Right off the bat, this premise is what I live for. I can’t scolding exactly what it is but a ghost/not ghost, afterlife, high risk type romance type situation really gets me. It’s the extremes of it that shine and is very rarely done wrong. This had all the ingredients to me: a heroine that’s just relatable enough that you don’t hate her, the looming but unattainable love interest, and a whole messy cast of characters.

I don’t want to give too much away because the ending sells the whole book all by itself but Delphie is so unhinged that I couldn’t even fault. Her quest on earth has her doing all sorts of odd things and while unbelievable at times, it was still fun to read and experience. There were times I did question if I was going to end up liking this but like I said, the ending brings it home. It makes the messy bits worth reading.

It also puts a lot of things in perspective in terms of life, death, and how we treat the people around us. As someone who can be a bit jaded at times, it was a hard hitting lesson wrapped inside of a romance, exactly how I like it.

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Easily one of the best romance-comedy books I have read in a long time. What a refreshing set of characters who all deserve the happiest of endings. I love this unexpected enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance. And I had to keep reading because it reminded me of the little mermaid but….on land? Either way, it was phenomenal. An unexpectedly great read.

Got to love a rom com when one of the character's is a ghost. As a 90s kid I have to think I have the movie Casper to blame for me liking this type of rom com and The love of my Afterlife was no different.

I thought this was an enjoyable read. Although I found it a bit hard to believe just how much of a misanthropist the main character was at the beginning of the story, I liked the way her enemies-to-lovers romance unfolded while at the same time she became part of a true community of friends.

I appreciate the chance to read this ARC in advance of publication, and I'll definitely be recommending it to others.

_The Love of My Afterlife_ by Kristy Greenwood is an entertaining, humorous, and romantic read that the reader will not want to put down. Delphie is recently deceased, and upon entering the afterlife meets her soulmate in the waiting room for the dead. After a mix-up where he is sent back to the realm of the living, Delphie makes a deal that enables her to return to earth to find her mystery true love. With eccentric characters and hilarious situations, this second-chance-at-life read will keep the reader turning the page.

I absolutely CANNOT wait for this book to come out so all my friends can read it. When NetGalley emailed me about this book, it reportedly had The Good Place vibes, now I love that show, so my expectations were high. Greenwood DELIVERED. This book was such a fun read, like legit smile on my face while reading (not just in my head).

Watching Delphie's character grow through the book as she navigates the challenge presented to her was heartwarming. There were also a TON of other characters introduced throughout her journey, and they all played such key roles in her development. No one felt like a "bonus" or out of place, they each had important pieces to add to Delphie's growth.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC of this book!

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕪 𝔸𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕓𝕪 𝕂𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕪 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕨𝕠𝕠𝕕 💞

I had so much fun reading this book-it’s laugh out loud hilarious and the FOUND FAMILY trope was troping 🥹🥹 This book offers a fun and different approach to the romantic comedy genre. I’m impressed with the authors ability to write a book that made me feel so many different emotions that you don’t normally don’t get in a romcom book. As others have said in their reviews if you were a fan or liked the idea of Dead Romantics READ THIS BOOK.

<b><u>Tropes & What to Expect</b></u>
☁️London setting
☁️found family 🥹
☁️book and romance author mentions 💕
☁️fake dating
☁️grumpyXgrumpy
☁️one bed
☁️virgin FMC
☁️grumpy loveable characters
☁️love triangle-ish but not really(read and you’ll understand 😂)

Delphie is a quirky character that is super introverted. She spends most of her days going to work and coming back home only to start the day over again the exact same way. When she finally comes out of shell I was so happy for her 🥹 She was exploring the city and doing things she never would have done if she never visited the afterlife.

The SIDE CHARACTERS really shone in this book. I loved and admired all of them.

<b>Overall thoughts</b> YES I will recommend this book. The romance isn’t the most swooniest it’s average imo but the found family really sucked me into this beautiful novel. The characters with their different personalities you can’t help but fall in love with and want to be their friends. If you’re tired of the same ole romcom books add to your tbr 🩷


Thank you NetGalley, Berkeley and Kirsty Greenwood for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book was hilarious, borderline goofy. It definitely made me laugh and cringe through a good portion of it. I did see the twists coming from a mile away though. I do recommend this since I had a lot of fun reading it but the last 25% felt so rushed. There were no conversations or explanations given towards the end. Like an epilogue or something would have been nice. Also I hated Merritt, she was the true villain in this story.

This was a fun and quick read, perfect for fans of The Good Place.
I really enjoyed this book, it was very readable and I thought the concept was very fun. I had a hard time putting the book down because I wanted to see how it ended. My only issue was with the main character.
In this book, Delphie lives a solitary, sad life and dies alone after an embarrassing incident. In the afterlife she’s given one more chance at life. The catch is she needs to kiss her soulmate within 10 days and all she has to go on is his first name, what he looks like, and that he lives somewhere in London. Given a second chance, Delphie races to find her soulmate and meets new people and learns to live along the way.
I really loved the concept of the book and how it played out. It was fun to see the different ways Delphie tried to track down her soulmate. Getting to see her finally learn to live life while she had a short timeframe made the stakes higher and made it all the more readable. It was heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.
My only real issue was with Delphie herself. I did not like her at first so for the first part of the book it was hard to root for her. I felt like her reclusiveness was over the top. It didn’t make sense to me why she would push people away to the extent that she did and in the ways she did. So she came off as very rude at first. However, she does have a lot of character development in the story, so as she grows she becomes a lot more likable and becomes a heroine to root for.
I really liked the relationships that were formed in this story. I especially loved Delphie’s relationships with Cooper and Mr. Yoon. Even the side character relationships that were built were very special. I am a huge fan of “found family” stories and this definitely felt like one.
Overall, this was a great read!

What a crazy ride! This book is just the right combo of bat-crap crazy and sweet/romantic. We follow Delphie, a woman who has had, objectively, a very boring life. She is watching tv one day while eating a burger and she chokes to death. She wakes in an afterlife 'waiting room' where she meets Jonah. She is believes Jonah is her soulmate and she is offered a deal to go back to Earth to find her possible soulmate, she jumps at the chance. The catch is she has 10 days to find Jonah (whose last name she does not know) and get him to kiss her or else she will be sent back to the afterlife.

God, I loved this SO much. I’m an emotional mess!

The premise for this already sounded amazing so imagine my delight when it had ALL the tropes and situations that I could dream of rolled into it! I was constantly laughing out loud, Delphie was such a hilarious narrator. I was then pretty much constantly crying for the last 30% and the ending was so adorable! I loved the messages on living with grief and getting outside of your comfort zone.

This cast of characters were just fantastic. Aled, Frida, MR. YOON ILY, Merritt… just want to wrap them all in a hug. I adored Delphie and Cooper, they were so great and I loved their relationship. I did not predict the twist and I was FLABBERGASTED, soooo good! Every storyline was wrapped up so nicely. Definitely one of my favorites of the year so far. This is my first Kristy Greenwood book but don’t think it’ll be my last!

My Dead Romantics loving heart absolutely ATE with this one!!!! I don’t want to say too much because with one wrong word I think I could spoil it and that’s just not okay! I really think that if you loved TDR, then definitely give this a try.

I loved everything about the romance, but the found family of it all actually destroyed me. I’m such a sucker for a character building their community on page after being incredibly lonely for a long time. It was a bit quirky, very British, and full of shenanigans that actually made me laugh out loud. I’m on Delphie’s frontlines forever!!

I think this one was a ~bit lighter execution wise compared to TDR? The afterlife elements were a bit more cozy and comforting…and I didn’t cry up a lung. I DID cry, but it was happy tears? It definitely still dealt with death at its core, but just in a different way. I think I could pick this one up to reread a bit easier than TDR.

Obviously, it’s its own book so don’t take my comparisons to The Dead Romantics ~too literally! I just think it’s really good grounds for comparison and part of a slowly-growing subgenre that I’m obsessed with; I really enjoy the fantasy lite™ approach!

*The themes below are a little taste, but skip if you don’t want even the smallest of spoiler!*

✨Found Family!!!!!
✨Set in London
✨Comforting/romantic version of the Afterlife
✨Secondary romance
✨Only one bed
✨Mini heist
✨Virgin heroine
✨RomCOM
✨Fake dating
✨Love triangle (and I loved it????)

Overall, I’m very intrigued to see what Kirsty Greenwood writes next for Berkley!! I hope it’s in the same world. I’d even go so far as to BEG for a Merritt and Eric novella!!! Hello pre-order incentive 👀

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶️🌶️*/5

*Threeish scenes, low-medium level of detail. I was a bit sad when the first scene was so short, the second scene definitely gave what I needed! It’s not a “spicy” book, but it’s not closed door.


CWs: Bullying, death, death of a sibling, car accident, toxic parental relationship


Thanks so much to the publisher for an eARC via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own.

I'm torn on this book. Overall I really enjoyed the writing, story idea, and characters of The Love of My Afterlife.

Delphie wasn't always the most lovable character but I enjoyed reading her and her growth throughout the book - she didn’t change quickly so the journey felt genuine. The second hand embarrassment was sometimes hard to get through but I think that's the point.

I think where I struggled was with the length of the book. We went around in circles a couple if times in the middle and I started to loose interest at about the 65% mark. For me this made the ending feel both rushed (since we took such a long time to get there) and too drawn out (since I started to feel a bit apathetic towards the characters and knew where the story would end up).

If you like romances that focus on character growth, I'd recommend checking this book out.

Rated 3 stars. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC ebook.

I didn’t care for any of the main characters, so it was hard for me to care about what happened to them. I was happy to see growth with the characters, but it wasn’t enough to make me like them. I was surprised by the twist at the end though. So that was nice.

DNF at 30%

While many of the references made me chuckle out loud, I could not connect with the main character enough to be invested in her story. The concept was interesting, but I didn't care much about if and who she was able to find and fall in love with. I did skip to the last page to find out if it was what I predicted, and it was.

Dying is just the beginning of really living for our heroine. When Delphie chokes to death on a microwaveable burger, she wakes up in a laundromat.... where she meets her soulmate. Except she is dead, and he isn't. She is given a rare chance to reclaim her life IF she can find him again in the next few days and get him to kiss her. A hilarious screwball rom-com that had me rooting for Delphie all the way!

This book had everything I was looking for! I laughed out loud and I swooned so hard. I had surgery last week and I took this ebook with me. I didn’t end up sleeping that night in the hospital as I stayed up to read! It was completely worth it losing a night of sleep. I’m jealous of the people that get to read this for the first time.

What if you met your soulmate after you died and you were sent back to earth to go get him to kiss you within ten days or you die again? Would you try? Do you believe in soulmates or love at first sight?

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group and Kirsty Greenwood for a copy of the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story about another chance at not just love, but life. The cast of characters were great and I enjoyed all the time I spent in this book. Kristy Greenwood is a new favorite author for me.

This book has a great title and premise however, I felt the execution didn't live up to the hype. A recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife and has a second chance at life, only if she can get him to kiss her. The author clearly loves romance and I loved her inclusion of romance books and tropes in the text yet I felt this was a very average romance read. With a premise like this, I felt the author had a lot of plot options to play with but kept it very safe. You could take the afterlife aspect out of this book and it would be the exact same story. What is the point? This book has great marketability, I just wish the story lived up to my expectations.

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood follows the afterlife journey of Delphie, who dies unexpectedly from choking on a microwaveable burger. As she stands in her 'shine like a star' nightie in front of the hottest man she's ever seen, she can't help but feel embarrassed. But as they start to chat, Delphie becomes completely smitten with the stranger, only to have him suddenly taken away from her by a mistake. But when the opportunity arises for Delphie to return to earth and possibly reconnect with the man of her dreams, she jumps at the chance. What follows is a heartwarming and humorous adventure as Delphie navigates the complexities of life and love in a bustling city. The characters in this book are charming and endearing, making it easy for readers to become invested in their stories. Delphie is a relatable and lovable protagonist, with her insecurities and struggles making her all the more relatable. The supporting characters are also well-developed and add depth to the story, especially Delphie's sassy and wise roommate, Pippa.
One of the highlights of this book is the writing style of Kirsty Greenwood. Her witty and clever writing is a joy to read, and she effortlessly weaves together humor, romance, and heartwarming moments. The dialogue between characters is sharp and entertaining, making the book a page-turner from start to finish. The book also touches on important themes such as self-discovery, the power of friendship, and the importance of following your heart. It's a story that will make you laugh, cry, and ultimately leave you with a warm and fuzzy feeling. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely highly recommend it to anyone looking for a feel-good read.