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misslisa11 's review for:
Ghosted
by Sarah Ready
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied by Daniel, a sexy, shirtless, heartthrob who is also…dead. He’s a ghost. He’s also the only man on the planet who Jillian can talk to. Soon, Daniel’s convinced that it’s his afterlife mission to resurrect Jillian’s love life. He knows, if he helps her fall in love then he can move on. Jillian agrees. The last thing she needs is a Lothario ghost haunting her living room. But then, one practice date leads to another, one confession leads to more, and suddenly Jillian fears she’s falling for the one man she can never have.
The first half of this book really bothered me. I tried really hard to like this but a girl falls in love with a ghost? 🥴 And it was like instalove, not like the let-me-get-to-know you kind of love. This girl is incapable of talking to men, like AT ALL, and then a shirtless handsome ghost man comes around and she can talk to him just fine? It REALLY bothered me that Jillian was so incapable of saying even one word to a man. And the reason behind her not talking to men was mediocre at best. Then the second half felt like an entirely different book—suddenly Jillian was able to talk to men no problems and her character gained confidence seemingly out of no where. I found the second half of the book more enjoyable, but not enough to compensate the cringe of the first half. The audiobook performance was great. Thank you @netgalley for the ARC.