Crystal Balls by Amanda Brobyn

Tina Harding, a successful estate agent, doesn’t believe in psychics. She believes in hard work, ambition, and being able to bury the past. When her career as an actress didn’t work out, much to the chagrin of her overbearing mother, Tina launches herself full force into her new career. When property developer and sex on a stick Brian Steen gives Tina’s company the exact high profile and high dollar job that it needs, Tina believes her fate is sealed. But when she grudgingly accompanies friend and co-worker Chantelle to a psychic fair, the tables turn. Even though Tina firmly thinks psychic’s are a bunch of wackos, she ends up doing a crystal ball reading. And then another. And then one more. And then starts calling psychic hotlines. Soon, all her decisions are being based off what the fortune tellers are telling her. Could her obsession cause her to sink her company- and her chance with Mr. Right?

Crystal Balls is the debut novel by Amanda Brobyn, and it is a light and funny read. I laughed at some of the wacky scenes that Tina goes through, and my interest was held with the love connection between her and Brian. But I felt like there were a handful of unnecessary scenes in the book. Scenes that didn’t move the story forward at all, and I had to wonder why they were included. That made the book seem a bit long for me. And I never really understood what changed for Tina that made her so addicted to psychics. I think if that would have been explained a bit more, I would have been able to maybe relate to Tina better. Overall, I found Crystal Balls to be slightly lacking in some areas, but still entertaining and witty enough to recommend.