While I thought the story idea for this book was very unique and original, I was not a fan of the actually story. The beginning was excellent, and throughout the book, the author did have a distinctive voice, but the plot seemed a bit all over the place the more I read. The main character starts out very strong. She's a very independent woman, and besides having Death as a best friend, she's fairly normal seeming. However, as she goes through all these steps to change the list, I don't feel any real motivation from her. Yes, she is doing crazy things in order to live, but does she just want to live so she doesn't die? What is holding her to her life? What is she fighting for that she would risk so many people's lives? When she meets her romantic interest, I thought he was going to turn out to be a killer, and not the collector kind. Their 'love at first sight' romance did not seem to fit the main character's personality, and the man came on so strongly I very quickly suspected he was mentally unstable.
I did sense that the author has a lot of potential, and the writing was not bad at all. I just think a different plot line with a more focused main character would improve a lot.