A review by themumwhoreads
The Dead Wife's Handbook by Hannah Beckerman

The Dead Wife's Handbook and I just did not get along, and I couldn't finish it - in fact, I didn't even make it halfway. I liked the concept, expecting something similar in feel to The Lovely Bones, which although also told from the point of a dead person, doesn't feel depressing. Unfortunately, whether because of the writing, my mood at the time, the fact that Rachel leaves behind a young family or the fact I'm a bit older and more understanding of death as a concept, I just couldn't get on with The Dead Wife's Handbook. I picked it up multiple times, and every time I struggled to make any headway, because it was too heart-breaking. I'm sure that if I could have made it further into the book I might have ended up enjoying it, but I just wasn't enjoying reading about Rachel watching her husband pushed towards dating. I ultimately found myself putting off reading because the story made me uncomfortable.

I obviously just wasn't in the right frame of mind when I tried this, and it's one to come back to and give another try.