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A review by pagesplotsandpints
You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
3.0
<b>Read Completed 7/4/24 |</b> 3 stars
Any time you mention a funny thriller/horror, I am interested! I loved the concept of the main character being a serial killer and having a humorous undertone to the book, so I knew I had to read this. I wish I had connected with it a bit more, but I enjoyed the concept.
Overall, YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST just didn't quite deliver for me. I was hooked right away and the author wasted no time having Claire jump into murders.... and we see her commit multiple murders throughout the book, so that darkness is definitely there! There were a few funny moments with some great comedic timing, but most of what some would call humor I just thought was quirky. When a book is described as funny, especially a dark comedy, I'm hoping to actually laugh a bit more, but there's definitely a levity to this dark concept.
The characters were a bit... insufferable. I think they're supposed to be, especially seeing things from Claire's POV because she also hates every single one of them, but I couldn't stand them. They were all made to be over-the-top and I wanted to avoid hearing them as much as possible. I wish we could have left some of this support group behind and had a bit more focus on developing a plot. There really wasn't much to the plot either -- Claire commits a murder and she feels someone is on her trail. That's about it. I just really lost interest about 30-40% in and the annoying characters had me zoning out sometimes.
By the end, I didn't really care what happened, and I wish I had been more connected. I really, really liked this concept but it just didn't come together enough for me to rate it higher. I'd be willing to try another book from this author, though!
Any time you mention a funny thriller/horror, I am interested! I loved the concept of the main character being a serial killer and having a humorous undertone to the book, so I knew I had to read this. I wish I had connected with it a bit more, but I enjoyed the concept.
Overall, YOU'D LOOK BETTER AS A GHOST just didn't quite deliver for me. I was hooked right away and the author wasted no time having Claire jump into murders.... and we see her commit multiple murders throughout the book, so that darkness is definitely there! There were a few funny moments with some great comedic timing, but most of what some would call humor I just thought was quirky. When a book is described as funny, especially a dark comedy, I'm hoping to actually laugh a bit more, but there's definitely a levity to this dark concept.
The characters were a bit... insufferable. I think they're supposed to be, especially seeing things from Claire's POV because she also hates every single one of them, but I couldn't stand them. They were all made to be over-the-top and I wanted to avoid hearing them as much as possible. I wish we could have left some of this support group behind and had a bit more focus on developing a plot. There really wasn't much to the plot either -- Claire commits a murder and she feels someone is on her trail. That's about it. I just really lost interest about 30-40% in and the annoying characters had me zoning out sometimes.
By the end, I didn't really care what happened, and I wish I had been more connected. I really, really liked this concept but it just didn't come together enough for me to rate it higher. I'd be willing to try another book from this author, though!