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The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston

4.01 AVERAGE


This was such a cute story that deals with love and grief and learning to move on from negative experiences. The ending has a little twist that I wasn’t quite expecting and it was just a perfect, bubbly warm love story that makes your heart happy.

Wow! what a story

This book was the whole package for me. I laughed, I cried (a lot), and I was inspired. A great love story and a wonderful story about family.
emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Guessed early still got me on other things
Wow Love it

I’m a lover of romances, even when they’re corny and cliche, but this one neither of those things. The characters were all so beautifully crafted, the storyline so wonderful, and the concept so original, it was hard to give it anything other than 5 stars.

I really debated giving this a 2.5 and rounding up to a 3, but I couldn't do it.

This was a bookclub pick for February. We were looking for something spicy with a plot, which turns out, is just "romance." For me this was a let down on both fronts.

I listened to the audio book, narrated by Eileen Stevens, who did a very good job. I enjoyed that in parts she really performed rather than just read. I feel like if I'd picked up a physical copy, it would've been a DNF.

It's saccharine, overly quirky, and extremely corny. So corny that at one point even the main characters say so, and in the author's note, she mentions loving corny stuff. There were several moments where I groaned out loud while listening. The two lines I remember having visceral reactions to were when the main character refers to coffee (more than once) as "zoom zoom juice" and when another character states, "Suffocate me in your perfect breasts." If that's your thing, enjoy.

Additionally, it felt longwinded. There were sections that were repetitive and descriptions that went on way too long. With some editing, it could've been an 7 or 8 hour listen rather than 10.

This isn't a bad book, it's just not for me. Writing a book takes so much time and love, and I'm happy that the author put it into the world. I'm sure tons of people will love it. It just wasn't for me, and I can't imagine recommending it to someone I know.

Cute idea and storyline, but the middle REALLY dragged on.
emotional inspiring 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

thildabroman's review

5.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious
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DID NOT FINISH: 31%

I thought this would be more funny than somber. Grief is a major theme. 


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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

🪦 Ghostwriter x Ghost
🪦 She doesn't believe in love anymore
🪦 Slow Burn

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Sometimes you read a book at just the right moment, and this was exactly what I needed this week. The love and community of all the characters went straight to my heart, and had me both laughing and crying.

The slow burn and the ghost whisper of a kiss had me on the edge of me seat. The tension was thick and delicious.

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