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allisonrosetortorici's review
2.0
I agree with most of these other reviews, Georgia is kind insufferable and I just felt bad for Miles the entire time. Georgia tried doing the right thing the entire time but had a misguided sense of what’s “right”. I’m glad she figured out her path by the end of the book and there was a full circle moment but there was a lot of unnecessary heartache to get there.
heatheradoresbooks's review against another edition
4.0
4.25⭐ for the audiobook.
Featuring ~ single 1st person POV, debut, death, ghosts
I really hope I get to be a ghost so my nosiness doesn't end with my death. There's definitely some people I wouldn't mind haunting.
Georgia's family owns the town funeral home and has a gift, or maybe not, of being able to 'wake' the dead while they lay in wait of their funeral. When her classmate, Milo, is killed Georgia develops a connection with him and he hangs around for longer than the other ghosts she's dealt with. They help each other see the light so to speak.
Told by Georgia in the 1st person as she deals with being known as the funeral girl at school and how she copes with her ability to help ghosts move on after their death. Death is not an easy topic for some, but it was written in such a way that made me believe someone might be there to help guide the way into the unknown.
Narrated by Jess Nahikian for 8 hours and 14 minutes, easy to follow at 2x. She did a lovely job and sounded just like a sixteen year old.
Overall, a solid debut novel and I'd be very interested in seeing what Emma writes next.
*Thanks to Dreamscape Media, [a:Emma_K_Ohland|20933041|Emma K. Ohland|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1627536964p2/20933041.jpg] and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Featuring ~ single 1st person POV, debut, death, ghosts
I really hope I get to be a ghost so my nosiness doesn't end with my death. There's definitely some people I wouldn't mind haunting.
Georgia's family owns the town funeral home and has a gift, or maybe not, of being able to 'wake' the dead while they lay in wait of their funeral. When her classmate, Milo, is killed Georgia develops a connection with him and he hangs around for longer than the other ghosts she's dealt with. They help each other see the light so to speak.
Told by Georgia in the 1st person as she deals with being known as the funeral girl at school and how she copes with her ability to help ghosts move on after their death. Death is not an easy topic for some, but it was written in such a way that made me believe someone might be there to help guide the way into the unknown.
Narrated by Jess Nahikian for 8 hours and 14 minutes, easy to follow at 2x. She did a lovely job and sounded just like a sixteen year old.
Overall, a solid debut novel and I'd be very interested in seeing what Emma writes next.
*Thanks to Dreamscape Media, [a:Emma_K_Ohland|20933041|Emma K. Ohland|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1627536964p2/20933041.jpg] and NetGalley for the advance audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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rebelqueen's review
3.0
Georgia is an asexual teen girl whose family runs a funeral home. She can speak to ghosts. Of course. She helps them move on. She is depressed and is terrified of death. Minor Spoiler: she goes to therapy in the end so that’s good. The story was fine.
daisymayreading's review
2.0
First thank you to the publisher, the author and Netgalley for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook and give and honest review.
Unfortunately I didn’t not finish this audiobook. From the very beginning of the story I did not enjoy how the main character was written. She was very whiny and overly sad. There wasn’t any light hearted feelings towards her powers and her situation. There was no hope. Now I did not continue after 18% and yes she could have changed her tune later in the story but it was almost as if she hated everything about herself and her home and was just in a constant state of “oh no no no” like courage the cowardly dog. Without the dark humor.
This book was not for me.
Unfortunately I didn’t not finish this audiobook. From the very beginning of the story I did not enjoy how the main character was written. She was very whiny and overly sad. There wasn’t any light hearted feelings towards her powers and her situation. There was no hope. Now I did not continue after 18% and yes she could have changed her tune later in the story but it was almost as if she hated everything about herself and her home and was just in a constant state of “oh no no no” like courage the cowardly dog. Without the dark humor.
This book was not for me.
acrigger's review
4.0
Georgia can talk to ghosts. Luckily she lives, and works with her family, in a funeral home. She's dealing with her ability as best she can while having a twin brother she can't talk to anymore, parents who don't understand why she's having problems, and a supportive best friend who she insists on pushing away.
Then comes Milo. Milo was a student at Georgia's school. Heck, now that she's thought about it, she sat in front of him in at least one class. She touches Milo's body to wake his ghost and tries her best to comfort him, his family, and herself.
I think there were a couple of super melodramatic points and a few plot lines that seemed to get lost, but overall I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and the author for allowing me to listen to this in exchange for an honest review.
Then comes Milo. Milo was a student at Georgia's school. Heck, now that she's thought about it, she sat in front of him in at least one class. She touches Milo's body to wake his ghost and tries her best to comfort him, his family, and herself.
I think there were a couple of super melodramatic points and a few plot lines that seemed to get lost, but overall I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and the author for allowing me to listen to this in exchange for an honest review.
momentum262's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
gcrkl's review
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Car accident
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Alcohol, and Vomit
emmybird86's review
5.0
What did I just do to myself? I am now sobbing from this one. I picked this up solely based on the cover and title. I had no idea what I was getting into but I do not regret a tear. The story was creepy and interesting and a little sad. Georgia’s family lives and works in the family funeral parlor. That wasn’t the weird part. Ever since her grandma died, Georgia can see ghosts. She can wake them and send them on. This has also created a paranoia of death. When a student in her school gets killed by a drunk driver, all the pent up emotions and paranoia start to surface. I cannot tell you how much I loved this book. I will definitely be reading more by this author.
leapearlreads's review
3.0
Well, that was interesting.
It just wasn't as gothic, moody, or lyrical as I may have expected going into a book called Funeral Girl. I was kind of hoping for Wednesday Addams and I got...not that.
The MC, Georgia, has a selfish need to know everything about the deceased that come through her family's funeral home so instead of trying to help the ghosts she can summon from the corpses, she ends up causing more harm. She, also, holds a lot about herself from her family and friends and it got tiresome to read about and her dreary mood through the story became repetitive. Georgia ended up being a character I wasn't able to connect with, throwing off the story for me.
I really feel like this book just missed the mark. I do think there are readers out there that will adore it and I really hope it finds them! Give this one a try, you might love it.
Thank you Lerner Publishing via LibraryThing for the ARC to read and honestly review.
It just wasn't as gothic, moody, or lyrical as I may have expected going into a book called Funeral Girl. I was kind of hoping for Wednesday Addams and I got...not that.
The MC, Georgia, has a selfish need to know everything about the deceased that come through her family's funeral home so instead of trying to help the ghosts she can summon from the corpses, she ends up causing more harm. She, also, holds a lot about herself from her family and friends and it got tiresome to read about and her dreary mood through the story became repetitive. Georgia ended up being a character I wasn't able to connect with, throwing off the story for me.
I really feel like this book just missed the mark. I do think there are readers out there that will adore it and I really hope it finds them! Give this one a try, you might love it.
Thank you Lerner Publishing via LibraryThing for the ARC to read and honestly review.