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I’ve only just started Ask for Andrea, but wow — I was absolutely hooked from the very first chapter. The story pulled me straight in, and I already know this is going to be such a special read.
What I’m loving most right now is that the whole story is written from all 3 ghost’s point of view — it’s such a unique, beautiful, and heartbreaking perspective. There’s one moment that really hit me hard: when Brecia thinks about her cat, Frank. She says:
“I knew I couldn’t cry actual tears. Even so, I felt the familiar prickling feeling in the back of my eyes and sadness that spread through the center of me. I wouldn’t ever feel the downy fur underneath Frank’s chin or his rumbly purr as he flopped down on the bed beside me with his eyes closed again.”
That line perfectly captures the raw, tender emotion running through every page. It’s not just sadness — it’s the quiet ache of missing the small, precious things we take for granted when we’re alive.
Everything feels so vivid and real, even though the main character is no longer living. Fear feels different here too, as Meghan explains:
“Fear felt different than it had while I was alive. My heartbeat didn’t speed up. My breath didn’t speed up. I just felt the terror of being alone, of being lost, of being dead, in every part of me that was left.“
It’s such a clever way to describe what it feels like to exist in this new, strange form — no physical reactions, just deep, lingering feelings.
I also love how the author imagines what it’s like to be a ghost. Meghan describes drifting like dreaming, but with a beautiful twist:
“When I cleared my mind and relaxed, I could drift. It reminded me of dreaming, except I could choose what I saw. I discovered that I could call my memories up at will more easily than I ever had been able to while I was alive, in vivid detail. Everything I had ever done or seen was all there waiting for me to re-experience in a dream.”
It feels magical and bittersweet all at once. What stands out most is that every character we meet seems to experience being a ghost in their own unique way — each one is having different experiences, different feelings, and different ways of existing. It makes the world feel layered, thoughtful, and completely unlike anything I’ve read before.
So far, this is emotional, original, and so beautifully written. I can already tell this is going to be one of those books that stays with me long after I finish it.
If you have read this before, please leave a comment with what your first impressions were.
With love & pages,
Jade 💛
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