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A review by hardcover_hazel
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Ghostwriting. Ghosts. Girl Dinner.
Because I CONSUMED this book! This book was easily a 5 star read and allllmost took the best book of the year title for me 😂
This book follows a romance ghostwriter, who believes romance is dead. And un(luckily) enough it actually is - in the form of a literal ghost.
Our MC is awkward, has low self esteem, has figurative and literal ghosts but SLAYS at dead puns. Queer rep in side characters. Humour and hard topics combined.
This book had me SOBBING so of course it's a 5 star. There are a lot of elements surrounding death of a loved one, confronting your old fears, and moving on but they're all done in a natural, soft, understanding way.
This felt like a healing journey because it serves as a reminder that life is a multitude of different colour's on your painting pallete, but there are always soft colours and reminders that you can get through it. It hurts but you grow and you learn and you carry pieces of everyone and everything you've loved with you, because you're a kaleidescope.
I chose this book because I wanted a spring romance - something new and fresh, that left the dead of winter and brought the change of season to life. And lucky for me this WAS a Spring romance 😂 it deals with death in a beautiful, natural cycle type of way. Because no matter how contrasting life and death is, they're entertwined and similar and need each other to survive.
"because endings were just new beginnings."
Because I CONSUMED this book! This book was easily a 5 star read and allllmost took the best book of the year title for me 😂
This book follows a romance ghostwriter, who believes romance is dead. And un(luckily) enough it actually is - in the form of a literal ghost.
Our MC is awkward, has low self esteem, has figurative and literal ghosts but SLAYS at dead puns. Queer rep in side characters. Humour and hard topics combined.
This book had me SOBBING so of course it's a 5 star. There are a lot of elements surrounding death of a loved one, confronting your old fears, and moving on but they're all done in a natural, soft, understanding way.
This felt like a healing journey because it serves as a reminder that life is a multitude of different colour's on your painting pallete, but there are always soft colours and reminders that you can get through it. It hurts but you grow and you learn and you carry pieces of everyone and everything you've loved with you, because you're a kaleidescope.
I chose this book because I wanted a spring romance - something new and fresh, that left the dead of winter and brought the change of season to life. And lucky for me this WAS a Spring romance 😂 it deals with death in a beautiful, natural cycle type of way. Because no matter how contrasting life and death is, they're entertwined and similar and need each other to survive.
"because endings were just new beginnings."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent