Holding Court by Kristen Held

Holding Court

by Kristen Held

When sixteen year old Jules Verity, who suffers from what her best friend calls "Psychic Tourette's Syndrome" (spontaneous outbursts of seemingly absurd prophecies that she can't control) takes a job at a castle turned dinner theater known as Tudor Times, all she wants is the chance to make some money, wear a fancy gown, and ogle gorgeous-but-taken Grayson Chandler from afar. Instead she's forced to wear the most mortifying costume ever, stumbles over a dead body that promptly disappears, and becomes a suspect in a jewel forgery scam. Determined to prove she's not a total freak who hallucinated a dead girl, Jules goes looking for answers in the secret passageways of Tudor Times. At first she's thrilled when Grayson volunteers to help her on her quest to find a dead body, but his sudden interest in spending time with Jules becomes suspicious when she discovers his girlfriend may be guilty of a lot more than perfect hair and fabulous cleavage. And if she can't unveil the truth in time, wearing an embarrassing costume and her psychic outbursts will be the least of her problems.

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I was looking for something a little different to read and this Entangled Teen title caught my attention. The heroine is quirky (along with her grandmother and best friend), her job a bit over the top and the storyline full of comedy and a little suspense.

Jules, who has bouts of physic moments where she blurts out whatever is presented to her, finds herself playing a psychic nun at the local medieval castle tourist attraction. It also happens to be where the guy she's always had a crush on, Grayson, also works along with his seemingly perfect girlfriend. It's a comedy of errors that lead Jules to discover a dead body that somehow ends up disappearing. It's up to Jule to figure out what happened to the girl, since no one else seems to believe her.

The story was fun, although sometimes a little too far fetched for my taste. Jules, her grandmother and her best friend were ridiculous, but they often made me laugh. This wasn't my favorite book (since I enjoy a little more angst in my books), but it was fun and light.

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