When Delphie dies choking on a microwaveable burger, she finds herself in Evermore, the afterlife waiting room, wearing her nightie and locked in an instantly electric conversation with the most charming man she’s ever seen. Just as she’s convinced fate has handed her a soulmate, a cosmic mix-up sends him hurtling back to Earth. Desperate not to lose her one chance at love, Delphie makes a deal: she’ll be sent back to Earth too, but she has just 10 days to find him and get a kiss or it’s back to Evermore, for good.

I loved this book. It was a blast to read and I had so much fun with it last year! It’s the kind of rom-com that lifts your spirits and wraps you in warm, fuzzy feelings, all while tossing in a bit of magical realism for good measure.

Delphie, our quirky, lovable loner of a main character, has never had a boyfriend or even a kiss and lives a quiet, isolated life. But when she's suddenly given a second shot at living, it comes with one heck of a deadline. No last name, no idea how to find this mysterious man, and the city sprawling before her? Chaos. Hilarious, heartwarming chaos.

I laughed out loud at Delphie’s awkward and determined antics to find Jonah. She’s delightfully weird, and you can’t help but root for her. I adored her character and loved watching her come alive for the first time.

This one’s for fans of heartfelt rom-coms with quirky heroines. People who think the universe is hilarious and believe in second chances. Highly recommend this fun book!

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i’m so unwell how much i loved this book!!! truly had the best time reading this and found the plot so interesting and refreshing. it really was truly such a wonderful book even though the fmc was slightly obnoxious and quirky i dealt with it lol

This had such a fun concept: girl dies, misses her chance with her soulmate, and gets sent back to Earth to find him before time runs out. It’s giving The Good Place, quirks and all. And while I wanted to love it, the execution didn’t quite land for me. The voice is playful and the idea is charming, but the pacing felt uneven and the romance itself kind of got lost in the chaos.

Thank you to Netgalley the the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Love of My Afterlife was a refreshing romance with a different take on death and love. I absolutely loved this one and could not put it down!! The twist at the end had me crying and rooting for true love.

Highly recommended.

Thank you so much to Netgalley for giving me the wonderful chance to read this book!

This was incredibly funny and lighthearted too. It hit me quite a lot as well.
I want to reread it.

This was a hilarious romantic comedy. I laughed out loud several times while reading this. It was such a good story too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

3.5 stars rounded up.

A quirky, supernatural story about a woman who has a near death experience but seemingly meets her soulmate in the afterlife. When she's sent back to Earth she has 10 days to find this guy and reconnect.

It's a bit silly, with some madcap adventures here and there, but I found myself rooting for Delphie as she is forced out of her solitary-induced comfort zone and into a world where friends await, and a better man exists.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really fun, fast-paced with such an interesting premise. I laughed, I teared up a bit at parts, and the banter and romance between was top notch. I read this one pretty quickly, which, for someone in the deepest pits of a terrible reading slump, was impressive. I loved watching the character development of both the FMC and her "despicable" neighbor, even if, like with most romantic fiction, some suspension of belief is required. But I don't care, because this was just the bit of nice, fluffy (but emotional) content I needed to put that reading slump on pause, and for that, I applaud it.

3.5 rounded up.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I’m not saying this book brought me back to life, but I’m also not not saying that.

The Love of My Afterlife was such a cozy, weirdly comforting, laugh-then-cry-then-laugh-again kind of read. It gave me that same magical, melancholic My Dead Romantics feeling, like someone cracked open my chest and whispered, “Hey, it’s okay to want more from this life, even after it ends.”

Delphie was instantly endearing in that “I didn’t realize how lonely I was until I started letting people in” kind of way. Her voice felt so real, quirky and funny without trying too hard, and the way she built a little afterlife family out of chaos and second chances? Ugh, straight to the heart. I’m a sucker for found family, and this one delivered.

Also: Mr. Yoon. That’s it. That’s the sentence.

There was something so uniquely British and shenanigan-filled about the tone (very rom-com meets existential crisis), but underneath all the jokes and hijinks was this really gentle exploration of what it means to live, to love, to choose joy, to leave behind regret. Yes, I laughed out loud. Yes, I teared up (happy tears, mostly). And yes, I finished it and immediately wanted to reread.

If you love a little magic with your romance, big emotions in quirky packaging, and characters that feel like people you desperately want to root for, this one’s worth your time. It’s one of those stories that makes the end feel like a beginning.

Wow. This was actually one of the cutest rom-coms I've ever read. I wish Merritt could wipe MY memory so I could reread it. I honestly don't understand some of the reviews about not liking it, but to each their own I guess. if you're a fan of all the cliched romance tropes, I 10/10 recommend.

I am bummed because I felt so much embarrassment reading this one and the plot just felt very predictable, but not in a fun way that something in this genre could appreciate.

A warm-and-fuzzy found family novel about true love and living life to the fullest. It's also hilarious!

I was skeptical (and initially found Delphie annoyingly obtuse), but I was pleasantly surprised by the engaging plotline and the adorable and heartwarming set of relationships that end up developing. (I'm a sucker for a found family.)

5 ⭐

Delphie is a bit disenchanted with life, a lone wolf who has very few friends. Everything is turned upside down when she chokes on a microwave burger and dies. She reawakens in a place called Evermore and starts on a trial to understand what happened and how to get home with the help of her "afterlife therapist" Merrit. While there she happens upon her soulmate, Jonah, only to realize he was there by accident and sent back to the living. Merrit makes her a deal if Delphie can find him and kiss him, she can stay alive. Too bad Jonah has no memory of their meeting.

Delphie goes on this journey to put the pieces together to find this man one more time and get the kiss she needs to stay alive, coping with the fact that if she fails she is facing imminent death. This was such a fun rollercoaster of adventure and a cute fluffy read. The side characters made this one feel alive! Everything about this was so funny!

💛funny as heck
💛fake dating
💛classic romcom
💛single POV
💛enemies to lovers

Thank you so much to NetGalley & Berkley for an eArc of The Love of My Afterlife for an honest review.

I absolutely adored the male protagonist here, but found the woman totally insufferable. The little mermaid esque antics of "you only have so much time to make him fall in love with you!" were over the top, but the twist kept me interested to the end.

I absolutely loved it!!! Some of it was sad. But so hopeful. And fun. Merritt is a character that needs a series!

The Love of My Afterlife was a cute romantic read. I thought it might be a little sad and there definitley are some sad parts involving family loss, but done quite lightheartedly. I loved the main character Delphie, she was so relatable. Most characters in the book were adorable. How can I not love Mr. Yoon? Cooper, swoon. This was my first book by Kristy Greenwood and I look forward to reading more.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood!

This was so cute and such a surprising read! I was intrigued by the synopsis and was taken on such a whirlwind with this plot. I couldn’t totally predict how everything was going to play out and that kept me hooked! I also enjoyed the found family vibes and watching Delphie grow her community and grow her confidence was so sweet.

I'm gonna be honest, I LOVE this book. I don't know if it found me at the right time, but I thought it was super funny and super cute. I will caution, you have to be okay with some big secondhand embarrassment at times!

I actually did most on audio and I think the narrator was amazing. I'm really hard to actually make laugh out loud. Like, I have anxiety of ever sitting close at a comedy show and being called out for not laughing. But, I heard the poetry at dinner scene in my car, and it had me cracking up.

While, I personally have not made a deal to come back from the dead, I think dealing with all my health stuff last year, and the idea of what would you do if you knew you had finite time left, warmed part of me. The power of books, you know?