Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!

I absolutely loved Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet. It is one of the rare books that I read within one day. Roland is such a complex character and one of the freshest takes on ghosts that I have seen in a while. Adam is such a unique character. By the end of the novel you find that you know the characters. I highly recommend for a fresh take on a traditional rom-com storyline.

"Roland Rogers Isn't Dead Yet" is my first Samantha Allen book, despite having "Patricia Wants a Cuddle" on my shelf waiting for me to notice it. Unfortunately, it didn't do much to make me want to reach for that book. This one read like a more navel-gazy TJ Klune, complete with a predictable romance and a lot - a LOT - of internal monologuing by our two POVs. It's a quick read, and it's not without its charms, but never once did I really feel all that intrigued by what was happening on the page. Add a few plot holes and a lack of side characters - no, this is pretty much the Roland and Adam show - and the whole thing felt oddly claustrophobic, yet shallow. Just not my thing, and honestly the writing style turned me off.

2.5 out of 5 stars.

This is the second Samantha Allen novel I’ve read and it’s just as delightfully odd yet touching as the first (Patricia Wants to Cuddle). This is a story about a ghost writer who is summoned to a home inhabited by the ghost of an a-list actor who wants to write his autobiography before his body is discovered. It was more emotional than I thought it would be while also managing to stay sharply witty and engaging. Really enjoyable read!

Holy Shit. Holy Shit. Sometimes you're halfway through a. book and you just go 'If I don't start telling someone about this book now I'm going to implode' I loved the two ghosts in this story and watching Adam get to decide to start living again. I hoped against all fucking hope that Roland wasn't actually dead but in some terrible coma somewhere, right up until Cary Grant showed up. I fucked loved everything about this book and tore through it. I felt Roland's pain and Adam's and fucking Zoya's. Unreasonably good.

A ghost writer writing the coming out story for a ghost! A wild premise, but the final product has some surprising heart too. I really enjoyed Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet. It’s a quick read with some really fun elements and a unique take on ghosts. Will you have to suspend belief and just enjoy it for what it is? Sure, but if you do it’s a good time. Thanks to Zando for the ARC through NetGallery!

I really enjoyed reading this book, it had everything that I was hoping for from this type of book. I enjoyed the idea of being a ghostwriter for a memoir. It worked well in this world and I enjoyed the idea of the characters in this story. I enjoyed the way Samantha Allen wrote this and left me wanting to read more.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one! The death aspect added such a depth to the already amazing plot of this book

Really getting into mt LGBTQ reads an$ this one is a must for your shelf

The plot of this book felt very unique to me, I love LGBTQIA books and the addition of death adds a new element to me.

Samantha Allen does it again with a fabulous, super queer, weird book with such depth that I absolutely adored. I read this in one afternoon because like her other books I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait for others to read about Roland and Adam and their story!