Absolutely phenomenal! Thank you to Netgalley and W.W. Crown for this heart stopping audio/book!

I have never read a romance comedy and have been absolutely enamored! Sarah freaking Ready! You made me laugh, fall in love, shattered my heart to pieces…and then slowly put everything back together. I was ready to be okay with an ending where nothing went the way it should have and I would have been okay with it.

This book gave me Just Like Heaven vibes, the movie with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. If you loved this movie as much as I did then we will love this book. It is different and similar, but in the most amazing ways. The storyline seems the same in the beginning, but Sarah throws in twist after twist. This book exceeded my expectations in a short amount of time. Sarah Ready, you have become a new favorite author of mine.

“If I could live,” he says, “I’d live for you.”

It was such a well-written book with many twists and turns!
At first it was a bit too slow for my liking, even though it was an insta-love story. I had a hard time liking Jullian unfortunately. I found her wanting Daniel to stay with her forever to be a bit selfish. Girl, let the dead guy finally find his peace. I get soulmates and all that, but still.
There was an interesting take on sex and intimacy though, nice representation!
However, the second part of the book was sooo good! A lot of the weird and questionable things were finally resolved. It wasn't too predictible. I was really looking forward to see their HEA happen!

Ghosted is the first book in the Ghosted series.

Jillian, an introverted, socially awkward, shy, dating and relationship expert (and huge Trekkie fan), who moves into a new apartment. As it turns out, it's completely haunted by a sexy, shirtless man. However, Things are never what they may seem.

Story:

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫/5

So this is basically a two-parter story. Things get WEIRD and totally WTF? by the second half. Jillian was completely relatable...OMG....to the point where I got secondhand embarrassment. I absolutely loved how much both Jillian and Daniel grew and learned from each other. I did hope for more of Daniel's viewpoint. He was also a likable character and it would have been interesting.

As I mentioned before, second half, things get weird. Interdimensional crossovers, timeline loops, Mandela Effect, whatever the heck you want to call them, makes my head hurt. It may have confused me a bit, HOWEVER, much kudos to this author for actually making this pretty plausible and realistic. This may have been a standalone, but definitely looking forward to Serena's story.

Narration:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

Sarah Naughton and even though we got a little bit of Rob Brinkman, they both did such a fantastic job! Both narrators were so soothing and so full of life. It was fun listening to them bring them to life.

5⭐️ | 2🌶

I had the opportunity to read this ARC and I went in expecting the expected only to get surprised in the best possible way!

The story revolves around Jillian, a journalist who writes a dating advice column but is too scared to talk to men. A little bit geeky and plenty shy, she is quite relatable on how she handles her run-ins with a ghost who suddenly appears in her house. Soon, this very hot, and always shirtless ghost, follows her across the city, at her workplace, on her dates, and everywhere she goes. Daniel is everything you'd want from an MMC. What I loved the most, is Jillian's instant connection and ability to be herself around Daniel. He was the first man she could easily speak with and that was both surprising and exhilarating for her.

I loved every interaction between them and seeing Jillian slowly fall in love with the 1 person she couldn't have... the 1 person who didn't really exist anymore in the real world. My heart broke for her, seeing her fight her feelings and the newness of what she was going through was not something I was ready for.

This book had me sobbing at 3am, only to leave me smiling and then appalled in the end. I absolutely loved this story and would most certainly recommend it to anyone looking for a sexy paranormal romance.

P.S. Who knew paranormal smut would be a thing!
Not that I’m complaining !

GHOSTED by Sarah Ready is the first of this incredible writer's stories I've read and the sheer joy, energy, and wonderful of this book means I'm immediately going for more. Doing-well-but-not-great Jillian moves into a new apartment and immediately is greeted by a very friendly, sexy ghost of Daniel. So far, so good, but as Jillian falls in love with the impossible, she loses her reticence and opens to life, to love, to caring more about another person than she ever thought possible. The best thing about Ready's story is that it is flipped on us, about half way through, and the results are pure, unadulterated rom com delight. I received a copy of this book and these opinions are my own, unbiased thoughts.

“If I’d known my new apartment was a sex maniac's love den, I would have never invited my parents along.”

What a great first line for this paranormal romance! While this isn’t a genre I normally read, @sarahreadyauthor has quickly become one of my favorite comfort read authors. When I read one of her books, I know I will not be disappointed. I saw that both the ebook and audiobook were read now books on NetGalley, I jumped at the chance to get both so that I could tandem read them.

Ghosted was everything I read Sarah’s books for, characters I love, fun storylines that sometimes deal with heavy topics in a sensitive way and are always binge worthy. I loved everything about Ghosted. It’s a must-read book!

Oh, how I love Sarah Ready’s books! There was only one miss of all I’ve read, though I do still have to read the Romeo series. She’s a fantastic storyteller who has our emotions running through their paces the entire time and brings everything around in the end to the most amazing HEA!

I wasn’t prepared for Ghosted - I had a vague idea of what it was from the blurb, but I just truly was not ready or totally expecting what I was getting myself into when I started. I came in thinking that Jillian (who can’t speak to men and has difficulty dating), meets and falls for the ghost of Daniel, who appears to only her. He’s the ghost she meets the day she moves into her new, extremely weird, apartment.

That is definitely how it started, but it quickly became so much more, and halfway through it’s a totally different experience and it goes in a very different direction (following the direction everything was going and you will understand as you read), and gets even better and just soooo good! I think with that storyline change (twist, I suppose), it might make it my favourite Sarah Ready book!

Whether you’re a fan of her books or not, you’re going to want to give this book a read. It’s excellent! I cannot wait until February now, when we get Switched, the book for Jillian’s best friend (a swap story involving the Large Hadron Collider!). But, if you’re going to get this one, go for the audio, which is narrated by the incredible Sarah Naughton, who I always enjoy listening to, and new-to-me Rob Brinkmann, who I enjoyed very much.

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and W.W. Crown, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles, and this is my honest feedback.

This book was unique, fun, and swoony. Jillian is terrified to speak to men after a past trauma in her life, until she comes face to face with a hot, shirtless ghost named Daniel in her new apartment. She can speak to him without any issues, so he wonders if his last mission on earth is to assist her in overcoming her fears so he can ‘move on’ to the afterlife. I’m a sucker for the dating coach trope, and it is even more fun when the coach can attend the dates as an invisible ghost with running commentary. Over several weeks, Jillian and Daniel fall head over heels for each other but then he abruptly disappears. Several weeks later, Jillian runs into Daniel (in the flesh) and quickly realizes he has no recollection of their time spent together while he was a ghost. In an effort to possibly prevent his future death, Jillian embarks on a mission to save him and possibly resuscitate their connection. This read had just enough suspense, twists, hilarious secondary characters, and real swoony tension that makes a perfect romance read. It has Dead Romanctics + Ghost vibes that I ate up! Sarah Ready is quickly becoming an auto-buy author for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Social Butterfly PR for my arc in exchange for me honest feedback.

Tropes Include:
Strangers to Friends to Lovers
Dating Coach
Paranormal (MMC is Ghost)
Second Chance Romance
Slow Burn
Soul Mates

Ghosted was absolutely a 5 star read for me! I went in thinking it was going to be a cute rom-com, and it was so much more! I fell hard for the characters, and while I couldn't put the book down, I never wanted it to end! I laughed, I cried, and I had a book hangover when it was finished! This is one I will go back to over and over again! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!

I want to thank the publisher and net galley for the chance to arc read this...
I am gonna be honest I thought this was gonna be up my ally, romance, paranormal. I was getting a little seven year slip or the life of addie, and it is not the case, Truthfully this book was just ok. nothing stuck out or stayed with me.

What would happen if I combined Ashley Poston’s The Dead Romantics (loved it) and The Love Hypothesis (loved it) and then sprinkled in the movie Ghost….

Well I think you would have this!

A magical realism of sorts with a bit of paranormal but ignore that part and focus on the magical realism.

My first by the author and I enjoyed it way more then I thought I would. The story was charming, made me smile and loved watching Jillian grow.

Now excuse me while I deep dive into her backlist because my booksta girls said I have to read The Space Between. I

Only two things I didn’t love were the “stalking” moments towards the middle and I felt like it could have been about 50 pages shorter. Too wordy when describing scenes like the ballroom etc.

I wanted to love this one a little bit more than I did. It's a fun ghostly rom-com, and it's well written and sweet, but pretty basic and a little insta-lovey. Loved the second epilogue.

This was just so good. I did not expect the ghost story. I just love love Jillian. I could just feel her anxiety. She had so much character growth in this book. Daniel is the hot cinnamon roll. The romance was so sweet and spicy! I loved the story and did not want to put the book down. Thank you to NetGalley and W.W. Crown for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

Sarah Ready is always a must read on my TBR list. Ghosted follows the story of Jillian in a paranormal romance full of twists and turns. Thank you to W. W. Crown and NetGalley.

This is a cute, quirky romance with amusing characters. I loved that it had a character with selective mutism as well. I found the story to be unique and it kept me interested till the end. The only negative thing I can say is that it felt a little too ‘instalovey’ for my tastes.

Ghosted by the gifted Sarah Ready is more than just a romance, it is about grief, friendship, healing, honesty, and family. Ghosted is pure literary magic! It is one of the best books that I have ever read. Ghosted is a unique and beautifully written romance that had me laughing and crying and I loved every minute of it. I highly recommend this amazing story to anyone who loves romance.

I really wanted to like this book as I thought the premise would kind of be like Just like heaven but this book was just strange and I ultimately had to dnf after the s*x scene. Like apparently ghost s*x is just a breeze on your body so apparently we all have had s*x with a ghost. Also the inconsistency of the main character being this girl who can't speak to men but can somehow fall in love and speak loudly and proudly with a male ghost I mean come on.

Well, I loved this, it's definitely in my 2023 top 10.
First of all, as I don't read synopsis, I didn't understand this was a paranormal romance upon starting this, and let's say I was a little confused when ghost Daniel appeared. I thought that "Ghosted" in the title meant the act of not responding to someone and completely disappear from the face of the earth, and not the act of existing as a ghost, oops.

Anyways, this book is phenomenal, I really like how reading Sarah Ready's books feels like going on the rollercoaster, first you are super hyped and things go really well, then everything seems to start going badly, there's twist and turns and the plot takes unexpected turns, and then, in the end, everything works out perfectly fine.

Ghosted is about Gillian and Daniel, our heroin is extremely shy and doesn't talk to men, at all, with little to no exception. Upon moving into her new apartment, she finds Daniel, a ghost, in her living room. They soon find out they can help each other out, she can help him try to find his unresolved business, and he can help her sort out her shitty dating life. As per every other romcom, they fall in love in the process, but they still have to figure out how to be together if Daniel is a ghost.

The characters are all extremely lovable and relatable, even the side ones. The plot is well thought-out, and it's well-written.

This may be the most interesting and original romance book I've read this year. I wasn't sure at first if I liked it or not. It starts off very much like the movie Just Like Heaven, which is great. It then throws in some science fiction with a smidge of time travel. I will say it's definitely insta-love, but that's common with Sarah Ready. Near the beginning I got a little confused because Daniel shows up in her apartment, and understandably, she freaks out. Then the next chapter starts, and she's at work with Daniel there with her, and she's just totally cool with it now?? I felt like maybe there were some scenes missing. I also felt the intimate scenes with Daniel being a ghost just awkward and weird. The last 75% of the book was really great though. Jillian's coworkers were amazing, and so was Daniel. He started off a little bit arrogant and overconfident, but that changed. I'll always love a male lead who knows he wants a family and isn't afraid to admit it. It was unpredictable. For the most part, I kept wondering where it was going and how it would end. I hope romance readers will give this one a try, it's definitely not the typical love story.

Ready is just killing it with her releases! And I couldn’t be happier for her.
Ghosted by Sarah Ready was an absolute amazing romantic comedy with a great supernatural paranormal twist.
The romance in this book is also absolutely incredible. I loved our two main characters, and I love how they interact together. This was full of fun characters who I just adored.
Sarah Ready’s writing was beautiful and full of all the wit and humor.
I found this to be an engaging, enjoyable romance with a likable lead and a strong supporting cast of characters.
It pulled at my heartstrings and was utterly delightful.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and W.W. Crown for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!