4.01 AVERAGE


prepare to experience a wave of emotions with this book.
thank GOD the ending is beautiful and just what i hoped for bc i truly would’ve crashed out if Ben died fr

This book had me fooled for at least 75% of it then we took a wild turn and I couldn’t put it down. Such a cutie fall book!

Florence Day is a ghostwriter who can see & speak to ghosts. Her family also happen to run a funeral home. Her novels are bestsellers, but it’s not her name on the cover. Florence isn’t going to meet her latest deadline, after a breakup has left her bereft & unable to write romance. Whilst facing a deadline she can’t make, a sudden family matter sees Florence having to revisit the hometown she fled from, that was never able to understand her after she solved a murder by speaking with the ghost. I enjoyed this book, it seemed like a unique premise, but I found it to be annoyingly repetitive, which detracted from my overall enjoyment. It’s a romance with ghosts, family dynamics & acceptance of being ‘different’, an easy fun read.
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Couldn't get into it. Not a fan
hopeful lighthearted sad 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
emotional funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

I was trying to explain to my partner why I liked this book so much.

To be honest, I knew exactly where the story was going and I figured out fairly early on how the book was going to end. But I didn't care! I still loved it.

I'm not one for paranormal romance, not since I was in my teens and obsessed with books about vampires and fairies. But Ashley Poston wrote and developed her characters so well I forgot this was a genre I'm not accustomed to reading.

From the very subtle My Favorite Murder reference (YAS) to the casual inclusion of a non-binary character The Dead Romantics was heartbreaking, wholesome, and delightfully modern.
funny hopeful lighthearted 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
emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated