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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Florence Day thinks romance is dead, which is super inconvenient given she’s the ghostwriter for a famous romance novelist. When family tragedy draws her home and instead of the ghost of her father she finds the ghost of her young, handsome editor, they’re both confused about the purpose of his visit. Is she meant to help him move on by finishing her overdue book or is he meant to help her believe in love again?
A tale of learning when to let go and when to hold on and living without regrets. It’s like if ghost, midnight library, and beach read had a baby, this would be it. It had me literally sobbing near the end, mostly over her dad. My only qualm was that I was nearly halfway through the book before things got going. There is a long exposition “setting the scene” aka explaining Florence’s trauma.
You think you’re not going to get the happy ending you want but don’t worry, it finds you.
A tale of learning when to let go and when to hold on and living without regrets. It’s like if ghost, midnight library, and beach read had a baby, this would be it. It had me literally sobbing near the end, mostly over her dad. My only qualm was that I was nearly halfway through the book before things got going. There is a long exposition “setting the scene” aka explaining Florence’s trauma.
You think you’re not going to get the happy ending you want but don’t worry, it finds you.
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
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:
Yes
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
2.75 ✨
Going into this book, I had really high hopes since I adore The Seven Year Slip and felt like that book accurately captured Ashley Poston’s writing very well. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a big fan of this book due to the excessive imagery and details. It definitely wasn’t bad, but I felt a bit bored at times even though the story and lessons themselves were incredibly beautiful.
My favorite part was definitely the discussion of grief and the idea of death being a celebration of love regardless of the pain. As I’ve seen in The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston is incredible at openly discussing the struggles of navigating loss and that ability transcends to this book. I really appreciate that about her writing and I can definitely relate to feeling fearful about death. I also liked the quirky elements added in with Florence’s fun humor and Benji’s tenderness, but overall the plot wasn’t my personal favorite and it was just hard to remain attentive. Once again though, I can appreciate her ability to openly discuss these sensitive topics and I genuinely believe this book is an example of the right read, but at the wrong time for me. I’m sure down the line in my later years of life, I will find a new appreciation and love for it
Going into this book, I had really high hopes since I adore The Seven Year Slip and felt like that book accurately captured Ashley Poston’s writing very well. Unfortunately, I wasn’t a big fan of this book due to the excessive imagery and details. It definitely wasn’t bad, but I felt a bit bored at times even though the story and lessons themselves were incredibly beautiful.
My favorite part was definitely the discussion of grief and the idea of death being a celebration of love regardless of the pain. As I’ve seen in The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston is incredible at openly discussing the struggles of navigating loss and that ability transcends to this book. I really appreciate that about her writing and I can definitely relate to feeling fearful about death. I also liked the quirky elements added in with Florence’s fun humor and Benji’s tenderness, but overall the plot wasn’t my personal favorite and it was just hard to remain attentive. Once again though, I can appreciate her ability to openly discuss these sensitive topics and I genuinely believe this book is an example of the right read, but at the wrong time for me. I’m sure down the line in my later years of life, I will find a new appreciation and love for it
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, this book hits home in a very real way for me during 2024. But instead of feeling full of trauma, like it very well should, it felt like a warm hug of a book.