Douglas Anthony Cooper

Absolutely adorable. Charming, scary, and doesn't talk down to its YA audience. Adults who remember what it was like to be kids should enjoy it too.

Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help is a charming and humorous tale of a schoolboy who befriends the ghosts inhabiting his school. Milrose, an intelligent if somewhat sarcastic young man, is a great nerdy hero--smart, proudly unathletic and fascinated by new and strange things--the stranger the better. Unfortunately he is less than circumspect in his conversations with his ghostly friends, who remain unseen and unheard by the school staff, and he is sent to receive Professional show more Help along with one other classmate, Arabella who shares his peculiar affliction. The Professional Help however seems far from either professional or helpful and Milrose and Arabella learn that people who are sent there are never seen again by either the living or the dead.
This is not a serious book nor is it meant to be, as evidenced by the host of wittily named ghosts who wander the corridors. If you’re looking for a scary ghost story, this isn’t it but if you appreciate a quick, light read with lots of smiles, this is well work the 99¢ price for the Kindle version. show less

So, the free Kindle books on Amazon are a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have the free classics (which absolutely rock!), but then you have the other ones which are romance or christian or a little bit of both. And that really isn't my cup of tea. However, a free book is a free book. So, if it looks mildly interesting, it's going to get downloaded and maybe read. Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help was one of those books. I saw it and thought "cool cover". Read the show more plot and thought "interesting premise". Read that it was considered YA and thought "Freakin' Awesome!!!". Having read Milrose Munce, I have to say that I loved it!

First off, this book was just so hilarious. The first page had me laughing out loud. You see, the thing is, sarcastic people tend to have a soft spot for other sarcastic people. So I absolutely loved Milrose Munce. Yes, he was a smart ass. Yes, he was rude more times than not. But he had the most amazing dry sense of humor (And I love me some dry sense of humor), so I couldn't help but be endeared by him. He's a charmer that succeeded to charm me (and I don't charm easily). But most importantly, Milrose Munce was a loyal and true hero. And I'm a sucker for loyal and true heroes (see my Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone review...)

Another thing I loved about this book, besides the witty wordplay and the amazing prose, was the ghosts. I not only have a soft spot for sarcastic people, but also for anything paranormal: zombies, vampires (the vicious "if I see you outside at night, I'm going to bite you, I don't care how pretty you are" kind), werewolves, ghosts. I love them all. These ghosts, however, weren't of the spooky kind. They were more practical jokers. They also encompassed every stereotype. You had the athletes, the scientists, and the God-awful poets. You also get cool tidbits as to how they died. I like the ghosts so much that I thought they should've been in the book more. As much as I loved Milrose Munce, I was oddly intrigued by the ghosts.

Anyway, I have to say that I absolutely loved Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help. It was just such a fun book that I feel like kids and adults can both enjoy it. It'll just put a smile on your face when it's not making you laugh out loud. I am hoping (and praying!) that there is a second installment in this series. I think this series has a lot of potential, if marketed of course. And on the upside, Milrose Munce has given me hopes that not all of the Kindle's free books are christian/romance and therefore useless (as useless as shy people were for Milrose Munce) to me. show less

This was one of Amazon's free books for Kindle. I passed it by several times before deciding to accept it. Then I waited four months before starting it. It sounded okay but not something I would normally read. What a pleasant surprise!

This is a whimsical, satirical story of Milrose Munce, a high school student who sees and talks to the ghosts of students who haunt his school. These are not just your run of the mill ghosts though. With names like Deeply Damaged Dave, Hurled Harry, and show more Cryogenic Kelvin, how could they be. When his friendship with the ghosts is discovered, he is sent to the Den of Professional Help, along with Arabella, who also can see and hear the ghosts, where they are to be "cured". Great literature? No. It is a funny, entertaining story with lots of play on words. I enjoyed it thoroughly and am glad I took the chance on this book. show less