because it's a really fun time period with tons of possibilities. It has a lot in common with the Regency Period - for one thing, sexual mores loosened up considerably during this decade. I also love the fact that the series is set in San Francisco. It does a great job of portraying my favorite city (sorry, Portland - you know I love you, too). I will miss this series so much, even though the heroes were usually too "anti-hero" for my taste, because of the smart women, the gorgeous clothes, and the sightseeing around historical San Francisco. I'm so happy that Bo got his own story! 
 - Carrie S.