Tag: romantasy

Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance

The Love of My Afterlife by Kristy Greenwood ~ Book Review

Morgan

My Rating: 🍪🍪🍪.5
Genre: Romantasy

The Love of My Afterlife begins with Delphie choking to death on a microwave hamburger. So sets the scene for the type of humor that permeates this story. When she arrives in the afterlife at the same time as an extremely hot man who she seems to have an instant connection with, only to watch him be sent back to earth, she’s given the opportunity to go back to the land of the living and stay there if she can get him to kiss her.

The satirical humor made this such a fun read. It reminded me a lot of Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death. I had no idea what hilarious actions or commentary were coming next.

Delphie joins up with an eccentric cast of characters on her quest to stay alive, from her non-verbal elderly neighbor, to an intensely passionate librarian. My favorite was her hot grumpy neighbor who coincidentally needs someone to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his family. Their antics were almost heist-like at times and truly a joy to read about.

The story dragged on just a tad too long for me, which bumped it down a star or so, but it had such a heartwarming ending and I truly enjoyed spending times with these unique characters. They’ll definitely stick with me in a way that few do.

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Book Review, Fantsy, Romance

Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale ~ Book Review

Morgan

My Rating: 🍪🍪🍪.5
Genre: Romantasy

Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death was such an unexpectedly charming read. The main character, Death, leads us through his ‘life’ collecting souls from people who have passed. When he gets to the world, time stops and no one perceives him, allowing him to wander around exploring the human world undisturbed. That is, until he meets Molly. Death is supposed to be collecting her soul, but instead, finds that Molly can see and hear him and so they strike up an unlikely friendship.

I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this relationship turning romantic, given that Death is described as kind of a decrepit being, but the way it played out was actually very sweet and wholesome. It spoke a lot to the sacrifices we make for love and needing to make the most of the time you have with your loved ones.

The fantasy elements of this book were a struggle for me in that there was SO MUCH world building in the afterlife realm and not enough exposition for me to really get it. I think a lot of the weird language and creatures were unnecessary. We didn’t actually need to know so much about that world, in my opinion, and it took me out of the story a bit sometimes.

The humor in this book took me completely by surprise. It was so unexpectedly funny which made it especially delightful. 

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