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mawmom's review
4.0
What if everything in this life was really just a test, a training ground if you will for another life on another realm of existence? That is the underlying premise behind the love story in This Morning I Woke Up Dead. It is an emotional journey with Hadley who has passed on and the love of her life Dominic who was left behind.
Ms. Larson has created not only this world but one before and one after as part of her story, it is heartbreaking as well as heartwarming. It is a wonderful love story that transcends death. With secondary characters also tied into the story in surprising ways it draws you in. Be sure to have some tissues handy when you read this.
I at first had difficulty wrapping my head around what the author was trying to convey by saying we were all already dead and there are a few places that I felt the story slowed down quite a bit. However overall this is a good read and an emotional offering by a new indie-author.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
Ms. Larson has created not only this world but one before and one after as part of her story, it is heartbreaking as well as heartwarming. It is a wonderful love story that transcends death. With secondary characters also tied into the story in surprising ways it draws you in. Be sure to have some tissues handy when you read this.
I at first had difficulty wrapping my head around what the author was trying to convey by saying we were all already dead and there are a few places that I felt the story slowed down quite a bit. However overall this is a good read and an emotional offering by a new indie-author.
I received this book in exchange for my honest review.
bookish_satty's review
5.0
I got this book from the author and publisher, free of cost, in exchange of an honest review from my side.
Firstly I would like to thank the author and the tour organizer for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this book.
I really, really, really loved this book from my heart !!!
A great read which will definitely touch your heart and make you feel the essence of true love once again and for those who doesn't believe in true love, well I think those of you will surely fall for love after reading this fantastic story.
The concept is totally unique and the blurb just got me so I had to read it but the whole story just knocked me over, made me brawl and do snot-crying during the most emotional scenes. The presentation is so good that I felt myself being in Hadley's shoes.
The characterization is great and I loved Dominic, he is so sweet!!! His emotions won me over and the chemistry between him and Hadley made me cry as well. The total execution of the concept should be given a huge A+ !!! The suspense made me go on reading till the end and the ending was totally unexpected for me. I loved the author's writing style and it connected me to the plot very well.
A really great read that will surely mesmerize you !!! Go for it, guys!!!
Firstly I would like to thank the author and the tour organizer for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this book.
I really, really, really loved this book from my heart !!!
A great read which will definitely touch your heart and make you feel the essence of true love once again and for those who doesn't believe in true love, well I think those of you will surely fall for love after reading this fantastic story.
The concept is totally unique and the blurb just got me so I had to read it but the whole story just knocked me over, made me brawl and do snot-crying during the most emotional scenes. The presentation is so good that I felt myself being in Hadley's shoes.
The characterization is great and I loved Dominic, he is so sweet!!! His emotions won me over and the chemistry between him and Hadley made me cry as well. The total execution of the concept should be given a huge A+ !!! The suspense made me go on reading till the end and the ending was totally unexpected for me. I loved the author's writing style and it connected me to the plot very well.
A really great read that will surely mesmerize you !!! Go for it, guys!!!
gwyn1220's review
2.0
Would have give this three stars, but downgraded a full star due to the volume of typographical and grammatical errors. Could have used a couple more rounds of editing.
kirstyreviewsbooks's review
5.0
I read this book from start to finish in one sitting. The story was so gripping that I just had to keep reading. I needed to find out what happened to Dominic and Hadley in the end. I never even saw the ending of the book coming.
I feel that this book deserves nothing less than 5 stars.
I received a copy of this eBook from the author.
I feel that this book deserves nothing less than 5 stars.
I received a copy of this eBook from the author.
bookbriefs's review
4.0
This Morning I woke up Dead was a really interesting read. I am happy to see that this is going to be a series because the book initially explores the concept of three different realms of living and dead. It introduces a concept of a pre-earth. But once the idea of the afterlife is laid out, the story of Hadley and Dominic kind of take over and we don't really get to explore the ideas of pre-earth and earth again. So I would really like some more information about the different realms in the next book. But I didn't even realize that we didn't get more information about them until after I was done reading the book, because I was so swept up in the story of Hadley and Dominic.
The book is told in dual narrative between the two of them and I loved that. That is quickly becoming my preferred method of narration. I just love switching back and forth between the guy and the girl and getting the story from each of their unique perspectives. And in This Morning I Woke up Dead it was even more unique because Hadley and Dominic were in different realms of existence. The story includes numerous flash backs throughout and that was a good method for the story because we got to know more about Hadley and Dominic's relationship, ad well as learning back stories on Hadley's "guide" Logan and Dominic's sister helped make the story seem more complete. I liked how effortlessly Mindy Larson made everything flow. The book never felt disjointed and it was full of emotion.
Right from the very first Dominic chapter, I was hooked. He was so sad. This Morning I woke up Dead definitely drums up some emotion. Dominic struggles through so much of the book. I felt so bad for him. He was dealing with the loss of his finance and you could tell they had such a great relationship through their flashbacks. We got to see how they met and what they did. It was really cute. Their relationship did almost seem a little too perfect. I thought since the author made frequent use of flashbacks that she could have thrown in a short fight or hardship that they had to make the relationship seem more realistic, but even without that you could tell that these two shared a special kind of bond.
This Morning I woke up Dead was a really good read. I can't wait to check out the next book and see what is going to happen next. I hope we get to learn more about pre-earth and the concept of the realms and of twin flames. This book is an emotional journey for all of the characters and for the reader. It takes you through some tough times, but Mindy Larson does an excellent job. I really enjoyed this story.
The book is told in dual narrative between the two of them and I loved that. That is quickly becoming my preferred method of narration. I just love switching back and forth between the guy and the girl and getting the story from each of their unique perspectives. And in This Morning I Woke up Dead it was even more unique because Hadley and Dominic were in different realms of existence. The story includes numerous flash backs throughout and that was a good method for the story because we got to know more about Hadley and Dominic's relationship, ad well as learning back stories on Hadley's "guide" Logan and Dominic's sister helped make the story seem more complete. I liked how effortlessly Mindy Larson made everything flow. The book never felt disjointed and it was full of emotion.
Right from the very first Dominic chapter, I was hooked. He was so sad. This Morning I woke up Dead definitely drums up some emotion. Dominic struggles through so much of the book. I felt so bad for him. He was dealing with the loss of his finance and you could tell they had such a great relationship through their flashbacks. We got to see how they met and what they did. It was really cute. Their relationship did almost seem a little too perfect. I thought since the author made frequent use of flashbacks that she could have thrown in a short fight or hardship that they had to make the relationship seem more realistic, but even without that you could tell that these two shared a special kind of bond.
This Morning I woke up Dead was a really good read. I can't wait to check out the next book and see what is going to happen next. I hope we get to learn more about pre-earth and the concept of the realms and of twin flames. This book is an emotional journey for all of the characters and for the reader. It takes you through some tough times, but Mindy Larson does an excellent job. I really enjoyed this story.
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