The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

The Afterlife of Holly Chase

by Cynthia Hand

Holly Chase has the job of saving souls, but it is her own that she realizes needs examining.
On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she'd become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways.

She didn't.

And then she died.

Now she's stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge--as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past.

Every year, they save another miserly grouch. Every year, Holly stays frozen at seventeen while her family and friends go on living without her. So far, Holly's afterlife has been miserable.

But this year, everything is about to change

Reviewed by shannonmiz on

3 of 5 stars

Share
You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

I feel like I might have enjoyed this more if it was shorter. The writing is good, and the story itself was cute. It was just long, and seemed unnecessarily so at times. So, I know you all can read synopses, so I won't bore you with rehashing this one. Obviously, we know Holly is going to start out rather unlikable. And she is! I mean, she isn't the worst or anything, but yeah, you can see lots of room for growth. Which is good because that is kind of the whole point, right?

The rest of the book is basically the shenanigans that happen while Holly is Ghost of Christmas Past. The crew she works with are really fun, I enjoyed them. There were a few "secrets" that I figured out almost immediately, but it wasn't a huge deal. The romance was cute enough, but also not something I heavily shipped or anything. The character growth was definitely the best part.

Bottom Line: Basically, my feelings for this book can be summed up as lukewarm. It was fine. It was cute. It had a nice message and some warm fuzzies. But I wasn't exactly blown away, either.

*Copy provided for review

Last modified on

Reading updates

  • Started reading
  • 23 August, 2017: Finished reading
  • 23 August, 2017: Reviewed