Release Date: October 6, 2015
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Humor
Summary
Seventeen-year-old RJ always gets what she wants. So when her soul is accidentally collected by a distracted Grim Reaper, somebody in the afterlife better figure out a way to send her back from the dead or heads will roll. But in her quest for mortality, she becomes a pawn in a power struggle an overzealous archangel and Death Himself. The tribunal presents her with two options: she can remain in the lobby, where souls wait to be processed, until her original life expires, or she can replay three moments in her life in an effort to make choices that will result in a future worthy of being saved. It sounds like a no-brainer. She'll take a walk down memory lane. How hard can changing her future be?
But with each changing moment, RJ's life begins to unravel, until this self-proclaimed queen bee is a social pariah. She begins to wonder if walking among the living is really worth it if she has to spend the next sixty years as an outcast. Too quickly, RJ finds herself back in limbo, her time on Earth once again up for debate. -Goodreads description
The Rundown
This book was totally not what I was expecting in the best way possible!
RJ is seriously your classic mean girl, ruling the school with pom poms and intimidation. When a Grim Reaper makes a mistake of collecting her soul (right before Homecoming no less!) there's hell to pay. But bullies don't matter in Heaven. What does matter is a well-lived life and a soul worth saving, neither of which RJ has in her court.
From there, RJ sets off to get her life back by changing the past. With each moment of redemption she learns that what's right and what's easy rarely go hand in hand. Even though the changes she made have put her on a path that's much better than the one she was on, has she changed enough to convince a tribunal of angels that she's said goodbye her mean girl ways for good?
I honestly don't know if I laughed or cried more while I read this book. It was hilarious and full of teachable moments (you know those quotes you want to plaster on your bathroom mirror). Death Himself is a surfer. Saint Peter plays cornhole to pass the time. If that image doesn't make you smile, smile anyway. It's a fun thought! Readers will be thinking about life, love, and the choices made every day that change things we can't begin to imagine long after the last page!
Highly recommended to fantasy lovers and reluctant readers!
Rating: 4 Stars. A really great & enjoyable read!
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