I truly enjoyed reading this book! The characters flowed from this authors first book throughout Haint Blue and her descriptions of the beautiful Charleston area makes me feel like I am right there. Looking forward to more adventures of Ms. Tipsy Collins!

Haint Blue is a story set in the island towns in South Carolina. Tipsy Collins is a divorced single mom that is rebuilding her artistic career. She is co-parenting her 3 children with her ornery ex-husband. She has been dating Will, a single Dad with kids that are friends with her kids. She had hoped that he was Mr. Right but they break up after realizing that the relationship is just not working. Tipsy is one of those Southerners that have an ability to talk with the dead. She regularly gets advice from her dead grandmother and has become a dear friend with Henry Mott, another dead soul that is inhabiting her house. Tipsy receives a much needed financial offer. Pamella Brewton will pay Tipsy big bucks if she can figure out how to free her moody, volatile Meemaw from her house, As Tipsy is greatly in need of money, she accepts Pamella's offer. She engages Henry to help her solve Ivy More's mystery. While dealing with the frustrations of her life, she works hard on solving the mystery. She talks to a number of ghosts that are still hanging out on Sullivan's Island and learns the answers to a lot of questions. This is a very interesting story that I highly recommend.

I enjoyed this story, this was a new to me author. It is part of a series and I think I would have enjoyed it more had I read the first book, it might have given me more investment in Tipsy's story. There were lots of interesting characters and dialogue. Tipsy is charged with solving a mystery that promises a big payoff. Thank you to the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the second book of a series - I haven't read Charleston Green, but had no problem following the characters in Haint Blue. I would like to go back and read the first book now.

Tipsy sees ghosts, helps them cross over. An interesting character - and oh wow does she have a whole lot going on otherwise, too! Two kids, some crazy friends, an ex hubby that seems undependable, a boyfriend that isn't into commitments and more. Lots going on, so the story keeps moving. It was a fun read!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary digital ARC in return for my review.

The book about Tipsy Collins and her ghost. She is divorced with 3 children. And nothing is easy for her. Fortunatelly she met Pamella that gives her a job that will help her to live better. She can take advantage of her abillity to talk to ghost. She also live with two. Ver special story of finding the true and move on after difficult things that happens. I hope the saga continue and she founds her happy ending like she deserves.

What a great read! Haint Blue by Stephanie Alexander is book 2 in her Tipsy Collins series that takes place
in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Tipsy is recently divorced, mother of two, an artist that sees ghosts and
helps them pass on after solving the mystery of their deaths. Great characters & local history - love Henry!!
Looking forward to more in this series.

This is a great mystery series! I love books set in the south and this one was really well done. The book does a great job bringing that southern setting into the story throughout the book. It is the second book in the series but I didn't feel like I was missing out on too much by not having read the first one. The main character of this one is what really made the book. She is a strong woman dealing with a divorce and becoming a single mom. Although this book is a cozy mystery, it was also a lot more than that and was really well done.

Thank you to NetGalley, Stephanie Alexander, and publisher for providing a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

Haint Blue is the second book in Stephanie Alexander's Tipsy Collins series, chronicling the aftermath of a ghost-seeing artist's divorce and her unusual side-job of helping ghosts find peace. It also dips its toes into themes of identity. I'll be honest: I didn't know what to expect from this book, and I thought I'd be put off by cheesiness. I was pleasantly surprised to find this book immensely readable. I love how Alexander infused the story with local history and lore, which places the Carolina Lowcountry as a second main character.

It isn't high literature, it's nothing fancy; the book is filled with modern slang and peppered with realistic (for today) dialogue (including copious use of the words "like" and "y'all". Tipsy's relatability and character development is a bit shallow and spotty. But overall, despite those flaws, the plot really drives the novel forward and leaves the reader wanting more. This is the perfect read for someone needing an easy, lazy read.

Haint Blue by Stephanie Alexander is the second book in the Tipsy Collins series and the sequel to Charleston Green.

Clairvoyant single mom Tipsy Collins is heartbroken and in financial trouble. When she is asked about a painting commission that turns out to be more than just a portrait and she is offered a large sum of money to get rid of a ghost, she can not say no. Soon it turns out that Meemaw Ivy didn't just drunken fall off the dock, but that her death is much more complicated.

"Getting to know your ghosts takes longer but ultimately gets them moving on their way"

Tipsy as a main character is flawed and someone you really care and feel for. It is great to see her grow and stand on her own two feet. The book is filled with heartwarming moments and set against an atmospheric South Carolina backdrop both in the past and in the present. I cried quite a few tears.
A great book I highly recommend.

Tipsy Collins has found a new commission to paint and has been given a huge offer to help the woman remove the ghost of her grandmother from her cottage. While Tipsy is thrilled at the opportunity to make some serious cash that will help her pay the bills as a single mother of three, she didn’t plan on her life seeming to crash down all around her at once.

When Tipsy make contact with the ghost, she finds there are two other ghosts she needs to also help cross over in order to deliver on the agreement. Luckily Tipsy isn’t only a talented artists, she’s also experienced in dealing with ghosts and will do her best to help answer the questions that have left them hanging around for so long. She also didn’t plan on getting to know and like the trio of past residents, but her heart is in the right place and she’s committed to doing right by them.

The second book in this series, it is the first I have read and there was no disconnect. I rather enjoyed the story and the protagonist and enjoy strong female characters like Tipsy. Looking forward to reading the first entry and the third installment.

Haint Blue: A Tipsy Collins Novel is the second in the Tipsy Collins Seriesby Stephanie Alexander. Tipsy returns with even more turmoil in her personal life. Her ex-husband is not following the guidelines of their divorce decree, her boyfriend suddenly needs space, and her cute little cottage may no longer be rent-free - a crushing blow to Tipsy’s fragile budget. When Tipsy’s boyfriend puts her in contact with a new client for her artwork, she finds out that the client also wants ghost-busting services. So much for Tipsy’s secret!

I love that this series paints such a vivid picture of Mount Pleasant and the Charleston area of South Carolina. The sense of place is so clear that I can almost feel the humidity and see the shoreline as I read this series. The glimpses of the past are intriguing and capture the essence of those bygone periods. The characters feel like real people - even the ones that I don’t like! This is definitely a series that I will continue to follow. (I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own.)

I hadn’t read the first book in this series, but I didn’t let that stop me from reading this one. I am very happy to say I didn’t need to have read the first in this series to really enjoy this one. I at first thought this was a paranormal cozy, but this book is so much more. It’s an exploration of a woman learning to live a life on her own after a divorce and navigating the perils of finding someone to share her life with…or not. While doing that, she solves mysteries of those who have passed on and need her help to make it to the next stage of death. I wasn’t sure I was going to like this since it wasn’t strictly a cozy paranormal, but the author was so great at making me care about Tipsy, I felt like she was an old friend by the end. This was a great book with excellent writing, and I will definitely read the next which I hope will come. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.

This was my first foray into the Tipsy Collins mysteries and I am hooked! I don't usually go for ghostly stories but I loved the ghosts as much as the living characters in this story.

While the setting was definitely drool-worthy, I enjoyed the characters so much I kept flipping pages to see how everything would resolve for them. And Tipsy is definitely a lady after my own heart and the crowning achievement of the book. So many books skimp on character development but we get to see Tipsy in all of her flawed glory, trying her best to put her post-divorce life back together while helping the ghosts around her move on. Her growth by the end of the book was immensely satisfying.

A big thank you to Stephanie for sending me an ARC copy!

In these books (Charleston Green and this one, its sequel) I love how the setting of South Carolina is brought out front to take center stage. Especially when Tipsy is taken back in time to when the ghosts were "alive," you can really feel the Southern atmosphere. I loved John and Ivy and of course Henry. Besides the descriptions of the setting, I loved the art scenes, especially the descriptions of Tipsy's art. The cherry on top of everything was the picture-perfect ending, with Henry and Tipsy -- a very hopeful ending.

Many thanks to the author for my e-arc! A great way to celebrate the end of 2020!