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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
very unique premise that is almost perfectly executed
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I loved the premise of this book, but the writing, characters, and execution was not my favorite. It reminded me of an Ashely Poston, magical realism-inspired novel with the afterlife elements (who dies, where they go, what it looks like, who is there to greet you, what do you do next). These were very interesting questions, especially with the premise that the protagonist is getting sent back to Earth to try to make her happily ever after happen (on a deadline of 10 days).
Now, it would have been really cool to see the first accidental meeting of the couple in the afterlife laundromat and see Delphie’s progress as she tries to find him on Earth. However, Kirsty Greenwood attempted to throw a ratchet in the plans andnot make that man the actual love interest . This added layer did not work for me because I didn’t want to root on the new couple, especially when I’m thinking it would lead to Delphie’s eventual death. I would have much rather read it the other way.
Also, these characters were insufferable... I don’t think I liked a single one of them besides Mr. Yoon, the old man who didn’t speak. Delphie was not a fun character to listen to - she just put herself in a box, whined about it, and just made the most stupid, dumb decisions that made me want to chuck the book (but it was an audiobook, so that would have been rough). Jonah started out as likeable in the five minute scene, but as we learned more, his character just got more and more unlikable (and of course the kiss was mouth-to-mouth recitation, because why not… ). Cooper was just the other dude and I didn’t want to like him. I liked his family and that was about it. And his giant coma?? Like come on dude. Merritt - I loved. More of her please. It felt like the Rainbow Magic books from when I was little. The one happy surprise was when we found out that Merritt was Cooper’s twin sister .
The concept was there, it just wasn’t executed in the way that I wanted it to be. I want a do-over because it could have been so cool and it was just so not.
Now, it would have been really cool to see the first accidental meeting of the couple in the afterlife laundromat and see Delphie’s progress as she tries to find him on Earth. However, Kirsty Greenwood attempted to throw a ratchet in the plans and
Also, these characters were insufferable... I don’t think I liked a single one of them besides Mr. Yoon, the old man who didn’t speak. Delphie was not a fun character to listen to - she just put herself in a box, whined about it, and just made the most stupid, dumb decisions that made me want to chuck the book (but it was an audiobook, so that would have been rough). Jonah started out as likeable in the five minute scene, but as we learned more, his character just got more and more unlikable (
The concept was there, it just wasn’t executed in the way that I wanted it to be. I want a do-over because it could have been so cool and it was just so not.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
More fun than I’ve had reading a book in a looong time. Delightful!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Magic realism for you once again. What I did not like was the rather large amount of romance tropes and authors mentioned. Luckily only by one person. And yes the reveal was very obvious once he said 5 years ago, blood clot but other than that the book did a great job at giving life and that’s so great