I really loved the whole concept of falling in love in the afterlife. I thought the grumpy heartless character of Wallace was well written and even somewhat funny. A problem I had with this book was sometimes it was boring and I would find myself falling asleep. On the other hand it was a good read.

Absolutely beautiful story of mortality, love, and change. With Klune's signature style and wit, this is certainly among my favorites!

What a beautiful book conjured you by Mr. Klune. This was ALMOST a 5 ⭐️ read… but something didn’t sit right with me about ONE part of the ending. Not a bad thing, per day, just something I felt was a little too… ah, I can’t say. I think if I say it it means I’m too used to tragedy and bittersweet or depressing endings to books. After thinking about this book weeks after finishing it… I couldn’t help but feel disappointed. This is partially my own fault. I was hoping, given the topic, for something a little more profound. This is more like a 3.5⭐️ for me after MUCH reflection and conversing with some members of the WGB patron community. Glad that I read it and would recommend it to anyone looking for a more light-hearted silly and quirky story about what comes after death. Thanks Net Galley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This story has such an incredible premise with the beautiful writing style of TJ Klune. It is a heartwarming novel that is perfect for anyone who may have recently lost a loved one or for people that are down in their lives.

I really enjoyed this read, however I feel as though it could have been marketed more accurately as it seemed to have been marketed as a whimsical fantasy romance, but I dealt with some heavier themes that the publisher seems to have portrayed in the synopsis.

All around a wonderful book, but not for all readers.

TJ Klune does it again! This book was a powerful and beautifully written story of grief, love, and kindness. I have recommended this book to just about everyone I know and gifted it to many friends and family for Christmas. I cannot recommend this enough.

It's not you, it's me TJ. I just wanted this book to be like it's big brother The House in the Cerulean Sea and it is not that book. The dark sadness, grief and lost was overwhelming to me. I intend to try it again and hope to love it like so many readers have.

This book hooked me from the opening scene and didn't let go until the final page. Although I own THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA and THE EXTRAORDINARIES, I haven't had a chance to read either of them yet, making this my first TJ Klune book. And it absolutely did not disappoint.

I have had this on my kindle since last year. But I couldn’t get into it. Then I finally got the audio. Game changer. Once I was moving, I flipped back and forth between the audio and this kindle galley. I loved our characters. Though we know for the most part how this will go, it was lovely. I found that many people said this was sad and it was, but based on the plot I feel you know that going in!

I loved this book. I got emotional bc how can you not?

What a humorous read. This was definitely an interesting concept. A fun book for sure. I was confused by some of the other plot and the romance to at randomly sprouted up. But all in all, an entertaining book.

This book was an interesting take on what happens after you die. The writing was amazing, and the characters were so real. I wasn't expecting to laugh as much as I did during such a difficult topic.

Due to the book being about death and the topic of suicide is touched on this is not one I would recommend to everyone. For those that are able to read these subject matters it's a great read.

I unfortunately don't think this book was for me.

I appreciated what the author was trying to do and the messaging he was trying to convey - but for me, I was just so bored. It was too slow for me. I thought the beginning started off strong, but it only held my interest for a few chapters. It was very dry and hard to keep my focus on, and I should have DNF'd but it was my first by this author and he's so loved, so I just really wanted to love it too. Maybe too much pressure and high expectations?

I also felt like the messaging was so mixed, it was a bit predictable, and the characters were pretty unlikeable. I did love the dog though! But there wasn't much else that grabbed me or held my interest.

I've been told this wasn't the best to start with of his (my bad!) so I'll definitely be checking out some other stories by him int he future.

This book will delight fans of The House in the Cerulean Sea. Uplifting, inspiring, hopeful, and all around heartfelt, you will love the characters and never want the story to end.

I am not a religious person, so I was a little concerned about how I would feel about this book given it deals with the afterlife. I’m so happy to say I was pleasantly surprised! It was so easy to fall in love with the characters, and I legitimately shed tears reading it.

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under the Whispering Door seems to have the entirety going for it, with an interesting premise, quirky characters, and T.J. Klune's trademark humor. however ultimately, it never pretty materialized into the profound story it should've been.
Uptight corporate soldier Wallace price thinks he has it all: cash, career, and success. So whilst he keels over someday and simply dies, he's bowled over and irritated. some thing like that cannot possibly occur to him! but then he meets his reaper and ferryman, and he's in for the surprise of his existence. They slowly get underneath his skin and show him that there is more to life than he ever found out.
At its coronary heart, that is a e-book that contemplates what it approach to be alive and the way to come to terms with dying. those are profitable subjects, no doubt approximately that. but when it's all said and accomplished, does this e-book add something new or thrilling to the discussion? It pains me to mention that my solution is not any.
The tale may be very drawn out for what it consists of. we're basically following Wallace as he learns to be a higher person and take delivery of his destiny. however there isn't always plenty in that story and we never pass past pores and skin-deep, so numerous the passages and conversations experience repetitive and cliché. rarely whatever occurs from the beginning of this tale to the give up. As i am analyzing it, I saved having this feeling of deja vu, like i have already study the equal specific thing before.
The humor that you'd assume from T.J. Klune continues to be here. the start is my favourite, with no one having pretty the attention for making a laugh of corporate drones the manner Klune does. as the tale progresses, there have been a smattering of passages that made me chuckle, along with one which changed into uproariously humorous. but because of how drawn out the overall story is, the humor quick will become repetitive. it's like being hit over the pinnacle time and again with the equal jokes, and it starts to sense compelled and overdone.
the affection story in right here additionally feels a piece incongruous. it's doubtful to me precisely how it occurred. One moment, they weren't getting alongside. Then the next moment, they had been in love. but I didn't see any transition from one to the alternative. It appears like this became shoehorned in in order to fulfill the criteria of this being a love story.
I don't want to present the impression that I didn't enjoy this story at all due to the fact I did. however it changed into see you later and drawn out, filled with platitudes about making the maximum of your lifestyles and being a higher person, that it turned into tough to maintain my hobby throughout. What could have been insightful and humorous on the primary cross-round begins to feel much less and less so with each next outing, in particular after they don't dig very deep past the surface. still, I suppose fanatics of the author will revel in this story for what it is, a customary homage to loss and a lifestyles well-lived.
My heartfelt thanks for the improvement replica that become provided for my honest and independent overview.

One of my favorites from 2021. This book was absolute perfection. I can’t wait to read more from Klune.

This book was soo good. It was so heart warming. You follow this man named Wallace who has just died from a heart attack and you follow his journey to a tea shop where he meets Hugo, his ferryman who is assigned to help him cross over into the afterlife. This is a book about found family, and character development. Wallace goes from being a miserable and greedy man, to being a man who is willing to risk everything for a friend. I came into this book thinking it was going to be a fantasy book that was full of adventure but that is not really what this book is about, but I am not upset that it wasn’t I think that what is was was so much better than an action packed fantasy novel. Thank you netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review

I was provided an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in return for an honest review. Wallace Price is a jerk. He's an attorney who epitomizes the stereotypical image of his career field. When he dies of a heart attack, he is taken to Charon's Crossing, a tea house that also happens to essentially be a portal to the afterlife. It's what happens there that changes Wallace.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, and felt a range of emotions while reading it. I went into it expecting something amazing, given what I've heard about Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea (which, admittedly, I have not read myself). It didn't live up to my expectations, but that isn't to say it wasn't a good story. I loved the characters, especially Mei and Nelson, and I laughed so much I almost woke my sleeping baby during the scene with Desdemona. There were some really touching surprises as well. I did feel the romance was a little too quick and not fleshed out well enough; it wasn't terribly believable. The familial relationships, though, were fantastic. I also felt like not a whole lot happened throughout the story, so it took me longer to read than I anticipated. One last point: this writer REALLY likes to use the word cerulean.

I would recommend this book, because I think it was a lovely look at grief and loss and personal growth.

DNF, unfortunately. I really wanted to like this book, as I loved House on the Cerulean Sea, but it themes were dealt with too shallowly and I didn't find the character motivations satisfying. Everything felt quite surface level. It has a lot of appeal for certain readers and will be an easy handsell, despite my personal preference.

This book tried to capture the magic of House in the Cerulean Sea but just missed the mark in my opinion. It felt like the hallmark spinoff of the same world, where the ending was predictable but you still watch it just because it’s kind of comforting in a way to know what is going to happen. I did enjoy the book overall, but did feel like some part of the equation was missing.

It's a good one, but it's not my type of book. I was expecting to like because I liked the synopsis but it didn't affect me.