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the_readingraven's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I loved this book! Mea did a wonderful job, such an impressive story for a debut novel.
I absolutely adore Joyce, our FMC. She’s smart, funny, charismatic- I would love to be her friend! Aiden is so hot! I love that he’s at first nice to everyone but an asshole to Joy then becomes fiercely loyal to her. The banter was amazing and the spicy scenes were spicinggggg!!! 🌶️🥵
I loved learning about Eden and the powers of Reapers. This story had many twists and reveals toward the end, I felt very engaged throughout all of it. The story ended in a cliffhanger, so I’m excited to read the sequel when it comes out.
I absolutely adore Joyce, our FMC. She’s smart, funny, charismatic- I would love to be her friend! Aiden is so hot! I love that he’s at first nice to everyone but an asshole to Joy then becomes fiercely loyal to her. The banter was amazing and the spicy scenes were spicinggggg!!! 🌶️🥵
I loved learning about Eden and the powers of Reapers. This story had many twists and reveals toward the end, I felt very engaged throughout all of it. The story ended in a cliffhanger, so I’m excited to read the sequel when it comes out.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
siasprout's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence
grapie_deltaco's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
I’m torn.
I absolutely loved the campy lightheartedness and potential for a slowburn romance that the first half of this book brings alongside a really compelling murder mystery but the story totally falls apart in the second half.
Aiden, our resident grumpy grim reaper, doesn’t even feel like the same character across the two halves of the story and the romance between him and Joyce had a steady build up until a specific turning point and then the rest feels rushed.
The entire second half of this feels rushed. It’s disorienting to read, especially in that last minute world building being slapped together to make a certain conflict be resolved toward the end.
The first half of this book is so much fun. It maintains the vibe of <i>Pushing Daisies</i> or <i>Drop Dead Diva</i> or even <i>Psych</i> where serious subject matter involving crime-solving is balanced out with humor and lovable, ridiculous characters bouncing off of each other. And I did really love the chemistry between this grumpy grim reaper and our hot mess sunshine lawyer, but I think the story could’ve used another draft or something.
Also something about the lack of contractions used in a lot of the dialogue made conversations feel a bit clunky at times.
Love the concept and our main character. I think this had a lot of potential to be something be more, though.
CW: on-page murder, death, gun violence, recurring mentions of dead loved ones/parents, grief, explicit sexual content, excessive drinking
I absolutely loved the campy lightheartedness and potential for a slowburn romance that the first half of this book brings alongside a really compelling murder mystery but the story totally falls apart in the second half.
Aiden, our resident grumpy grim reaper, doesn’t even feel like the same character across the two halves of the story and the romance between him and Joyce had a steady build up until a specific turning point and then the rest feels rushed.
The entire second half of this feels rushed. It’s disorienting to read, especially in that last minute world building being slapped together to make a certain conflict be resolved toward the end.
The first half of this book is so much fun. It maintains the vibe of <i>Pushing Daisies</i> or <i>Drop Dead Diva</i> or even <i>Psych</i> where serious subject matter involving crime-solving is balanced out with humor and lovable, ridiculous characters bouncing off of each other. And I did really love the chemistry between this grumpy grim reaper and our hot mess sunshine lawyer, but I think the story could’ve used another draft or something.
Also something about the lack of contractions used in a lot of the dialogue made conversations feel a bit clunky at times.
Love the concept and our main character. I think this had a lot of potential to be something be more, though.
CW: on-page murder, death, gun violence, recurring mentions of dead loved ones/parents, grief, explicit sexual content, excessive drinking
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Sexual content, Death, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence
shector1's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Car accident, Murder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
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