I won't be able to leave a review for this book; I requested it in a past lifetime of my NetGalley use (almost ten years ago) and it no longer fits with my reading interests. If I ever do end up reading it I'll come back and update this!

I have been reading and reviewing a back log of books. When I got to Bethany Neal's My Last Kiss, I was excited. I remember feeling excited about the synopsis, and adoring the cover.

My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal is on the mature side of YA. The MC, Cassidy is dead, trapped with the living, and needs to uncover the truth. What I didn't expect is to not connect to the MC. As each detail of her personality came out, I felt more detached to her. A few of her choices I would not have done, and many of her thoughts could not be shared with my own. This isn't a fault to the author, but as a preference, I like to see a bit of myself in a MC.

I definitely did not connect to Ethan and the rest of the supporting characters. I didn't understand the need for everyone to have nicknames, let alone two. While there are a lot of realizations and revelations, I didn't understand the decision for certain actions.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the book for me.

I have a great love for books about ghosts and an even bigger love of a good solid mystery, and when you combine the two, I really do get excited. I can't help it, the inner paranormal, mystery loving girl in me goes a little crazy and squeals with delight.

This was such an unusual read. One full of the mysteries you would expect from a dead girl with very little memory about how she got that way and the struggle she has with excepting her fate and trying to help those she loves come to terms with her death, as well as solve the mystery behind what happened that fateful night when her whole world was gone.

Neal did a wonderful job constantly keeping the reader on their toes as the mystery of Cassidy's death unfolds and her secrets are spilled.

We are left trying to help her piece her life back to together with little clues and bits of pieces of her memories as new things are revealed to her through flashbacks and second hand encounters.

There were lots of fun twists and turns and a never ending list of possibilities and suspects.

This was a great debut from an author that you will want to keep an eye on