The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons (#15 in 2020)
Every now and then, I'll read something and wonder what on EARTH I just read... and this is one of those times.
Pre-reading thoughts: Hmmm... guy dies and winds up in some sort of purgatory between Earth and the afterlife. He has a 90 day period of time that he has to spend in this still-visible-not-totally-real state during which he has to follow a specific set of rules. Then he breaks the rules when he falls in love with a living girl.
Sounded like: a Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore situation... perhaps a Ghost of Christmas past sort of deal... maybe a Zac Efron in Charlie St. Cloud kind of arrangement.
During reading:
- This is satirical... witty... clever...
- He meets the girl he's had his eye on... that's cute.
- This girl is getting a little too physical with this half-dead guy.
- This is... sexual and strange...
- ... the couple remains very... physical.
- ... more parties have gotten involved.
- What did I just read?
Thoughts after reading: Well that was interesting. It certainly wasn't what I expected, but I somehow made it through. The storytelling was actually quite good at times, but I felt that the steamy scenes were unnecessary. In another plot, the intimate parts may have worked well, but in this case the steam took away from the quality of the story. 2 stars
Am I the only one who has read this? Please comment below if you have thoughts!
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