21k reviews for:

The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston

4.01 AVERAGE

calreadss's review against another edition

5.0

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i was sooo afraid of the ending at first but it ended amazingly <3 one of my new fav books fs

kayladailey619's review

3.5

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

melgod's review against another edition

3.0

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“We were an author of love stories and an editor of romances, weaving a story about a boy who was once a little ghostly and a girl who lived with ghosts.
And maybe, if we were lucky, we’d find a happily ever after, too.”


Me puso gustar más pero me demoré demasiado en leer este libro, creo que dos semanas y eso hizo que me aburriera y solo quisiera terminarlo. La historia me pareció interesante y algo nuevo de leer con toda la dinámica de fantasma y escritora, amé que tuviera un final feliz aunque sea cliché.

mvponte's review

4.0

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

alburr92's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5

bri_library's review against another edition

2.0

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This book simply wasn’t for me

rachels_booknook's review

4.0

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The Dead Romantics follows Florence Day, a ghostwriter for a famous romance author who’s struggling to believe in love after a brutal betrayal and breakup. When her beloved father passes away, she’s forced to return to her hometown, and the funeral home her family runs, for the first time in a decade. The last thing she expects is to run into the ghost of her new (and infuriatingly handsome) editor, who has some unfinished business of his own. 

After loving The Seven Year Slip, I was excited to go back and read Ashley Poston’s debut adult novel. And now I can’t wait to pick up her next two. I always enjoy a main character who’s a writer, and I especially loved the dynamic between Florence and her family. The way so many people in their small town embraced her family’s quirks, almost expected them really, felt charming (and made perfect sense, given they ran the funeral home in a town that was pretty eccentric itself). Although of course not everyone was accepting, but that contrast made the story more interesting. 

What surprised me most was how much I enjoyed the relationship between Florence and her ghost, especially the moments where she could see him and no one else could. It was sweet and unexpectedly funny, but also supportive as they helped each other navigate grief and unfinished business. 

The ending wasn’t unexpected, but it felt just right. 

brianna_the_bookworm's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

paige_06's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

erin_enlightened's review

3.5

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes