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A review by dmniccoli
I'll Come Back for You by Charish Reid
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I’ll Come Back for You by Charish Reid hits the ground running. The opening chapter grabbed me by the heartstrings and gave me chills—starting with some of the heroine’s most harrowing moments.
The first chapter and the final ghost showdown are the most intense, but no worries if scary’s not your thing. The tone of the rest of the book is more BOO! than bone-chilling horror. If you like ghost hunting TV shows and Scooby-Doo, that’s the vibe.
There’s a couple tried and true plot bumps to create some romantic couple tension, but the external stakes felt more pressing to me, which I enjoyed, and I just loved the honesty and maturity between the leads Whitney and Deon about their feelings. They’re not messing around. They care about each other, have been pining for each other for DECADES, and there’s very little dancing around that fact.
Without giving too, too, much away, the poetry reciting in this at high emotional points—fear, pleasure—makes my English major heart sing.
Also, the sisterly love is pure gold, the perfect wholesome mix of humor, sass, and heart. And the improvised ghost banishing ritual, while serious business, sprinkles in little moments of hilarity that I ate up. I love spooky and sexy. But spooky, sexy, AND funny? Give. It. To. Me.
After defeating the ghost, there’s a good comedown, space for healing and character growth, which I quite liked.
Note on the steamy stuff: The wall sex is hot. The shower sex is even hotter.
I’ll Come Back for You is a Black romance w/ paranormal elements and romantic leads in their late 30s/early 40s.
CW: sex, alcohol, grief, possibly PTSD, natural disaster (hurricane), a real dick of a ghost.
I received a proof copy from the author in exchange for a review.
The first chapter and the final ghost showdown are the most intense, but no worries if scary’s not your thing. The tone of the rest of the book is more BOO! than bone-chilling horror. If you like ghost hunting TV shows and Scooby-Doo, that’s the vibe.
There’s a couple tried and true plot bumps to create some romantic couple tension, but the external stakes felt more pressing to me, which I enjoyed, and I just loved the honesty and maturity between the leads Whitney and Deon about their feelings. They’re not messing around. They care about each other, have been pining for each other for DECADES, and there’s very little dancing around that fact.
Without giving too, too, much away, the poetry reciting in this at high emotional points—fear, pleasure—makes my English major heart sing.
Also, the sisterly love is pure gold, the perfect wholesome mix of humor, sass, and heart. And the improvised ghost banishing ritual, while serious business, sprinkles in little moments of hilarity that I ate up. I love spooky and sexy. But spooky, sexy, AND funny? Give. It. To. Me.
After defeating the ghost, there’s a good comedown, space for healing and character growth, which I quite liked.
Note on the steamy stuff: The wall sex is hot. The shower sex is even hotter.
I’ll Come Back for You is a Black romance w/ paranormal elements and romantic leads in their late 30s/early 40s.
CW: sex, alcohol, grief, possibly PTSD, natural disaster (hurricane), a real dick of a ghost.
I received a proof copy from the author in exchange for a review.