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The Regrets

Amy Bonnaffons

3.22 AVERAGE

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a book that manages to be both profound and light, tackling big ideas with a sense of humor. It's an unusual, funny, and deeply weird story—in the best way. This novel stands out as something different, and its unique charm is what will make it memorable.
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Way more sex than I was expecting. Librarian + ghost sex
adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
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missberlyreads's review

2.0

This book is super weird.

Tom is insufficiently dead. He is returned to earth to complete the process of dying. There are a bunch of rules to follow including refrain from romantic entanglements and sex. So of course he engages in both.

This isn't a romance; this isn't even a love story. I actually couldn't begin to tell you what this story is about. All the relationships are unhealthy, toxic, abusive, manipulative. This book was not for me. I picked it up because I was intrigued by the premise, and I got drawn in by Tom's beautiful introduction. The end was confusing and anti-climatic. I finished the book but my interest couldn't be sustained throughout.

Thanks to Libro.FM and the publisher for the complimentary copy.

Interesting story, marred by tonal inconsistencies.
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