Review - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

 

 

Title: The Dead Romantics

Author: Ashley Poston

Pages: 365

Publisher: HQ

Release Date: 28th June 2022

 

Blurb from Goodreads:

A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston.

Florence Day is the ghostwriter for one of the most prolific romance authors in the industry, and she has a problem—after a terrible breakup, she no longer believes in love. It’s as good as dead.

When her new editor, a too-handsome mountain of a man, won’t give her an extension on her book deadline, Florence prepares to kiss her career goodbye. But then she gets a phone call she never wanted to receive, and she must return home for the first time in a decade to help her family bury her beloved father.

For ten years, she’s run from the town that never understood her, and even though she misses the sound of a warm Southern night and her eccentric, loving family and their funeral parlor, she can’t bring herself to stay. Even with her father gone, it feels like nothing in this town has changed. And she hates it.

Until she finds a ghost standing at the funeral parlor’s front door, just as broad and infuriatingly handsome as ever, and he’s just as confused about why he’s there as she is.

Romance is most certainly dead . . . but so is her new editor, and his unfinished business will have her second-guessing everything she’s ever known about love stories.

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My Review:

*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to HQ and NetGalley*

Florence Day ghostwrites for one of the most popular romance authors in existence, but Florence is stuck on her latest novel as she no longer believes in love after a bad break-up.

When Florence's new editor refuses to give her more time to finish the book, she doesn't know what to do, but then tragedy strikes when Florence's father dies.

Florence travels back home, a place she hasn't been in ten years, a place that Florence escaped from because of her ability to see ghosts.

When Florence's editor turns up at her family's funeral parlour as a ghost, they will have to work together to figure out what unfinished business is keeping him there, all while Florence is grieving for her father.

Adult romances are not my go-to genre, but I've been wanting to try and read books that I wouldn't usually pick up, and this one sounded like a fun read.

Florence was a very likeable and relatable protagonist. She had been treated badly by her ex-boyfriend and had some bad memories from her hometown, but was fun and the kind of person I would like to be friends with.

I really liked Florence's best friend, Rose, and it was interesting to read Florence's interactions with her family, who I also liked.

The concept of Florence being able to see ghosts was interesting, and it was sad to find out how it led to her leaving home.

The plot was enjoyable and held my attention. It did surprise me a little, and it was quite a cute read, but I liked the family aspects as well as the romance.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read that I would recommend.