I'm going to start this by saying I have never cried so hard whilst reading a book - I'm talking full chest heaving, uncontrollable tears. (You have been warned incase you plan to read this in public)

This is a tender caring story of grief, love, loss, found family, acceptance, sadness and what comes after death.

I loved every character in the Charon Cross Tea shop with my whole heart; Wallace our recently deceased businessman, Hugo our precious caring ferryman, Mei a strong protective reaper, Nelson the hilarious grandfather to Hugo and Apollo the goodest ghost doggo ever.

Although centered around a deep subject of loss and death this was also about all forms of love, love of a pet, past loves, platonic love, romantic love and lost love.

Truly a beautiful, compassionate, quirky, and at time humourous novel that melted my heart.

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor for providing me with an ARC of this novel.