The Love of My Afterlife is a delightfully quirky romance

With a title like The Love of My Afterlife, you have a few ideas of what the story could be about but this one will truly take you on a ride.

As someone new to Kristy Greenwood to boot, I had no idea what to expect. Plus the cover gives you a few ideas but doesn’t say much. However, upon hearing all of the good things about it, I knew I had to pick it up.

Thankfully, Berkley was kind enough to send me an ARC so I was able to read this early and share my thoughts with all of you. Let me just start by saying that this book has a certain quirk and charm to it that will appeal to readers of Ashley Poston in particular.

I don’t want to give too much away just yet so let’s get into my thoughts and feelings on The Love of My Afterlife.

The Love of My Afterlife is a delightfully unique romance.

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.

The Love of My Afterlife by Kristy Greenwood is out now where books are sold.