Reviews

Life After Love by Imogen Markwell-Tweed

chloeinbooksland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

Short but sweet.

geekydreamer's review against another edition

4.0

This reads so much as Johnlock fanfiction. I love it!

septemberrrr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WHAT (and i cannot stress this enough) the ACTUAL FUCK did I just read? This is the cutest story ever, I did not expect the depth, joy and absolutely not the gut wrenching sorrow at the end from this short? The author writes beautifully and it’s so refreshing reading queer stories where the problems isn’t homophobia!

rahiho's review

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

valerieullmerauthor's review against another edition

4.0

This is a book with a very original premise. A single guy moves into an apartment and finds a ghost who he develops a friendship with and then morphs into feelings for the dead man. Adam has been dead for a long time and while most of the time he's successful in scaring off occupants of the apartment he doesn't want, he likes Danny. The men grow closer, which is nice to see, but the problem of Adam being a ghost is solved way too easily because Danny lucks upon magic. What makes the story a good one is the connection between the two men, even from the start. With the conflict solved easily, there isn't truly a paranormal aspect to the story, more of a relationship development, which I normally love. But this time, I wanted to explore more of Adam as a ghost and the paranormal aspect of the story.

treesandbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

ianrosales08's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.0

I love how the title summarizes the entire story. This is a novel about a tenant in an apartment "haunted" by a ghost. (and when I say haunted, I mean "living" and co-existing). This is a mashup of gay romance and supernatural that was rolled in a very neat package.

Things started weird. Imagine living in an apartment with a ghost that interacts with you and sometimes, even argues with you on both petty and serious matters. Danny (the human) and Adam (the ghost) eventually got along well and started falling for each other. Danny was able to find a grimoire (book of magic spells) and was able to transform Adam from a ghost to a tangible human being. 

They lived harmoniously for a certain timeframe until some problems concerning the backlash from the magic spell that they accomplished began to bother them. This problem tested their relationship and that's when things began to get more interesting.

The story was written simply with slight glimpses from the past which is easy to follow. This is not the first time that I have encountered such a concept but what makes this story different is the writing style and the twist at the end. The smut scene was also written well and the ending, albeit entertaining, could use some additional twist to make it more appealing. Overall, this is a 4-star read for me.

elbeth22's review

3.5

Cutie

justmex's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.0

kasperin's review

4.0

Loved it! So cute and sad at the same time.
And also, awesome audiobook narrator.