In the best way, this was not what I expected. Magical and delightfully charming, it's a story that embraces its weirdness from page one. I enjoyed it so much!

After her sudden death, Delphie unexpectedly finds her soulmate in the afterlife. Guided by her hilarious, exuberant Afterlife Therapist, Merritt, Delphie is granted a chance to return to Earth and find Jonah within ten days.

I absolutely adored Delphie. A little lonely with a pure heart, I loved seeing her mission lead to something even greater. Her compassion for those around her (especially Mr. Yoon) was so touching. The romance was great, too! Predictable in its detour, but very much welcomed. And that's all I will say.

Underneath the quirkiness is a really heartwarming story about finding your people and embracing the joys of life. If you're a fan of "The Good Place", I think you'll enjoy this one!

Delphie, Mr. Yoon, Cooper, and everyone else made this book. It's a character led story, if that makes sense? Delphie's quirkiness and solitary self branching out was fun to watch. Cooper coming back to himself had me trying to figure out what would happen next. Mr. Yoon was a lovely old man that I just adored. Merritt was the fun spin, the afterlife therapist that cracked me up.

Delphie dies choking on a hamburger at home. She ends up in a waiting room, with an enthusiastic afterlife therapist named Merrin. When she has a moment with a very good-looking guy who ends up being whipped back to his life, she convinces Merrin to send her back too, on the proviso that she finds the guy – who she only knows as Jonah T – and gets him to voluntarily kiss her within 10 days.
And so begins Delphie’s mission to track down her soulmate and keep herself alive.
Delphie makes for a highly entertaining narrator – she’s a bit of a reclusive who was bullied by her former best friend and has never dated. Her main social contact is caring for the elderly, mute Mr Yoon and fielding complaints about packages being delivered to the wrong address from her caustic neighbour Cooper.
Witty, with all the right feels, it's without doubt one of the best books of 2024. Long live the rom-com.

4 ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑

Kirsty just blessed me with one of the best rom-coms of the year. This book has RANGE. I laughed. I cried (a lot). I swooned.

Starting off, the whole concept of meeting the love of your life after death & all of the drama that ensues afterwords is…. spectacular. Such an amazing storyline just from that idea alone. But coupled with Kirsty’s humor and ability to write a heart wrenching and real love story, this novel is next level.

The characters in this story are just so REAL and relatable, especially as someone who has a little bit of social anxiety herself. Kirsty talks about the struggle of navigating both romantic and platonic relationships without dragging the rest of the story down or it feeling out of place. In fact, she highlights SO MANY real fears about death and feeling alive and what that means as a young adult in todays society.

The writing & pacing of this novel is perfect. I laughed out loud so many times while reading it. It also goes by so, so fast. I read it in about 7 hours (one sitting, it was that good).

But let’s be real the reason we are here is because we want to know about the romance. WONDERFUL. BEAUTIFUL. EVERY GREAT ADJECTIVE I CAN THINK OF, I WANT TO THROW AT THIS BOOK. Whatever you think is going to happen in this book, just know you’re in for something 10x better.

Pro tip: imagine the MMC as young Bradley Cooper & you’re golden xoxoxo.

Delphie leads a simple life and keeps to herself. She works at the local pharmacy, shops at the local stores, and then heads home, never leaving her neighborhood. In her apartment building she's enemies with the man downstairs who has a different woman over every night, but she takes care of the elderly man on her floor, making sure he has groceries and companionship. Then it happens - age 27 - she chokes and lands at the waiting room of heaven where she meets Merritt, her crossing-over assistant with an over-the-top personality. A few moments later there is another arrival and Delphie experiences a connection in heaven like she's never felt on earth. But her new crush is gone in a heartbeat, headed back to the living world... is it too late for Delphie? Using a loophole, Merritt, biggest romance fan in both the land of the living and the dead, give Delphie 10 days to find the man and kiss him - if she does, she gets to keep living. If not, she's doomed with death. There is every romance trope rolled into this laugh out loud story of self-discovery and falling in love. So good.

I have a lot of luck with quirky romances that don’t really fit into a specific genre. When I read the blurb for The Love of My Afterlife, I thought that it seemed like something that would be right up my alley.

This book starts out when Delphie chokes on a burger and wakes up to find herself in a processing center for the afterlife. There she meets Merritt, her afterlife therapist in Evermore. The two couldn’t be more different and Delphie can’t believe this is who is supposed to help her find her way after death. Then suddenly a man appears in the processing center, and there is an instant connection–but he’s not really supposed to be there, so he’s sent back. Merritt gives her a chance to find this man, who is one of her soulmates, by sending her back and giving her ten days to find him and elicit a kiss.

This was a sweet romance. I would compare it to the Dead Romantics, but without the heart wrenching grief subplot and more of a found family aspect. Delphie is a lonely figure. Her only friend an elderly neighbor, Mr. Yoon, but she likes it that way. She doesn’t venture too far from her hometown, and she doesn’t often veer off her normal schedule. But now she has ten days to find the mystery man she met in the afterlife, with only a first name and last initial to go by, which means stepping out of her comfort zone and asking for help.

Yes, this is a romance, but it’s also centered around Delphie breaking out of the shell she’s built for herself, forming friendships and getting to know herself and her community. The romance is quiet but features quite a few beloved romance tropes that are sure to make readers happy- enemies to lovers, only one bed, and fake relationship to name a few.

As Delphie goes on her quest, she manages to acquire a huge group of friends, and find love. The ending is a bit unexpected, but I quite enjoyed it. That’s all I’m going to say about that. I don’t really want to spoil the plot as the journey is well worth going in blind.

All in all, an enjoyable read. I’m kind of hoping to read Merritt’s story in the near future.

Grade- B

Content warnings- death of a sibling, parental estrangement, bullying

Thanks to the publisher for inviting me to read this early via NetGalley!

I feel mostly neutral about this title--nothing about it really stood out to me in a good way. Our main character, Delphie, was just like ... mean. Her entire thing was being a a loner who doesn't need or want friends and she was so unpleasant to most of the characters that she encountered, so I can't fathom why any of them were so insistent on pursuing a friendship with her. I understand having trauma and being avoidant because of it, but it's not a pass to be rude to everyone you come in contact with.

The trope-ification of romance books makes me a little crazy, so I already probably wasn't an ideal candidate to read and review this since it leans heavily on tropes within the story. They're focal to the plot. Because of that I'm confident that a ton of people will LOVE this book! This is another title that I think will be aged by the amount of references in it--to music, movies, whatever. The little shoutouts to fellow romance authors is fun but don't personally think that'll hold up super well.

Overall fine, but not for me ultimately. Others seem to love it though so I'm sure that's a me problem!

Who doesn’t love a lil’ magical realism in their romances??

Delphie is a recluse who finds herself choking to death on a microwavable burger. When she meets her soulmate in the afterlife, she gets sent back to the world of the living to find him in ten days.

This is the perfect set up, Delphie is an absolute joy. She’s resolute, endearing and so genuine. Not to mention all the side characters are so lovably quirky. I actually found myself laughing out loud while reading this book! There’s so much heart, and you can’t help but root for the romance. It’s about choosing happiness and choosing yourself. Loved it!

So glad I picked this up! Your summer TBR needs this book!!

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood is a confident and hilarious story that captivated me from start to finish. I was completely engrossed in the book, losing track of time as I delved into its pages. I have no regrets about spending an entire day immersed in this entertaining and engaging tale.

The Love of My Afterlife was such a fun read! I enjoyed the afterlife plotline and Greenwood's humor. Delphie was a sincere and hilarious FMC. I found her character development arc satisfying to read. I thought Delphie was a great match for Cooper. I liked how Delphie and Cooper's relationship progressed. It was cute watching their "hatred" turn into something more. Cooper was satisfactory book boyfriend. I liked that he had some depth to him. I adored the way Greenwood used the romance tropes. I thought the cast of side characters were charming and important to the storyline. Greenwood did a great job with the found family trope. The ending tied everything up nicely. Overall, this was a great rom-com! Thank you to Berkley for the ARC.

This was a bit too cute for my taste. But more importantly, I’m not sure why anyone would want to help or befriend Delphie considering what a giant asshole she was. She really needed some boundaries.

This was a fun and delightful read full of lovely characters and a slow burn romance that hit all of the right feelings at the right time. I did have a few minor issues with the story, but they certainly didn’t interfere with my overall impression of the book. This is the first book I have read by this author, but I won’t hesitate to give her another chance.

Delphie is a very relatable character. She is a loner and an introvert, totally afraid to get close to anyone. She was horribly tormented and bullied in high school, which scarred her and made her not want to form any kind of relationship with anyone. She thought she was fine with this, until she died. Her death and meet cute were hilarious and set up the rest of the story perfectly. What follows is Delphie finding herself making friends and having the time of her life in just 10 days. Delphie just blooms in this book and it was a lot of fun to watch. She was a bit annoying at times, and totally clueless about social interactions, but I could overlook most of these foibles because she had such a good heart.

There is a cast of characters that support Delphie in her quest to meet her soul mate. They all become her friends and I really enjoyed all of them. Mr. Yoon is her elderly neighbor that she takes care of. I loved their relationship and how Delphie was worried about what would happen to him when she died. Aled, the librarian, and Frida the dog walker, were perhaps my favorite of her new friends. They both just totally took Delphie for who she was and were happy and willing to be her friend. Cooper, her downstairs neighbor, was also a great character. I loved watching their relationship grow and I loved how willing Cooper was to help her find her soulmate.

The story was a very quick read and one that I found hard to put down. This was a well thought out plot that used so many of the usual romcom tropes that I found myself laughing a lot throughout the story. Some of the antics that Delphie got up to in order to meet Mr. Right were unfortunately a bit over the top which was a little annoying. There were also a few times where I felt like Delphie was being extremely childish and naive and making horrible decisions. I also thought that the resolution of the bullying in high school, could have been handled a bit better. But overall it was a good story that I found myself enjoying and had a hard time putting down.

This was a very enjoyable romance that I would recommend, especially if you are looking for a light vacation read. It will make you smile and you will rejoice as Delphie comes out of her shell and learns about the importance of having connections with others.

The Love of My Afterlife begins with our main character, Delphie who is enjoying lunch in her apartment. Since she lives alone, she starts choking and dies. Yes, she dies within the first few chapters of the book. She goes up to the equivalent of a waiting room for those who died and ends up, meeting the love of her life.

The only catch is that Jonah isn’t dead but Delphie is. Delphie ends up begging her angel to send her back so she can get a chance at true love. Of course, the angel reads romance and loves love so she agrees. Delphie has 10 days to meet up with Jonah, convince him they’re soulmates and get a kiss from him.

While the idea seems farfetched, Delphie goes along with it. She’s aided by the help of some unlikely allies in the form of her neighbors and coworkers. In particular, she ends up befriending her neighbor: Cooper. It’s truly a race against the clock for Delphie to find her true love and save herself. Along the way though, Delphie starts to realize that maybe things aren’t as they seem.

Since I went into this book, not knowing much, I don’t want to tell you anymore. All in all, The Love of My Afterlife ended up surprising me in the best way. This book was an absolute delight while also being slightly morbid and downright bonkers at times. Either way, I can see readers loving and enjoying this one as a summer read or even, close to Halloween as it does have a magical realism twist to it.

Whether you’re new to Kristy Greenwood’s books or not, this is one heck of an introduction and I can’t wait to see what Greenwood does next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

I would recommend if you're looking for (SPOILERS)

-m/f speculative romance
-The Little Mermaid vibes
-found family
-only one bed
-fake dating

This is a hard book to review because I don't want to give anything away. But I also recommend just going in blind and enjoying the ride. This was cozy despite dealing with death, about living your life, taking your chances and just a sweetness to it. I could really visualize it, the writing had such an ease to it.

I haven't really been in the romance book mood lately, but the synopsis of The Love of My Afterlife sounded like so much fun I decided to try it. I'm so glad I did, because this was a laugh out loud funny story that gave off the best kind of rom-com vibes, and I loved it. Delphie, who has led a very solitary life (by choice) dies and goes to the afterlife where she meets her soulmate, only to find out that he's actually in a coma on Earth and was sent to the afterlife by mistake, which is when he gets yanked back to the land of the living, and all she was able to learn about him was his first name. Delphie is offered the chance to go back to Earth to see if she can find him, but she only has 10 days, and if she doesn't find him in that time AND get him to kiss her, she will be returned to the afterlife for good. Easy-peasy, right? Well, where's the fun in that!

Delphie was a fun character, even when she's a bit grumpy and manic, which is understandable given her mission. She ends up enlisting the help of her downstairs neighbor, who is also a bit grumpy, on her adventures, and the merriment begins. They end up in a lot of awkward situations, which is where the laugh out loud parts happen.

All in all, this was a very fun book and I highly recommend it.

5/5 stars.

*** I would like to thank NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group, and Kirsty Greenwood for the opportunity to read and review The Love of My Afterlife.

Delphie dies, THEN she meets one of her soulmates, so her afterlife coach cuts her a deal and gives her 10 days back on earth and a single shot to stay alive. ☠️

I’m really torn on this one! The first chapter made me laugh and then I was completely annoyed until about the 60% mark. 😬 Our FMC, Delphie, irritated the crap out of me. She was written as an extremely sheltered character - almost 30 with literally zero friends, she’d never dated and hadn’t even been to a restaurant since she was a kid. This seemed to be carte blanche for her to act like an actual child in the most cringe and idiotic ways for most of the book. The scenarios she got into while looking for her soulmate were so unnecessary and obnoxious they almost made me throw in the towel. Around 60% in, she switched gears and the book was actually enjoyable. Here we had real stories about maximizing her time left on earth, choosing happiness, making friends and really living. With more of that and less of the nonsense, I would have liked this one a lot more. It was a solid 2 stars for me, but I liked the final 40% enough to raise it to a 3.

My thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for a complimentary advance copy of this eBook, out 7/2/2024.

I devoured this book! Kristy Greenwood's books are funny, sweet and unique - The Love of My Afterlife even more the others. Delphie gets a second chance at life and love, after dying and meeting, then quickly losing, the one in her afterlife. She doesn't have much time to find him back on earth, but if she does she'll get her life back. Hilarious and engaging, you can't help but root for Delphie!

I really loved this one. It was cute, funny, and even a little emotional. Delphie learned so much during her second chance at life that it gave the book a deeper meaning.

This felt a lot like Drop Dead Diva meets The Good Place. Those were two of my favorite shows once upon a time.

Merritt was so funny. I loved her obsession with romance novels and all the mentions of some of my favorite books or authors. Not to mention the book tropes. I sort of predicted the end and twist with Merritt. I'm glad it ended like it did.

Some of the British phrases or words threw me off a bit and broke me out of the story. As I'm very American, I sometimes had a hard time understanding what certain things meant.

4.5 🌟 stars! Highly recommend. Thanks to Netgalley for this arc.

4.5⭐️

This was such a unique love story that not only focuses on the HEA, but finding your joys and happiness with new life long friends and making new memories and living life to the fullest. I guess it’s also a big motivation since Delphie literally died and is sent back to earth to find her soulmate after meeting him in the afterlife and only has 10 days to find him before she’s sent back permanently.

Along her journey, her grumpy neighbor helps Delphie find her soulmate and the banter between them is witty and the tension is thick and and they’re bathe grumpy and I loved every second of it. I even loved all the side characters we meet throughout the story and want to be their friend. The story is quick paced and I found myself not able to put it down! There were moments where I wish I had more details with certain characters or in some chapters, it felt like you had the surface level of information that you needed, but I wanted a little bit more.

Highly recommend this one! Thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the arc in exchange of my honest review!

Some tropes:
-grumpy x grumpy
-fake dating
-one bed / one room left at the inn
-fast pace with witty banter
-Beetlejuice meets The Good Place vibes

This was such a cute book! I really loved the MFC Delphie. I loved watching her grow and come into herself through out this book. I laughed out loud so many times in this story I was actually nervous to go to bed, I was scared I would wake my husband up while reading. I can't always get into Rom-coms. Sometimes they are just to much over the top for me. Kristy Greenwood did a wonderful job with this book. I laughed more than I have in ages while reading a book and never got that annoyed feeling of thinking, if one more overly crazy thing happens to this character I will need to pause reading for a minute. She was so good at keeping the hilarious scenes believable and not so many that you feel too sorry for the character to enjoy them. That is talent in my opinion. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is looking for some laughs with a very entertaining book.