Review by spinesinaline - The Dead Romantics

spinesinaline 's review for:

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

3.75

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall I liked this book but it was an okay read. There were some things that really annoyed me, both in the main character’s personality and in logistics (when you write an obituary and submit it at midnight, it will not appear in the next morning’s paper, it was already sent to print).

I thought the romance was sweet but as I wasn’t sure where this story was going – is it a romance? A fantasy? A ghost story with a moral? – I was confused about what possible resolution there could be between a girl and her lover ghost.

I predicted some of the twists and other obvious revelations were only delayed because the main character kept unknowingly cutting people off which made the revelation more obvious, but it’s quite a funny read and something quick for a cute story about two people stuck in a little town at an uncomfortable time.

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