The Plot: 5/5 The Characters: 5/5 The Setting: 5/5 The Writing: 5/5

Thoughts:

Thank you Random House + NetGalley for this pre-release copy 😊😊

Ummm the easiest 5 star read for me. I polished off these 400 pages in under 4 hours!!

For my first impression, I noticed a parallel between the portrayal of the afterlife in the Netflix series "The Good Place," (one of my favs), and the depiction within this story. I love how the afterlife was interpreted through humour and comfort, perfectly wrapping up the end of the story with the MC’s ☁️

The scenes that are meant to be funny in most books usually make me cringe, BUT THIS had me giggling!! Maybe it was the British humour? The bluntness of Delphie and lack of filter that she has made encounters much more entertaining. I laughed & cried through this book <3

The characters had so much depth, the London location made me miss living there & the plot/ writing was honestly SO GOOD!!

Cooper and Delphie are perfect. I’m sorry but Mr Yoon??! How adorable is that man 🥹 the VOCA machine 😭 the found family in this story was making me sob.

Kirsty Greenwood is an author I haven’t read from before, but I’m already picking out some of her previous books to put on my TBR. I’m so impressed with this one that I’m not sure if it’s possible to top though 😹

Tropes:

Forced Proximity
Fake Dating
Taming the Womaniser
Sharing a Bed
Found Family
Enemies to Lovers

Pro's + Con's:

Pro's: Totally deserves all the 5 star reviews so far, there are MANY pro’s to this book 🪽

Con's: Still thinking of one

Delphie a pharmacy assistant chokes to death at 27. She finds herself in a laundrette waiting room with an afterlife therapist. A chance encounter with Jonah... she has 10 days back on earth to find him!

Perfect for those who enjoy:
- Frantically trying to get to the ending
- Flashback comical fiction
- Ultimatums and the chance of a lifetime stories
- Impossible tasks
- Tugs at the heart strings book

With thanks to Random House UK, Cornerstone, Penguin and Netgalley for an ARC copy in return for an honest review.

Delphie is living the quietest of lives until she is unceremoniously dumped into the afterlife. Immediately encountering the most handsome man she has ever seen, Delphie is given the chance to return to life on completing a challenge.
This is a quirky, romantic book filled with great characters and an unusual take on happy ever after.

||: Absolutely mortified, I back away from Frida before turning and immediately jogging off down the path towards home, hands placed firmly over my private parts.
“I'll meet you there at seven twenty-five tomorrow!” Frida calls after me. “Because you're now running away without telling me your phone number!”
“Yeah okay!” I call back, running back past the fountains, and out onto Bayswater Road. I run as fast as I possibly can because if I stop, the business I was telling everyone to keep their eyes off will be on full display for anyone who wants to have a gander. :||

Merrit is an afterlife therapist and when she gets a new ‘dead’ client who is her first one in a long while she sees her opportunity to prove to the ‘upper’ bosses, how good of an afterlife therapist she can actually be.

Not so good for Delphine who is the unlucky client. But thanks to Merrit’s love of romance stories she is given a second chance, however in order to keep that second chance she must do the impossible.
Her soul mate must kiss her within seven days. Chasing fate is not as easy as it sounds. Will she be able to make it in time?

I laughed-cried at this at times. It was hilariously clever and I so related to Delphie way more that I thought I would. I'm going to be honest when I first started it.. I was like.. oh no what have I signed up for.
But it was so good. Not your average romcom. It was sprinkled with all sorts of gems and I'm so glad I got to read it.

Thank you so much to Kirsty Greenwood, Random House UK, Cornerstone publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to read this brilliant book!

When you die you enter the afterlife and a chance to return. The only catch is you have to meet and get a set person to kiss you of their own free will.
Delphine starts to engage with neighbours, co workers and other characters to make this happen.
Finally she is living instead of existing.
Can she live and not return to the afterlife?
S heart warming story that will you smile and realise we all should engage with others.

Absolutely adored this! Started out a bit *eyeroll* because I wasn’t into the idea that she had to chase a stranger and convince him to love her but MANNNN DOES IT GET GOOD. It was so enjoyable and heartwarming to watch Delphie come to life and learn that there’s more to life than just protecting yourself and hiding yourself away 24/7. I can’t say more for fear of spoiling but PLEASE READ.

Thank you Netgalley for sending me an eARC of The Love of My Afterlife!

4.5 stars!

I would be lying if I said I wasn't skeptical about reading this, as I'm not a big contemporary romance or just romance reader in general. However, I do believe Kirsty Greenwood has converted me! Watching Delphie blossom into a completely new person after realising she is on 10 days of borrowed time, really reminded me to live life to the fullest every day. You never know what day will be your last. Had so many tropes from enemies to lovers, forced proximity and grumpy/sunshine! I loved all 400 pages of this book and will definitely look into more of Kirsty's work!

I absolutely loved this laugh-out-loud romance. Very different from usual reads, but I enjoyed every moment. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this advance copy.

Coming out of a reading slump this book was everything I needed. If I wasn't already sold by 'contemporary fiction, with a side of fantasy, and romance', the witty writing got me HOOKED. I laughed, I cried, I blushed... who could want more. The short chapters, and constant twists to the plot, made this a fast read that was difficult to put down. Did I figure out some of the twists before they happened? Well... yes, but that didn't stop me from wanting to read more. Delphie was such a fun and interesting character, who was easy to relate to, and I was rooting for her the whole time. This book is not to be taken seriously, but if you're in the mood for a fun read then this is a book for you.

A brilliant romcon full of humour.
Delphi is a loner living on her own in London when she dies eating a burger, in the afterlife waiting room she meets the man of her dreams Jonah but he is sent back to earth, the angel is a romantic so she sends Delphi back as well to get Jonah to kiss her within 10 days then she can stay on earth, but she does not know his surname.
Cooper her neighbour begrudgingly starts to help her and the couple start to get closer.
Loved the characters and was so funny.
Only bit I didn`t like was when someone is in a coma for weeks they are not discharged the day they wake up so only gave 4x.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC and I give my honest review.

If you are in the market for a laugh out loud (in places) easy romance then this is the book for you.

It starts with Delphie, reclusive, quiet, introverted, choking on a microwave burger and dying. From there on in you have to leave any preconceived ideas of death/afterlife at the door. Delphie is given 10 days to find her “soulmate” Jonah and get him to kiss her spontaneously otherwise she will “die” again but permanently.

Delphie sets out on her mission after checking on her mute elderly neighbour Mr Yoon which leads her to realise that Mr Yoon has no one else and she needs to put other things/carers/helpers in place for him in the event that she does not find Jonah. Delphie soon enlists the help of her incredibly grumpy downstairs neighbour Cooper who will help providing she helps him as well.

The book is full of fun, smouldering embers of romance and lovely tales of friendship. A thoroughly lovely read

This is like the excitement and pain we feel with Little Mermaid when she only has three days to find her man and get the kiss. We are on a fast paced journey to find her man and only have ten days. You can feel as the fear starts to grow, with each moment passing that he has not been found. She does not want to be dead again. Then things start to change. It's really exciting and throughout the author gives us these nuggets of joy and comedy. It is a crazy, slightly tongue in cheek read and you cannot help but completely falling love. I absolutely loved this book and will be reading all of the author's future work.

I have to admit I didn't quite click with this book. It's a lovely story and well written. Just did not pull my heartstrings.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I was invested in this book as soon as I got to the part where the main character died from choking on a hamburger, however luckily she gets her second chance at life. This story is your usual cheesy and funny rom com with the slight twist to the story. I devoured this book within a day and didn't even realise how long I had been sat reading for until I got to the last page.

Highly recommend to anyone who loves cheesy rom com novels.

The Love of My Afterlife
By Kirsty Greenwood

5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She’s entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don’t want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she’s ever encountered. And he’s smiling at her. As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noise – until someone comes running out of a door, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth. In a twist of fate, Delphie is offered a deal in which she can return to her previous life and reconnect with the mysterious man she’s sure is her soulmate. The challenge? She only has ten days to find him. Ten days to make him fall for her.Oh, and he has no recollection of them ever having met…’

Things I loved about this book:
* I’m quite new to romance books so I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would! I think I have found my new favourite trope in enemies to lovers!
* Merritt the 28 year old Afterlife Therapist is my spirit animal! “My absolute favourite things are curry and romance novels, the hotter the better on both accounts” - Me too Merritt, me too!!
* I was giggling from the very beginning but this book also had me CRYING, SCREAMING, THROWING UP. It was just perfection!
* Even though I predicted one of the twists early on at 18% in, I DID NOT EXPECT THE TWIST AT THE END!!!
* Favourite scene - The Gala Heist/The Bee and Bonnet
* Favourite character - Mr Yoon (ifykyk)

Readers who enjoyed ‘Bridget Jones Diary’ and ‘Me Before You’ will love this!

If you’re looking for the perfect romcom filled with classic tropes such as enemies to lovers, faking dating and a love triangle to name a few with a healthy amount of spice and a whole lot of tear jerking wholesome moments then you need this on your TBR!

A big thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Random House and the fabulous author Kirsty Greenwood for this gifted ARC in return for an honest review.

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The Love of my Afterlife

What would you do if you had 10 days to save your own life? Delphie’s experience of the afterlife and her rollercoaster adventure to do what she can to not return had me laughing, crying and on the edge of my seat!

So many tropes, within one massive trope! There’s nothing like dying to realise you aren’t truly living your life. I loved Delphie’s ability to ‘accidentally’ collect people as she attempts to find the love of her afterlife, resulting in new experiences and her own little found family.

The character development throughout seems to come from Delphie’s perspective, you learn that there’s more to these people that she has initially brushed off than meets the eye as they all become important parts of a very well put together story!


Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

This is one of those books which gives you a pleasant surprise. When I started it, I thought that I wouldn't like it and wouldn't be able to finish it. But I persevered and I'm glad I did. There are some life lessons to be learnt from this book. I loved the way the character got a life, excuse the pun. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book from NetGalley. It grabbed me from the opening chapter. The beginning was both comical and serious at the same time, but left me wanting to read on further to find out more of what is going to happen.

The relationships/friendships within this plot are really believable and I thought it was so cute how Aled went out of his way to help Delphie and the care that he shows his new friend is lovely to see.

The main character, Delphie is easy to relate to and understand - she very much reminds me of myself when it comes to friendships.

Delphie’s search to find Jonah is so determined and she will literally stop at nothing in the attempt to find him again, despite how many hurdles she comes up against in her searches!

Delphie and Cooper - what can I say!! You will just have to read the book to find out what happens to their friendship.

This book is based on friendships, loss, love stories, family and is just an overall perfect book if you like a romance.. I would recommend this book!

This book operated on such a unique premise that I was hooked right from the beginning. Delphie was a great protagonist with a great arc and I loved the cast of supporting characters just as much. I really loved that it went beyond a traditional romance in the sense that it was a love story alongside a tale of personal self development. The story was just so fun and it seemed to encompass a number of different genres well, it's the perfect pick for a summer read.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

This book was such a fun read with a proper cutesy vibe and I just loved watching the main character’s journey unfold.
I loved the character development in this book and Delphie is a really fun main character. Alongside Delphie, there’s a whole raft of other characters that help create a classic rom-com feel to this book, making it a very joyful book to read. For me, the storyline was a good concept even if it did become a little predictable at times, but the characters were the real stars of this show and I loved the positivity in life throughout this book, even when Delphie couldn’t quite see it!