** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE ** 

 Copy received through Netgalley 

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 THEMES: ghosts, death, loss, grief, fear of losing someone, mentions of potential suicide and suicide attempt 

 Iku Kurihara moved to Tokyo two months ago. He's an otaku – an anime fan – and has just started being able to see ghosts! The first ghost he's been able to interact with is Mimori Seo, a boy his age who has somehow found himself trapped in a death-loop, reliving his death every night, and eventually falls into tagging along with Kurihara, to the point where he begins staying in his apartment. 

 23:45 is a VERY emotional, beautiful story! I was SO invested in this story, both the mystery of what really happened to Mimori and the tentative romance that began to develop between Kurihara and Mimori. I loved the concept of a second chance at life, at love, at friendship. It also felt like they were both getting a second chance at love, just not with each other as is typical. 

 This book ending was quite open-ended but it felt right and realistic. Although I REALLY hope there will be another volume.