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Eric is a fiercely passionate ghost with a complicated after-life. He’s in love with Justin, a mortician who is very much alive and very much in love with someone else, his best friend Darren. Torn between desiring Justin for himself or wanting Justin’s happiness, Eric never expected his death to be harder than his life. When darkness threatens Justin’s soul, is Eric strong enough to enlist Darren’s help, or will Justin be lost to both of them forever?
104 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 27, 2012
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August 4, 2016
This was one unique little book! It was a ghostly paranormal that went from sweet to creepy and back, and kept me on the edge of my seat. It was very well written, and had some twists and turns that I didn't see coming. A very nice short read for those interested in the afterlife.
July 5, 2013
This is a little dream of a ghost story. I loved AJ's Power Exchange duo of novels, and decided to have a sneak peek at his other books, and came across this gem. 5 stars and 
Eric is a ghost who died in 1955
, and has anchored himself to Justin who works as a mortician, embalming bodies etc., Justin is in love with his best friend Darren who is completely unaware of Justin's feelings, and Eric, who is in love with Justin himself, decides to play a few tricks on them to make them aware of his presence, and in the first instance, to scare Darren off as he wants Justin for himself...naughty, naughty. Of course, lots of things get in the way including evil entities and spirits, and unhappily Justin and Darren themselves, but the story has a really sweet and surprising ending....and I'll leave you to discover what that is for yourselves. Very highly recommended.
Eric is a ghost who died in 1955
, and has anchored himself to Justin who works as a mortician, embalming bodies etc., Justin is in love with his best friend Darren who is completely unaware of Justin's feelings, and Eric, who is in love with Justin himself, decides to play a few tricks on them to make them aware of his presence, and in the first instance, to scare Darren off as he wants Justin for himself...naughty, naughty. Of course, lots of things get in the way including evil entities and spirits, and unhappily Justin and Darren themselves, but the story has a really sweet and surprising ending....and I'll leave you to discover what that is for yourselves. Very highly recommended.
January 31, 2012
Very good paranormal m/m romance told from the perspective of a ghost anchored to a young mortician who is in love with his oblivious best friend. This took some unexpected and enjoyable twists. :)
January 25, 2013
This was absolutely lovely, a believable HEA included, great worldbuilding!
January 22, 2013
Must go into this with no preconceived ideas about the "after-life", and ghosts.
Easy enough for me to do, but from now on I choose to believe that all ghosts sleep in shoes... *gg*
I want this book to be made into a movie! The entire time, my mind was racing, heart leaping, edge of my seat panic, had no idea what was going to happen next and it was awesome!
Tragedy, terror, uncertainty and despair mixed with love, loyalty, perseverance and OMG HEA.
What else can I say? It's well written? Yes.
Eric's POV is a bit disjointed, but he is the ghost of a man who's been dead for decades, so it flows exactly as it should, manages to be erotic and sensual in a sneaky sort of way too.
I don't want to spoiler anything, the most fun of this is the unexpectedness of it. There are ghosts, evil spirits, friends to lovers romance, so recommend to M/M PNR readers.
Easy enough for me to do, but from now on I choose to believe that all ghosts sleep in shoes... *gg*
I want this book to be made into a movie! The entire time, my mind was racing, heart leaping, edge of my seat panic, had no idea what was going to happen next and it was awesome!
Tragedy, terror, uncertainty and despair mixed with love, loyalty, perseverance and OMG HEA.
What else can I say? It's well written? Yes.
Eric's POV is a bit disjointed, but he is the ghost of a man who's been dead for decades, so it flows exactly as it should, manages to be erotic and sensual in a sneaky sort of way too.
I don't want to spoiler anything, the most fun of this is the unexpectedness of it. There are ghosts, evil spirits, friends to lovers romance, so recommend to M/M PNR readers.
December 31, 2015
Gah! What a perfect story. Just...perfect. The love, the angst, the heartache, the grief, the warm fuzziness and the total despair. The world-building was complete and convincing, the mythology of the afterlife meticulously thought out, and the ending? Oh lawd, the ending! *sigh* I'm going to be dreaming of ghosts for weeks...
February 3, 2013
This was an amazing story.
AJ Rose took what could have been a typical ghost story and gave it depth and layers. He gave it something beyond the standard fare. Each of the characters in the story was alive (sorry, best choice of words, even when talking about a ghost) and vibrant.
He also gave the afterlife a unique twist: Ghosts need humans to maintain their presence. Without a tether they fade into the aether.
Eric is dead. Has been since 1955. He's had other tethers over the years, but his heart belongs to Justin, a mortician. He's also head over heels for this guy, though they can't be together in the physical sense. The story, told from Eric's point of view, is one of love, loss, acceptance, sacrifice, all the things that make for an amazing story.
As the story ends you fear that there won't be a happily ever after. Surprisingly, you're wrong, and that made the book that much more special for me.
AJ Rose took what could have been a typical ghost story and gave it depth and layers. He gave it something beyond the standard fare. Each of the characters in the story was alive (sorry, best choice of words, even when talking about a ghost) and vibrant.
He also gave the afterlife a unique twist: Ghosts need humans to maintain their presence. Without a tether they fade into the aether.
Eric is dead. Has been since 1955. He's had other tethers over the years, but his heart belongs to Justin, a mortician. He's also head over heels for this guy, though they can't be together in the physical sense. The story, told from Eric's point of view, is one of love, loss, acceptance, sacrifice, all the things that make for an amazing story.
As the story ends you fear that there won't be a happily ever after. Surprisingly, you're wrong, and that made the book that much more special for me.
January 26, 2015
4.5 Stars - Wow! That was great! I loved the paranormal aspects and that it was from the ghosts perspective. I would have liked to know a little more about Darren as a person, but other than that I thought the story was griping and entertaining. I loved how it ended.
February 15, 2012
A sweet but not toothache sweet story about a ghost who loves the mortician with whom he's attached. In this story, once people die, they need to be attached to a living person so that they won't be out of existence. No heaven, no hell. So, Eric, who died in 1955 from a horse accident, attached to someone until that person dies himself. Just before he died, he was in love with his best friend, Spencer. But he didn't get a chance to let his feeling known. But it's too late for him now.
I liked reading this story, although there were some areas are quite dragged, such as miscommunication where it's easy to remedy. But this is an M/M romance. Miscommunication seems to be the favorite plot device.
In general, it's kinda sweet book.
I liked reading this story, although there were some areas are quite dragged, such as miscommunication where it's easy to remedy. But this is an M/M romance. Miscommunication seems to be the favorite plot device.
In general, it's kinda sweet book.
January 4, 2016
Every time I open up an AJ Rose title on my kindle, it is a bit like coming home. His words just wrap around me and draw me into a sensuous world of his creation. The Yearning is a departure from my normal subject matter choice, but I couldn’t resist the only unread published work from one of my favorite authors. I will admit that my overall impression of his work is elevated by the quality of the writing and the beauty of the prose.
The Yearning is an intriguing take on a ghost story. That is to say, it is not what I expected out of a ghost love story. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I will say that my heartstrings tugged for both the spirit and the humans involved. In the end, I was pleased with the resolution. Though it was just a little too nice and neat, you could not help but be happy.
Read the complete review here: http://www.prismbookalliance.com/2014...
The Yearning is an intriguing take on a ghost story. That is to say, it is not what I expected out of a ghost love story. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I will say that my heartstrings tugged for both the spirit and the humans involved. In the end, I was pleased with the resolution. Though it was just a little too nice and neat, you could not help but be happy.
Read the complete review here: http://www.prismbookalliance.com/2014...
August 12, 2013
Odd but still compelling little ghost story with a slightly different but clever take on the afterlife. Quite bittersweet really and I must admit I was wondering how A J could bring its conclusion to a happy ending for all concerned but she pulls it off. Very atmospheric... I enjoyed it.
July 27, 2025
This was a very interesting concept. However, it fell short for me. I felt rather squicked out multiple times especially in the beginning with how Eric behaves with/towards/around Justin. He watches him lecherously ([...] jeans that display a perfect bulge to ass ratio.), cuddles, is super jealous and petty, and even assaults him when he's sleeping, getting him off while reshaping himself with Justin thinking it was a dream and being all The less real I feel to him, the less he'll think he's being accosted.
Imagine if he wasn't a ghost...
But apparently that's a theme in this book. Justin later goes down on Darren when they're sleeping in the same bed. Mind you, they hadn't even spoken before, during or after Darren got into Justin's bed. Justin woke, went to the bathroom and went back to the bed to "cuddle" with Darren.
Um, consent...?
But then we have your super cliche "oh shit, I just fucked my best friend. Let's not talk to each other forever even though we're super close. I'm scared." To then turn around and have it be literally a life or death situationalways that brings them back together and then they realise they have the feels.
I... didn't like the ending...? It was fitting. It did work out for this story. But... It felt too... neat. Spencer's been hanging around waiting for Eric this whole time? They just so happened to finally be in the same area right when an anchor was needed? Right when Justin and Darren finally hooked up and kept going...?
I did think it was rather cute that Eric would sleep in shoes and pockets and other small spaces.
Really, this just seemed a lot about sex. If you're looking for a quick, easy, supernatural read with a ghost ogling the human, you got it here. But like I said, interesting concept. Even though Eric often squicked me out with Justin, I did appreciate the ghost perspective here. Also liked the dark spirit and its effects. Added a bit of plot which was appreciated.
I do seem to be the odd one out here so... Do with this review as you will as far as deciding to read this or not.
TW: Depression, attempted suicide, alcohol abuse. On my dubcon-noncon shelf because
Imagine if he wasn't a ghost...
But apparently that's a theme in this book. Justin later goes down on Darren when they're sleeping in the same bed. Mind you, they hadn't even spoken before, during or after Darren got into Justin's bed. Justin woke, went to the bathroom and went back to the bed to "cuddle" with Darren.
Um, consent...?
But then we have your super cliche "oh shit, I just fucked my best friend. Let's not talk to each other forever even though we're super close. I'm scared." To then turn around and have it be literally a life or death situation
I... didn't like the ending...? It was fitting. It did work out for this story. But... It felt too... neat. Spencer's been hanging around waiting for Eric this whole time? They just so happened to finally be in the same area right when an anchor was needed? Right when Justin and Darren finally hooked up and kept going...?
I did think it was rather cute that Eric would sleep in shoes and pockets and other small spaces.
Really, this just seemed a lot about sex. If you're looking for a quick, easy, supernatural read with a ghost ogling the human, you got it here. But like I said, interesting concept. Even though Eric often squicked me out with Justin, I did appreciate the ghost perspective here. Also liked the dark spirit and its effects. Added a bit of plot which was appreciated.
I do seem to be the odd one out here so... Do with this review as you will as far as deciding to read this or not.
TW: Depression, attempted suicide, alcohol abuse. On my dubcon-noncon shelf because
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 22, 2013
I liked this book a lot. A novella with heft, and a very interesting paranormal premise that speaks of ghosts, lost loves and the power of romance to literally save one's soul. We take a surprisingly powerful emotional journey with Eric, the ghostly narrator. His story begins with a wry, slightly caustic tone that gradually shifts as Eric becomes increasingly sympathetic, spinning his tale towards its heart-pounding conclusion.
I find myself increasingly NOT a fan of the typical m/m romance cover art (sorry, I know I'm in a total minority). This is a gentle, almost elegant book with a solid emotional punch - I wish it had a more subtle title and a less lurid cover. But do read it.
I find myself increasingly NOT a fan of the typical m/m romance cover art (sorry, I know I'm in a total minority). This is a gentle, almost elegant book with a solid emotional punch - I wish it had a more subtle title and a less lurid cover. But do read it.
April 9, 2014
This was a beautifully told story. But it went into darker, triggery places than I expected, so it took me out and I couldn't enjoy it. Also, I've read He Speaks Dead by Adrienne Wilder, which has a very similar premise, and I did enjoy that more. Still recommended for when you're in the mood for ghost stories. They can be romantic too.
February 7, 2013
Review originally published here: http://joyfullyjay.com/2013/02/review...
The Yearning is a really good ghost story. Generally, people fall into two camps: those who believe in ghosts and all of the possibility that belief brings, and those who think they’re silly and roll their eyes incredulously. I fit squarely into that second camp. So trust me when I say that this story is so good, it even made me a believer. Whether it be an actual belief in ghosts, or simply in the power that love has to transcend the lines of the living and dead, I’m not sure. But whatever it is, A.J. Rose made me a convert. While The Yearning contains the elements of every good ghost story — it’s suspenseful, creepy, and caused a shiver down my spine on more than one occasion — it’s also ultimately about unrequited love, and the ability that true love has to chase away the darkness, no matter how powerful. In other words, it’s intensely romantic, and it has one of the happiest, most well-deserved endings in all of HEA history.
Eric is a ghost. He died in 1955 when he was trampled by his horse while on a ride with his best friend, a man he secretly loved. He assists newly dead souls by warning them that, upon death, they have only a few minutes to attach to a living person, or they will not experience an afterlife. In order to anchor to someone, the ghost must mentally reach inside the person to feel their life force. He’s in the perfect position for this because he’s attached himself to Justin, a mortician, which is the reason he comes into contact with so many of the dead. The trouble stems from the fact that Eric has actually fallen in love with Justin, who will never know of Eric’s presence or the fact that he is living off the energy inside of him. To further complicate matters, Justin is in love with his best friend, Darren, who is completely oblivious to Justin’s affection.
In an effort to derail this hopeless love triangle, Eric starts making his presence known. He does little things, especially while attempting to keep Darren from Justin. When Justin can no longer ignore Eric’s less than subtle efforts, he tells Darren he thinks he’s being haunted. Eric finds he can communicate, though harnessing the energy that is necessary to make any part of his body solid and touchable, even as much as his hands, is draining. He does, however, manage to expend enough energy to be involved in the hottest sex scene involving noncorporeal entities in the history of the universe. You’ve received fair warning.
While Justin and Darren are trying to make sense of Eric’s presence, Justin is threatened by a dark force that wants to destroy him completely. Not only would Eric lose his anchor and any “life” that he now knows, Justin’s soul would be lost as well. All three men become involved in the battle between darkness and light, without a surety that any of them will come out of it alive.
I’ve sung the praises of A.J. Rose’s writing previously, when I reviewed Power Exchange, a much different type of book. What remains unchanged, however, is Rose’s competency as a writer. While some of the themes of this story are heavy, the tone of the writing ranges from humorous, to devastating, to deeply touching, within the span of 81 pages. The story is entertaining throughout, and will definitely be one of those books you can’t put down until you reach the last line. In addition to the entertainment factor though, Rose made me introspective about the light and dark forces in our lives, and the things that we do to invite and reject them. It made me think.
I can’t recommend this story enough. It’s a ghost story, a love story, and much more. You will run the gamut of emotions from amused to frustrated to creeped out to contentedly happy. And it’s cheap. Not cheap like slutty, though it won’t disappoint in that area either. Cheap like inexpensive and accessible. And you’ll love it.
The Yearning is a really good ghost story. Generally, people fall into two camps: those who believe in ghosts and all of the possibility that belief brings, and those who think they’re silly and roll their eyes incredulously. I fit squarely into that second camp. So trust me when I say that this story is so good, it even made me a believer. Whether it be an actual belief in ghosts, or simply in the power that love has to transcend the lines of the living and dead, I’m not sure. But whatever it is, A.J. Rose made me a convert. While The Yearning contains the elements of every good ghost story — it’s suspenseful, creepy, and caused a shiver down my spine on more than one occasion — it’s also ultimately about unrequited love, and the ability that true love has to chase away the darkness, no matter how powerful. In other words, it’s intensely romantic, and it has one of the happiest, most well-deserved endings in all of HEA history.
Eric is a ghost. He died in 1955 when he was trampled by his horse while on a ride with his best friend, a man he secretly loved. He assists newly dead souls by warning them that, upon death, they have only a few minutes to attach to a living person, or they will not experience an afterlife. In order to anchor to someone, the ghost must mentally reach inside the person to feel their life force. He’s in the perfect position for this because he’s attached himself to Justin, a mortician, which is the reason he comes into contact with so many of the dead. The trouble stems from the fact that Eric has actually fallen in love with Justin, who will never know of Eric’s presence or the fact that he is living off the energy inside of him. To further complicate matters, Justin is in love with his best friend, Darren, who is completely oblivious to Justin’s affection.
In an effort to derail this hopeless love triangle, Eric starts making his presence known. He does little things, especially while attempting to keep Darren from Justin. When Justin can no longer ignore Eric’s less than subtle efforts, he tells Darren he thinks he’s being haunted. Eric finds he can communicate, though harnessing the energy that is necessary to make any part of his body solid and touchable, even as much as his hands, is draining. He does, however, manage to expend enough energy to be involved in the hottest sex scene involving noncorporeal entities in the history of the universe. You’ve received fair warning.
While Justin and Darren are trying to make sense of Eric’s presence, Justin is threatened by a dark force that wants to destroy him completely. Not only would Eric lose his anchor and any “life” that he now knows, Justin’s soul would be lost as well. All three men become involved in the battle between darkness and light, without a surety that any of them will come out of it alive.
I’ve sung the praises of A.J. Rose’s writing previously, when I reviewed Power Exchange, a much different type of book. What remains unchanged, however, is Rose’s competency as a writer. While some of the themes of this story are heavy, the tone of the writing ranges from humorous, to devastating, to deeply touching, within the span of 81 pages. The story is entertaining throughout, and will definitely be one of those books you can’t put down until you reach the last line. In addition to the entertainment factor though, Rose made me introspective about the light and dark forces in our lives, and the things that we do to invite and reject them. It made me think.
I can’t recommend this story enough. It’s a ghost story, a love story, and much more. You will run the gamut of emotions from amused to frustrated to creeped out to contentedly happy. And it’s cheap. Not cheap like slutty, though it won’t disappoint in that area either. Cheap like inexpensive and accessible. And you’ll love it.
July 30, 2013
A nice change from your usual ghost story. A ghost must be tethered to a living person to receive the energy in order to stay around. Eric is tethered to Justin and has fallen in love with the young man. Justin is in love with his best friend Darren so we have a bit of a love triangle going on except each man is oblivious to the other's feelings. I enjoyed how jealous Eric got when Darren was around. The characters were well developed and the story flowed smoothly. It was a little heavy on the angst but it was balanced by the sweetness of the story. We learn of Eric and his past love for his best friend Spencer through a flashback which was done nicely. Essentially, Eric and Spencer's story pretty much mirrors Justin and Darren's story. Communicating through texting was a stroke of genius on Mr. Rose's part as was using the malevolent spirit to bring about the HEA ending. I found this to be a very enjoyable paranormal romance.
March 6, 2013
I really enjoyed this book and the only thing that would have made it a little better would have been if it was longer. I would have liked to have seen more of all the main characters lives, friendships and HEAs.
I enjoyed the presentation of what ghosts are and the idea that they could/had to tether themselves to a living person to continue to exist. I don’t read a lot of ghost stories so for me this was a very novel approach. I also thought the use of technology was a fun and cool way to communicate with the ghosts, what a great idea! Eric is such a wonderful presence and I enjoyed seeing his life in the flashbacks.
There is a point where you think all will be lost but thankfully that doesn’t happen. There is a lot packed into this story, suspense, heartache, and ultimately happiness and I relished every bit of it.
AJ Rose creates amazing characters that I always want to know more about!
I enjoyed the presentation of what ghosts are and the idea that they could/had to tether themselves to a living person to continue to exist. I don’t read a lot of ghost stories so for me this was a very novel approach. I also thought the use of technology was a fun and cool way to communicate with the ghosts, what a great idea! Eric is such a wonderful presence and I enjoyed seeing his life in the flashbacks.
There is a point where you think all will be lost but thankfully that doesn’t happen. There is a lot packed into this story, suspense, heartache, and ultimately happiness and I relished every bit of it.
AJ Rose creates amazing characters that I always want to know more about!
August 1, 2013
After "Safeword" it couldn't be as good as I wanted it to be. But it still is a nice ghost story with a good pace, good MCs. I just wasn't really happy about the ending, I mean it's the best HEA, really but
September 18, 2014
This was interesting although I hated most of it. The world was built very well though and the concepts of ghosts and after life are well explored here. I did enjoy the ending, but I just didn't enjoy the ride.
January 25, 2022
4.5* stars
Nice, friends-to-lovers novella with quite a unique approach.
I was hesitating to read this book at first. I love friends-to-lovers trope but hate love triangle. From the blurb, I though I'd be torn between rooting for Eric and Darren. Well.. it wasn't what I expected and I'm happy! There were some heart-shattering scenes. An unexpected emotional read with a happy ending.
Nice, friends-to-lovers novella with quite a unique approach.
I was hesitating to read this book at first. I love friends-to-lovers trope but hate love triangle. From the blurb, I though I'd be torn between rooting for Eric and Darren. Well.. it wasn't what I expected and I'm happy! There were some heart-shattering scenes. An unexpected emotional read with a happy ending.
October 7, 2018
3.5 stars
February 5, 2019
This was a lot more intense than I thought, but I really enjoyed this!!
April 2, 2019
3.5 stars
March 18, 2014
A very entertaining romantic ghost story with some pretty creepy elements.
Eric is a ghost who stays in existence by linking to someone living. He's linked to Justin, and he's is love with him, while still grieving for his own lost soulmate. He resents Justin's best friend Darren, because of Justin's secret crush on Darren.
When a dark entity sets its sight on Justin the story turns pretty scary for a while. It might help that I'm creeped out by ghosts (and clowns, but that's a completely different story. Let's thank Stephen King for that), but especially the first time the evil ghost/energy/thing appeared I considered putting the book down. It was partly because I hadn't expected it to go dark (serves me right for buying the book based on half the blurb) and mostly because it was brilliantly written (and I was tired and the scene reminded me of some nightmares I used to have).
Apart from the evil ghost-thingy this story is a classic friends to lovers rendition with the added bonus of a ghost as a POV character. Eric is very human in his feelings, fears and desires which makes it confusing sometimes. It made me rout for Eric to get his happily ever after with Justin, and made me resent Darren. Which is obviously exactly the way the author intended it. It's great how AJ Rose managed to have me really invested in these characters in such a short story. The story didn't overstay it's welcome, should neither be longer, or shorter.
Eric is a ghost who stays in existence by linking to someone living. He's linked to Justin, and he's is love with him, while still grieving for his own lost soulmate. He resents Justin's best friend Darren, because of Justin's secret crush on Darren.
When a dark entity sets its sight on Justin the story turns pretty scary for a while. It might help that I'm creeped out by ghosts (and clowns, but that's a completely different story. Let's thank Stephen King for that), but especially the first time the evil ghost/energy/thing appeared I considered putting the book down. It was partly because I hadn't expected it to go dark (serves me right for buying the book based on half the blurb) and mostly because it was brilliantly written (and I was tired and the scene reminded me of some nightmares I used to have).
Apart from the evil ghost-thingy this story is a classic friends to lovers rendition with the added bonus of a ghost as a POV character. Eric is very human in his feelings, fears and desires which makes it confusing sometimes. It made me rout for Eric to get his happily ever after with Justin, and made me resent Darren. Which is obviously exactly the way the author intended it. It's great how AJ Rose managed to have me really invested in these characters in such a short story. The story didn't overstay it's welcome, should neither be longer, or shorter.
October 25, 2015
This was recommended to me over a year ago, I didn't read it right away and then it just seemed to get buried in my TBR list but now I finally got around to reading it and WOW! Loved Eric from the very beginning. Justin and Darren are a great pair, course they don't both agree on what kind of pair they are. This story has everything, ghosts, friendly and evil, friendship, romance, and hotness. The Yearning captured my heart from page one and though I would have liked it to have lasted longer, the truth is I don't think it would be as powerful if the author had added a single word. A true balance of hope and fear will have you on the edge of your seat, you really don't want to miss this great paranormal read.
November 19, 2015
4.25 stars
What a good little ghost story!! Rather than be a story about a non-ghost being haunted, it's from the ghost's perspective. Very creative, very fun. Strong writing with a solid, if very unconventional, romance (well...make that three romances :). Definitely some super creepy moments, and things got tense and scary, and the happy ending is one that both the readers and characters earned. :)
A quick and satisfying read, post- Reaping Havoc —there are some similar elements, but ghosts and souls don't work quite the same way in this that they do in Reaping. She definitely knows how to write a good story about the afterlife!
What a good little ghost story!! Rather than be a story about a non-ghost being haunted, it's from the ghost's perspective. Very creative, very fun. Strong writing with a solid, if very unconventional, romance (well...make that three romances :). Definitely some super creepy moments, and things got tense and scary, and the happy ending is one that both the readers and characters earned. :)
A quick and satisfying read, post- Reaping Havoc —there are some similar elements, but ghosts and souls don't work quite the same way in this that they do in Reaping. She definitely knows how to write a good story about the afterlife!
January 30, 2013
This book gave me creeps (the mortuary stuff), chills (finding out about Eric’s life and death, and afterlife), moments of thoughtfulness (wondering about my own afterlife), and about unrequited love (sorry, you’re going to have to read the story to find out who wins whose heart). I really liked all the characters and hated the idea of any of them being alone. I think Mr. Rose did an awesome job of satisfactorily answering this question.
Please see Mr. P's complete review on February 16, 2013 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
Please see Mr. P's complete review on February 16, 2013 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
June 21, 2018
An unusual take on the ghost story. Using the ghost as the MC gives a different perspective, and there are plenty of plot twists in both the real and ghostly worlds.
A fairly quick read, as the story keeps rolling along and as normal, AJ Rose's words keep you in the story and pages turning. I read it all in one sitting! Lots of emotional drama for Justin and Eric - interesting to have so much emotional investment in what happens to a ghost!
21.6.18 reread : I had forgotten most of the story so this was an enjoyment once again! I like Eric, he is loyal to Justin and even Darren eventually!
A fairly quick read, as the story keeps rolling along and as normal, AJ Rose's words keep you in the story and pages turning. I read it all in one sitting! Lots of emotional drama for Justin and Eric - interesting to have so much emotional investment in what happens to a ghost!
21.6.18 reread : I had forgotten most of the story so this was an enjoyment once again! I like Eric, he is loyal to Justin and even Darren eventually!
November 12, 2013
Dude. So this is my first paranormal story. I was a little nervous because I hate feeling hopeless for a MC, and that seems inevitable in a ghost story. But from the first chapter, AJ managed to even out that feeling of knowing a ghost and a human can't be together with Eric's witty personality. There were definitely times I wanted to throw my phone when we were led down a dark path, but I couldn't have been more please, or surprised with the end! Absolutely love it:)
December 9, 2014
I enjoyed this book but not as much as the Ben/Gavin trilogy and definitely not as well written as Queers. I found some of the paranormal elements to be a bit confusing, and there wasn't a clear explanation of where the evil spirit had come from. I like AJ Rose's writing, and will continue to read them. If someone has not read any of her other works, I would not recommend this book as a good starting place. If a reader is a fan, this is an enjoyable read of a minor work.
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