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4.5/5

When Dell woke up one morning, she realized she was dead. She didn't expect it. It turned out that Cole, an administrative office worker in the Afterlife office, accidentally chose her instead of another woman by the same name to move on.

Ooops.

Now, Cole and Dell have three days to figure out the wrong turn Dell has taken in her life that will return her to the land of the living. All the while learning that Dell's life was not as perfect as she had thought, and that Cole might be the key to it all.

I loved this book. I devoured it in one sitting; I couldn't put it down. While I dislike the single pov books, I didn't even feel the absence of Cole's pov in this book, it was that good and well written. The only thing I didn't like was the insta-love Dell felt for Cole, the same day she learned her fiance kepr secrets from her. And yes, she didn't love Tommy, but it was still a little much for me.

That being said, the book was great. I loved Dell's relationship with Jason, though I wish we'd seen more of Marianna as well. Robbie was a great addition and I wish we'd seen him around in the epilogue as well. All that said, Jason was the best friend a girl could ask for.

Cole and Dell were fun characters and I was glad to learn more about Cole's past throughout the book. His button-up, risk-averse character wasn't all he was and I was glad of it.

It was a really fun book and I enjoyed it very much. I didn't know how they would figure out how to resolve their obvious 'she comes back to life while he's still a ghost' dilemma, but I enjoyed the ending.

While it's not A Christmas Carol retelling, it reminded me some of Good Spirits - a cozy, paranormal romance with lovable characters and an attractive ghost. I enjoyed it very much.

Thank you, NetGalley and Avon for providing the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

4,25/5

Ripley is a paleontologist, who desperately needs to find a rare fossil in order to clear her name and get enough money for her dad, after her ex ruined her reputation 3 years earlier. James is a scientist who needs Ripley's expertise to reveal her ex, who claims to find the exact holotype Riley is search for - as a fraud.

Unfortunately, Ripley isn't the biggest fan of James after the incident in their past.

I really enjoyed this book, though it suffered from a single pov. This book should have been a dual pov; we needed James's pov as well to connect to him more. I feel like we barely know him. We don't know what he's thinking, what his reasons are; we only know what he told Ripley. And I would have loved to hear his inner thoughts and musings.

At some parts, the descriptions were so long, happening in the middle of the scene, that they slowed down everything so much; it was too much. I would have preferred the mini flashbacks to happen after the scene, instead of trying to remember what character A said before the lengthy description of Ripley's past.

The sciency terms went over my head a little; I'm not a science person or care about dinosaurs very much, but it was still a very interesting book. Completely different from what I was expecting (enemies to lovers, not a workplace romance), but it was still good and interesting. I enjoyed the crew and their relationships too, though there was barely anything about the twins. I loved the relationship between Ripley and James, though I wish we had James's pov as well.

I also wish we had seen the ex getting what was coming to him after the conference, instead of being told in one sentence at the end. After all that buildup, I was expecting more.

All in all, it was a great book and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you, netGalley and Dell for providing this ARC for my honest opinion.

4.25/5

That was a delightful book. I loved the characters and the plot, and I was laughing so hard, especially at all the nicknames FMC gave MMC. They were not historically accurate, i don't think, but I loved them anyway.

The aunt was my favourite, I loved her. And I loved Grant too! He was such a sweetheart and he deserved better tbh. I hope he gets his own book too.

This book was fun. I love the 'FMC invents a sweetheart who turns out to be real and comes to collect" theme. And this book was great.

4/5

That was fun. I wish there were more chapters from MMC's point of view, but oh, well. What annoyed me was the dragged-out mention of a scandal that MC's father were part of that destroyed their reputation - it was so little explained that I still feel like I don't know half of what happened.

I loved FMC, she was awesome. Though I wish she spoke up more to other people other than just the MMC.

I also loved the friend and I hoped the next book would be about her, alas that's not the case.

4.75

This was such a fun book! I loved Imogen and Tommy since book 1 and the "Detective Inspector Thomas Peck ws having a bad day" gag always made me laugh. it was hilarious and I loved it.

Their relationship was amazing. I wish we've seen more of Belles investigating the explosions though, but that's only a small detail. Also, it was predictable who the real villain was since almost the beginning but that's the fun of historical romance novels.

That being said, I loved the scene in the brothel. I was laughing out lout.

ALSO, THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE EPILOGUE??? EXCUSE ME??? I need The Duchess's book NOW. What does it mean????? What???? I mean we still don't know anything about her (not even her name) but this??? I didn't see this coming. My god. My flabbers are ghasted. I can't wait for book 4. I hope it comes out soon!!!!!

4.5/5

I loved it. This book was great, the characters delightful, and the plot interesting.

I love regency/victorian road trip adventure. It's the first time I've read them racing each other which ws super fun. I loved the banter and the chemistry and their relationship. I loved the plot nd MC's secrets, even if FMC keeping them from the MMC for so long was frustrating.

I also loved another chapter from Tommy's pov which was fun. But I wish we saw the actual wedding from Adelaide's or Henry's pov. I'm glad they're married, but 1-2 sentences in an epilogue is not nearly enough. I wanted to see it.

ANYWAY I liked the book a lot. I enjoyed the characters (including the side characters) and the plot. It's my favourite book in the series so far.

That said, I can't wait for Imogen's and the Duchess's books.