Kathy Valence is a grim reaper employed by S.C.Y.T.H.E. (Secure Collection, Yielding, and Transportation of Human Essences). Her job is to collect and deliver the souls of people who have died to processing for the afterlife. When Connor, her latest client, claims he was murdered and refuses to go with Kathy, she is forced to figure out how he died before it’s too late and he is doomed to be a ghost forever.
This book was fine. It has a lot of potential but unfortunately, I did not vibe with the main character. I disliked Kathy’s self-deprecating comments and constant body shaming. Additionally, she is pregnant so the body shaming made even less sense considering she is growing a human inside her body and of course, her body is going to change.
Kathy’s pregnancy didn’t make a lot of sense either. She’s 6-7 months pregnant but hasn’t told anyone (including the father) and no one can tell (because she’s just overweight?). She also goes for her first sonogram at 7 months. Then, at the end of the book, her water has broken and she is having contractions but proceeds to get into a physical fight with the bad guys, to the point that she gets kicked in the stomach and knocked down. I’ve never been pregnant but this whole storyline struck me as odd and did not add up. I rolled my eyes so many times here.
I thought this book would be campy and funny but I did not get the humor. There wasn’t a lot of comedy and I couldn’t tell if Kathy was actually good at her job. I didn’t think she was a good detective/mystery solver. The mystery of who killed Connor and why was wrapped up super fast and I’m still not quite sure what the motive was for killing him.
The bright part of this story was Connor. I really liked this dead kid. You couldn’t help but root for him and try to figure out why he died. His and Kathy’s relationship turned out to be so sweet and you couldn’t help but care for him.
This book is the first in a series but I don’t see myself continuing on and reading the other books.
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Sounds like a clever premise. Too bad there are so many red flags.
Unfortunately, it just didn’t work for me.