The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie
Potter (RIP) by Kate Winter
Publisher:
Sphere (21st May 2015)
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Blurb:
When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world's worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she's actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she's still here.
Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when you might just be falling in love...
How can you say no to a book with such a charming title and a colourful cover that screams “read me!”? From the blurb, it promises a romantic comedy with dark humour which is an intriguing concept for me as I do enjoy a romantic comedy, but what exactly is a romantic comedy with dark humour?
When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world's worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she's actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she's still here.
Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when you might just be falling in love...
How can you say no to a book with such a charming title and a colourful cover that screams “read me!”? From the blurb, it promises a romantic comedy with dark humour which is an intriguing concept for me as I do enjoy a romantic comedy, but what exactly is a romantic comedy with dark humour?
The Happy
Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) follows the story about Rosie
Potter, a bar maid in the village of Ballycarragh, who wakes up one morning
with a splitting headache. She blames it on a killer hangover but is mortally
shocked when she sees herself lying in bed with a bloodied head. That’s right,
folks. Rosie Potter died. But why isn’t she heading towards the bright light?
Why is she still lingering around her loved ones? And why isn’t her boyfriend
mourning over her death? As Rosie learns how to be a ghost, she also needs to
find out what happened on the night of her death and why, pronto!
I cannot begin to tell you how much
I laughed when I was reading Kate Winter’s fabulous debut novel. The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter
(RIP) is wickedly funny and it oozes charm. I think Rosie Potter is my
favourite dead character, ever. I think I would have liked her even if she was
alive, but let us all mourn over the death of such a hilarious, sassy heroine.
At the same time, she was quite awesome as a ghost. I liked how she discovered
her hidden abilities as a wandering spirit (read: tasting things as she phases
through them).
People, this isn’t an average love
story for you. No, The Happy Ever
Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) is a story about a woman falling in love
after she dies. Which, come to think of it, is rather heartbreaking but in the
book, readers are given a chance to read about Rosie’s life before death and
catch glimpses of events that lead up to her demise. It’s genuinely funny,
heartfelt and touching, with a little touch of mystery added into the mix. Kate
Winter has a very fresh writing voice that made Rosie an animated and full of
life heroine, which made the book a real treat to read.
A captivating yet unconventional
love story that has equal parts of humour and melancholy, The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) is a must-read if
you adore a funny, full of life heroine and romantic comedies that are laced
with a bit of mystery.
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| The effervescent and totally loveable Ellie Kemper as Rosie |
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