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TBR: Dead but Well Read
I always thought I’d die crushed under the weight of my TBR pile, but my death was a plot twist I didn’t see coming.
Save your sympathy! Now that I’m dead, I’m living my best freaking life. I’m free to read books for hours on end without worrying about food, rent, or, well, any interruptions.
I might finally be able to get through my TBR list… maybe.
The only one who can see me in my ghostly form is Wasabi, an adorable rat that lives in the library archives. At least, he was the only one until three not-quite-human guys walked into my life…
It started with Rhodes wandering into the library and noticing me admiring his gorgeous body—something that should’ve been impossible since no one could see me. Was it possible to die twice… this time from embarrassment?
The guys have come to my small town to figure out why so many lost souls are gathering here, and they want my help. I can’t deny their touch is addictive, and the fact they are willing to share is intriguing. Still, I prefer to keep my drama inside the pages of a book... something that becomes impossible when a sexy reaper shows up in town and decides I belong to him.
My TBRs aren’t going to read themselves, and these men are becoming a distraction I don't need.
Although, maybe after just one more chapter, I could take a quick snack break…
Sensitivity Note-
If you’re the type to clutch your pearls while reading spicy romance books… then I suggest you run and grab those pearls, because you’ll be needing them quite a bit 😉.This book does discuss death and dying (yes, I’m aware the title kind of gives that away). While there are definitely sad moments that pull at the heart, TBR takes a humorous approach to the topic—unless we’re talking about Death with a capital D (and a “D” in his pants that only gets hard for his soulmate). He’s no laughing matter, and tends to get violent when Axelle is insulted. TBR includes fight scenes and Axelle is badly injured in one battle.
Save your sympathy! Now that I’m dead, I’m living my best freaking life. I’m free to read books for hours on end without worrying about food, rent, or, well, any interruptions.
I might finally be able to get through my TBR list… maybe.
The only one who can see me in my ghostly form is Wasabi, an adorable rat that lives in the library archives. At least, he was the only one until three not-quite-human guys walked into my life…
It started with Rhodes wandering into the library and noticing me admiring his gorgeous body—something that should’ve been impossible since no one could see me. Was it possible to die twice… this time from embarrassment?
The guys have come to my small town to figure out why so many lost souls are gathering here, and they want my help. I can’t deny their touch is addictive, and the fact they are willing to share is intriguing. Still, I prefer to keep my drama inside the pages of a book... something that becomes impossible when a sexy reaper shows up in town and decides I belong to him.
My TBRs aren’t going to read themselves, and these men are becoming a distraction I don't need.
Although, maybe after just one more chapter, I could take a quick snack break…
Sensitivity Note-
If you’re the type to clutch your pearls while reading spicy romance books… then I suggest you run and grab those pearls, because you’ll be needing them quite a bit 😉.This book does discuss death and dying (yes, I’m aware the title kind of gives that away). While there are definitely sad moments that pull at the heart, TBR takes a humorous approach to the topic—unless we’re talking about Death with a capital D (and a “D” in his pants that only gets hard for his soulmate). He’s no laughing matter, and tends to get violent when Axelle is insulted. TBR includes fight scenes and Axelle is badly injured in one battle.
344 pages, Paperback
Published October 3, 2024
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Sedona Ashe
42 books963 followersSedona Ashe lives in a tiny town in Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains. She enjoys reading and writing stories filled with powerful paranormal females, and sexy supernatural men. Sedona has a tea collection of over 300 teas from around the world, which her husband claims has become an obsession. When she isn't writing, she enjoys hiking, free diving, and photography. She shares her home with three kids, four pups, five cats, an arctic fox, chickens, a crazy turkey, and way too many reptiles!
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October 28, 2024
3.8 stars.
This was cute. I enjoyed all the characters, and the plot was cool. But I would’ve loved more time with the characters together. Even just an epilogue would’ve been nice I think.
This was cute. I enjoyed all the characters, and the plot was cool. But I would’ve loved more time with the characters together. Even just an epilogue would’ve been nice I think.
October 2, 2024
Having only just read my first Ghost romance, a novella, a couple of books before this one, and this being my first Sedona Ashe book, I wasn't so sure how this would go. But I needn't worry—TBR was fabulous.
MFC, Axelle is a super booknerd with a great sense of humor. I adored all her little quirks and she was a super relatable character for being a ghost, haha. She is having her best afterlife haunting a library and things go up from there when four super hot guys enter her (after)life.
The guys were great. Rhodes, Evander, and Lochlan were already a team then Saul entered the picture. The guys have four distinct personalities so there was some friction but they were great. Each one has his own thing with Axelle and treats her with care.
This is the first time I've been introduced to Collectors, so I'm all kinds of excited about new supernatural mythology. They're kind of like Reapers (who are also in this) but slightly different, I would have loved more background on them. I enjoyed the plot, there was an air of mystery, a new type of supe, a revenge plot, and humor all wrapped up in a cute romance. I loved the twist, it was an amazing turn of events and most certainly grabbed my attention.
TBR: Dead but Well Read was a delightful read. A complete story from start to finish, including a HEA. I'm looking forward to more from Sedona Ashe.
MFC, Axelle is a super booknerd with a great sense of humor. I adored all her little quirks and she was a super relatable character for being a ghost, haha. She is having her best afterlife haunting a library and things go up from there when four super hot guys enter her (after)life.
The guys were great. Rhodes, Evander, and Lochlan were already a team then Saul entered the picture. The guys have four distinct personalities so there was some friction but they were great. Each one has his own thing with Axelle and treats her with care.
This is the first time I've been introduced to Collectors, so I'm all kinds of excited about new supernatural mythology. They're kind of like Reapers (who are also in this) but slightly different, I would have loved more background on them. I enjoyed the plot, there was an air of mystery, a new type of supe, a revenge plot, and humor all wrapped up in a cute romance. I loved the twist, it was an amazing turn of events and most certainly grabbed my attention.
TBR: Dead but Well Read was a delightful read. A complete story from start to finish, including a HEA. I'm looking forward to more from Sedona Ashe.
August 16, 2025
There's a handful of authors whose books you know exactly what you're getting into when you open them. Also, if it's less than 300 pages, why are you expecting a plot?
This author gives sweet, fluffy smut. If that's your mood, it's a hit. If you want something deeper? Grab something with more than 300 pages. LOL
This author gives sweet, fluffy smut. If that's your mood, it's a hit. If you want something deeper? Grab something with more than 300 pages. LOL
October 23, 2024
Axelle is dead. But that doesn't mean that she's not enjoying her afterlife. She's quite literally living the dream life. Axelle lives in a library, steadily reading through her smutty TBR and adding new ones to read while going along. She would be content to stay this way for the rest of her existence, but finds herself plopped into the middle of her own romance novel. And not only is it a dream come true for a girlie who's obsessed with smut, she's in the middle of her own reverse harem situation! Unfortunately, there is a lot of drama that comes with these four guys and Axelle finds herself knee deep in shit. This was very pun laden book (mostly ghost related) and the FMC is pretty snarky and witty as well. It was a fun/light read and I found myself giggling a lot of the time. But if I'm being honest, this was a C level book at best. The plot was okay-ish and I followed things for awhile, but then things really started to spiral and not make as much sense at the end of things. And even though there was spice, there absolutely could have been way more and I feel like as a reader I was robbed of my spice when spice was due. So, I suppose that I recommend, but don't go in thinking you're reading a literary treasure or anything.
I got way too into summarizing this book, so strap in for a long one!
So ... Axelle (weird name for a FMC immediately off the bat) is dead. But she's honestly living her best afterlife because she has all the time in the world to read her TBR pile. Which actually has continued to form even after death. She's been reading through a long list of books for the past 3 years and has gotten pretty good at ghosting during that time as well. So our girlie is minding her own business, when a random (and apparently handsome AF) dude enters her domain and he can see her. It's pretty much then that her whole world gets turned upside down and her plan to solely read ... forever. Rhodes, who is the one to find her in the library, is part of a group of "collectors" (who aren't necessarily fully human and can exist among different planes) who ferry lost souls to the portal to pass on into the next realm and then "feed" off of their energy. Rhodes feels an instant, inexplicable connection to Axe and goes home at the end of their encounter to tell his fellow collectors, Lochlan and Evander (more weird names, seems to be a theme in this book), all about it. Axe also gets a lady boner about Rhodes, but attempts to ignore it because she's a busy lady with lots of books to read. So she fades into the shadows of the room to escape from him ... described as kind of becoming one and dismantling her ghost form to become the shadows.
Here's the thing, when Rhodes goes home and talks about this hot AF ghost he saw at the library, Evander and Lochlan are blown away with how long Axe has been passed on. Apparently, Axelle is a very special ghost because most ghosts start to lose energy immediately upon becoming a ghost, eventually just evaporating into the ether. The longest known ghost to exist after death is only eighteen months, and Axe is still chugging along, thriving really, after three years. Obviously, Evander and Lochlan want to meet this anomaly immediately and make plans to check out the library the next night.
Meanwhile, back at the library, where Axelle is trying to read, more paranormal beings pop up. Saul, who is a reaper, is drawn to the library because of all the souls ferrying through it and because of the presence of collectors. Reapers collect souls at the time of death, while collectors help to ferry lost souls to portals. You'd think because collectors are kind of picking up the slack that reapers drop, they would be friendly or appreciate the work that they're doing. You'd be wrong. Reapers think that the collectors are beneath them and don't have a good working relationship. Saul is on a mission for revenge, to find his brother's killer. (Who knew reapers could die?) He's working with Zacharias, a fellow reaper who is keen to his cause. So while the ghost girl is enticing and catches his eye, he moves on to focus again on his mission. Axelle is definitely aware of his presence and can sense/see him (which shouldn't be possible because he exists on the reapers plane), she chooses to keep on reading, feeling like she's had enough interaction for one day with Rhodes.
After hearing about Rhodes encounter with the smoking hot ghost, Lochlan returns to the library the next day to see what all the fuss is about for himself, and also falls into the insta-lust trap, and ends up just watching Axelle read for like 6 hours. Then a parade of ghosts wander through the library, which is super weird.
The collectors then all return to the library, and while they definitely want to catch another glimpse of this mysteriously special ghost, they also want to investigate why this town has been a hub for lost souls and ghosts. So naturally, they scope out the creepy as hell basement. Axelle hears them all come in and follows them down to see what's up. The collectors end up getting attacked by the reaper that was helping Saul, and he is definitely going after them with the intent to kill. Methinks that Zacharias isn't as good a dude as Saul originally thinks. Saul does eventually turn up to get Zacharias to back the fuck off. Since Axelle is creepy following them, she's there to intervene. And it's a good thing too, since Rhodes is about .2 seconds away from death and some nasty hits from the reaper. Turns out she can siphon off energy to help heal the collectors by "feeding" them. And she goes about feeding them by kissing them (though you find out later that any skin-to-skin contact would do ... naughty naughty) and goes even further with Evander by dry humping the hell out of him. So after replenishing Evander's energy and saving Rhodes life, the three of these dudes tell her that she's "theirs" or whatever and take her back to their house. They also let her know that they're into sharing her and that it's super common among the collector population; and if she wants to add another dude to her harem, they'd be okay with that too.
Lochlan waits until the next day to "feed" from her by eating her out; so quite literally feeding, because he's a gentleman or whatever and wanted her to recuperate or whatever. However, being "theirs" and moving so quickly is a little overwhelming for Axelle so she flees back to the library. The guys are fast though and show up more quickly than she anticipates. So she does her little shadow blending trick and shadow blends a little too well and ends up with Saul, the reaper that she connected with but pretended not to. After some back and forth, and trying to ignore their connection, Saul tries to get her to admit that she's attracted to him and makes a bet with her. Since Axelle is kind of at Saul's mercy, she accepts his bet to spend the night with him in his bed, to prove that she's really not all that attracted to him. Spoiler: she definitely is. But to entice her, Saul sheds some clothes and performs a stripper routine utilizing his scythe. I'm not sure exactly what his plan was, but I did NOT see a strip tease and then reaper lap dance coming. Sounds like it was sexy as hell though. And it works, because they get down and dirty as well!
With his reaper abilities (I guess?), Saul is able to tell that Axelle is injured ... probably from her show down with Zacharias. Weird that a ghost can be injured, I assumed that would be a perk of death, but I guess not. And since he also has claimed her as his (but is willing to share if he has to) her being hurt isn't going to fly with him. So he feeds her his power to heal her ass up and replenish her energy stores. Convenient, really. And siphoning off his own power to her doesn't really seem to have long term effects for him. Extra bonus points ... his powers allow Axelle to sleep while he's touching her, so she gets some much needed R & R after an orgasm.
Unfortunately, their bubble is burst in the morning because Zacharias busts into their room. Saul manages to hide Axe from his line of sight, but Axelle recognizes him from the attack. Then proceeds to get pissed off at Saul for the kind of company that he keeps, even though he literally saved the group from Zacharias and has healed Axelle. But I suppose it's convenient for her to forget what's happening. So naturally, Axelle heads back to her library to read a bunch.
While she's reading, her mouse companion Wasabi gets her attention that Lochlan is outside the library, giving gifts to and having lunch with a hot blonde girl. Even though Axe states in the book that she hates the miscommunication trope, she does in fact fall victim to it, and doesn't actually ask Lochlan about the girl, she just makes assumptions that he's dating her and holds it against him the next time she sees her.
Anyway - seeing Lochlan out on a date spurs her into checking back in on the scene of the attack in the basement and she snoops through a desk with Wasabi's help. Mouse sidekick is pretty cute if we're being honest. She finds a sheet of paper with some shit written on it and decides that she's going to the place listed on the sheet the next night to see what she can discover. After that, she heads back to the collectors house, where she finds out that the guys don't have a high opinion of Saul. So she decides to keep the fact that she spent the night with him to herself. She also doesn't share the information she's gleaned about Zacharias, or the fact that he's got some kind of meeting that she plans to go and snoop on.
Lochlan and Evander end up having to leave for a scouting mission or something, and that leaves Rhodes in the house alone with Axelle. He's apparently in love with Axelle and asks if they can bang. She obviously says yes because she's in love with him too, and does try to tell him about Saul so that she's being honest, but Rhodes doesn't want to hear it. The miscommunication is strong in this one ...
So after their bang session, Axelle sneaks out to the underground night club for paranormals where this secret meeting is taking place. Axe is on the lookout for Zacharias, but she should have known that it would likely include Saul, but is still surprised when he shows up and breaks someone's arm bones for touching her. He takes her with him to this meeting with Zacharias and a warlock, who has been looking for his late brother's missing scythe. Axelle chooses to "misbehave" and ultimately makes Saul leave the meeting because she ends up getting too turned on. And you'd think she would want to stay to gather as much information as possible, but she's thinking with her vagina apparently. And poor Saul has had a boner for two straight days and hasn't been able to make it go down; because apparently, once you meet your soulmate (who Axelle is to him apparently), you get hard until you're able to mate with your other half. So they leave this meeting and have sex in a club bathroom for the first time, since Saul was a virgin - very romantic. Their encounter ends with Saul being summoned by the reaper council for some unknown slight.
The next part was a little confusing to me, because I assumed that Saul was going to the council and was taking Axelle with him. But they're still in the bar, and Zacharias is there and knows that he's been summoned and starts to show his true colors. Lochlan is inexplicably there as well and sees that Axelle is all mated up with Saul. There are also a ton of other reapers there all of a sudden (where they there already? I actually assumed the council came to him and that's who they were but they don't seem to be?) Zacharias runs his mouth too much and Saul is done with his apparent bullshit which leads to a brawl of sorts. Things really come to a head when Saul announces that he's married to Axelle and that she's his soulmate (A GHOST a reapers soulmate?? The audacity!) and then Lochlan materializes out of nowhere and claims that he's part of Axelle's circle as well as his "brothers." There's some unspoken bond between Saul and Lochlan where they silently agree that all four dudes now just share Axelle. Then Saul goes all big creepy badass Reaper and tells Lochlan to keep Axelle safe and teleports them back to the collectors house.
Back at the house things come to a head as well, because Lochlan also loves Axelle and is done being iced out by her and demands answers about why she's shutting him out. Axe explains that she's mad at him for going out with someone else and flaunting it in front of the library. Turns out the chick is Lochlan's .... SISTER! See ... this is what happens when you fall into the miscommunication trap. And Axelle should know better, she's become an expert in all things smut and romance related reading all those books.
**Oh ... by the way ... turns out that Saul turning all big, badass reaper was him "claiming" his birthright after the other reapers didn't approve of Axelle at the bar and he's now the king of death or some shit - the Basileus. And Axelle is his bride. The author kind of just throws that information out and we kind of just have to accept this weird explanation without a ton of other background info. Other than the off hand mention during Saul's POV that he has cat-slit pupils.**
No worries though, because the pair gets to then have make up sex. And Evander is included in things as well. Saul shows up as well to check on Axelle and "help" the guys. Then he has to go and tells the gang he'll be gone for the next two days to wrap up some loose ends.
After their Eiffel tower action and all the guys are asleep, Axelle goes downstairs to read and Wasabi brings her a piece of paper with some ingredients and a diary entry written on it. (Honestly felt a little too convenient ... covering up some plot holes is my guess) With some mad deducing skills, Axe determines that Zacharias has been gathering ingredients for a hella wicked spell and that Saul is in danger. So she wakes up her collectors and they go to save Death.
The ending is honestly a mishmash of confusing and disappointment. To sum the whole thing up, the best I can tell is that Zacharias wants to end the reaper race and the way to do that was by siphoning off ghost energy and essentially draining them dry. The collectors and Axe find his creepy ass experimentation room with a bunch of ghosts trapped. Really confused as to how the ghosts were trapped at all, and the explanation that was given didn't make a ton of sense. While the collector's are all helping the ghosts pass on, Zacharias comes back and delivers several life threatening blows to Axelle. They tussle for awhile, Zacharias monologues on about his evil plans, and then Saul shows up and the collectors return. Obviously, Zacharias doesn't make it out alive, but not before injecting some potion into Saul that's supposed to kill him. Then Axelle has a flashback to her death (which I'm not entirely sure why that was a closely guarded secret throughout the book) and we find out that Zacharias was the one that killed Saul's brother, Philetus, and that Axe was there when he was dying and held his hand and all that. Philetus didn't want Zacharias to get his power, so he transfers his reaper voodoo to Axelle (I think?) and that's why she's such a weird ghost who doesn't follow what normal ghosts do.
After we find out her death cause and Saul gets closure on how his brother died and vengeance on his killer, Axelle teleports to the reaper realm and sucks up a bunch of energy? (Not super clear on this ... didn't make sense) But it's too much energy and her harem is concerned that she's going to disintegrate because it's too much. So they siphon off energy from her by having an orgy in Saul's bedroom. Obviously that's the ONLY way that they could have helped her. And just when they're gearing up to have an orgy (because there have been no real group sex scenes the entire book), the book ends. And there isn't even a bonus epilogue that you can download to get to the really good spice. Kind of a disappointing and abrupt way to end this book.
Some things that I found hilarious while reading ...
- Referring to female masterbation: muffin buffin'
- Materials to wank off to later: spank bank, rub hub, jill till, & cover trove
- An off the wall quote I almost spit my drink out reading: "not as incredible as it would feel when he used his wiener-wand to clear the cobwebs from the crypt between my thighs"
I got way too into summarizing this book, so strap in for a long one!
So ... Axelle (weird name for a FMC immediately off the bat) is dead. But she's honestly living her best afterlife because she has all the time in the world to read her TBR pile. Which actually has continued to form even after death. She's been reading through a long list of books for the past 3 years and has gotten pretty good at ghosting during that time as well. So our girlie is minding her own business, when a random (and apparently handsome AF) dude enters her domain and he can see her. It's pretty much then that her whole world gets turned upside down and her plan to solely read ... forever. Rhodes, who is the one to find her in the library, is part of a group of "collectors" (who aren't necessarily fully human and can exist among different planes) who ferry lost souls to the portal to pass on into the next realm and then "feed" off of their energy. Rhodes feels an instant, inexplicable connection to Axe and goes home at the end of their encounter to tell his fellow collectors, Lochlan and Evander (more weird names, seems to be a theme in this book), all about it. Axe also gets a lady boner about Rhodes, but attempts to ignore it because she's a busy lady with lots of books to read. So she fades into the shadows of the room to escape from him ... described as kind of becoming one and dismantling her ghost form to become the shadows.
Here's the thing, when Rhodes goes home and talks about this hot AF ghost he saw at the library, Evander and Lochlan are blown away with how long Axe has been passed on. Apparently, Axelle is a very special ghost because most ghosts start to lose energy immediately upon becoming a ghost, eventually just evaporating into the ether. The longest known ghost to exist after death is only eighteen months, and Axe is still chugging along, thriving really, after three years. Obviously, Evander and Lochlan want to meet this anomaly immediately and make plans to check out the library the next night.
Meanwhile, back at the library, where Axelle is trying to read, more paranormal beings pop up. Saul, who is a reaper, is drawn to the library because of all the souls ferrying through it and because of the presence of collectors. Reapers collect souls at the time of death, while collectors help to ferry lost souls to portals. You'd think because collectors are kind of picking up the slack that reapers drop, they would be friendly or appreciate the work that they're doing. You'd be wrong. Reapers think that the collectors are beneath them and don't have a good working relationship. Saul is on a mission for revenge, to find his brother's killer. (Who knew reapers could die?) He's working with Zacharias, a fellow reaper who is keen to his cause. So while the ghost girl is enticing and catches his eye, he moves on to focus again on his mission. Axelle is definitely aware of his presence and can sense/see him (which shouldn't be possible because he exists on the reapers plane), she chooses to keep on reading, feeling like she's had enough interaction for one day with Rhodes.
After hearing about Rhodes encounter with the smoking hot ghost, Lochlan returns to the library the next day to see what all the fuss is about for himself, and also falls into the insta-lust trap, and ends up just watching Axelle read for like 6 hours. Then a parade of ghosts wander through the library, which is super weird.
The collectors then all return to the library, and while they definitely want to catch another glimpse of this mysteriously special ghost, they also want to investigate why this town has been a hub for lost souls and ghosts. So naturally, they scope out the creepy as hell basement. Axelle hears them all come in and follows them down to see what's up. The collectors end up getting attacked by the reaper that was helping Saul, and he is definitely going after them with the intent to kill. Methinks that Zacharias isn't as good a dude as Saul originally thinks. Saul does eventually turn up to get Zacharias to back the fuck off. Since Axelle is creepy following them, she's there to intervene. And it's a good thing too, since Rhodes is about .2 seconds away from death and some nasty hits from the reaper. Turns out she can siphon off energy to help heal the collectors by "feeding" them. And she goes about feeding them by kissing them (though you find out later that any skin-to-skin contact would do ... naughty naughty) and goes even further with Evander by dry humping the hell out of him. So after replenishing Evander's energy and saving Rhodes life, the three of these dudes tell her that she's "theirs" or whatever and take her back to their house. They also let her know that they're into sharing her and that it's super common among the collector population; and if she wants to add another dude to her harem, they'd be okay with that too.
Lochlan waits until the next day to "feed" from her by eating her out; so quite literally feeding, because he's a gentleman or whatever and wanted her to recuperate or whatever. However, being "theirs" and moving so quickly is a little overwhelming for Axelle so she flees back to the library. The guys are fast though and show up more quickly than she anticipates. So she does her little shadow blending trick and shadow blends a little too well and ends up with Saul, the reaper that she connected with but pretended not to. After some back and forth, and trying to ignore their connection, Saul tries to get her to admit that she's attracted to him and makes a bet with her. Since Axelle is kind of at Saul's mercy, she accepts his bet to spend the night with him in his bed, to prove that she's really not all that attracted to him. Spoiler: she definitely is. But to entice her, Saul sheds some clothes and performs a stripper routine utilizing his scythe. I'm not sure exactly what his plan was, but I did NOT see a strip tease and then reaper lap dance coming. Sounds like it was sexy as hell though. And it works, because they get down and dirty as well!
With his reaper abilities (I guess?), Saul is able to tell that Axelle is injured ... probably from her show down with Zacharias. Weird that a ghost can be injured, I assumed that would be a perk of death, but I guess not. And since he also has claimed her as his (but is willing to share if he has to) her being hurt isn't going to fly with him. So he feeds her his power to heal her ass up and replenish her energy stores. Convenient, really. And siphoning off his own power to her doesn't really seem to have long term effects for him. Extra bonus points ... his powers allow Axelle to sleep while he's touching her, so she gets some much needed R & R after an orgasm.
Unfortunately, their bubble is burst in the morning because Zacharias busts into their room. Saul manages to hide Axe from his line of sight, but Axelle recognizes him from the attack. Then proceeds to get pissed off at Saul for the kind of company that he keeps, even though he literally saved the group from Zacharias and has healed Axelle. But I suppose it's convenient for her to forget what's happening. So naturally, Axelle heads back to her library to read a bunch.
While she's reading, her mouse companion Wasabi gets her attention that Lochlan is outside the library, giving gifts to and having lunch with a hot blonde girl. Even though Axe states in the book that she hates the miscommunication trope, she does in fact fall victim to it, and doesn't actually ask Lochlan about the girl, she just makes assumptions that he's dating her and holds it against him the next time she sees her.
Anyway - seeing Lochlan out on a date spurs her into checking back in on the scene of the attack in the basement and she snoops through a desk with Wasabi's help. Mouse sidekick is pretty cute if we're being honest. She finds a sheet of paper with some shit written on it and decides that she's going to the place listed on the sheet the next night to see what she can discover. After that, she heads back to the collectors house, where she finds out that the guys don't have a high opinion of Saul. So she decides to keep the fact that she spent the night with him to herself. She also doesn't share the information she's gleaned about Zacharias, or the fact that he's got some kind of meeting that she plans to go and snoop on.
Lochlan and Evander end up having to leave for a scouting mission or something, and that leaves Rhodes in the house alone with Axelle. He's apparently in love with Axelle and asks if they can bang. She obviously says yes because she's in love with him too, and does try to tell him about Saul so that she's being honest, but Rhodes doesn't want to hear it. The miscommunication is strong in this one ...
So after their bang session, Axelle sneaks out to the underground night club for paranormals where this secret meeting is taking place. Axe is on the lookout for Zacharias, but she should have known that it would likely include Saul, but is still surprised when he shows up and breaks someone's arm bones for touching her. He takes her with him to this meeting with Zacharias and a warlock, who has been looking for his late brother's missing scythe. Axelle chooses to "misbehave" and ultimately makes Saul leave the meeting because she ends up getting too turned on. And you'd think she would want to stay to gather as much information as possible, but she's thinking with her vagina apparently. And poor Saul has had a boner for two straight days and hasn't been able to make it go down; because apparently, once you meet your soulmate (who Axelle is to him apparently), you get hard until you're able to mate with your other half. So they leave this meeting and have sex in a club bathroom for the first time, since Saul was a virgin - very romantic. Their encounter ends with Saul being summoned by the reaper council for some unknown slight.
The next part was a little confusing to me, because I assumed that Saul was going to the council and was taking Axelle with him. But they're still in the bar, and Zacharias is there and knows that he's been summoned and starts to show his true colors. Lochlan is inexplicably there as well and sees that Axelle is all mated up with Saul. There are also a ton of other reapers there all of a sudden (where they there already? I actually assumed the council came to him and that's who they were but they don't seem to be?) Zacharias runs his mouth too much and Saul is done with his apparent bullshit which leads to a brawl of sorts. Things really come to a head when Saul announces that he's married to Axelle and that she's his soulmate (A GHOST a reapers soulmate?? The audacity!) and then Lochlan materializes out of nowhere and claims that he's part of Axelle's circle as well as his "brothers." There's some unspoken bond between Saul and Lochlan where they silently agree that all four dudes now just share Axelle. Then Saul goes all big creepy badass Reaper and tells Lochlan to keep Axelle safe and teleports them back to the collectors house.
Back at the house things come to a head as well, because Lochlan also loves Axelle and is done being iced out by her and demands answers about why she's shutting him out. Axe explains that she's mad at him for going out with someone else and flaunting it in front of the library. Turns out the chick is Lochlan's .... SISTER! See ... this is what happens when you fall into the miscommunication trap. And Axelle should know better, she's become an expert in all things smut and romance related reading all those books.
**Oh ... by the way ... turns out that Saul turning all big, badass reaper was him "claiming" his birthright after the other reapers didn't approve of Axelle at the bar and he's now the king of death or some shit - the Basileus. And Axelle is his bride. The author kind of just throws that information out and we kind of just have to accept this weird explanation without a ton of other background info. Other than the off hand mention during Saul's POV that he has cat-slit pupils.**
No worries though, because the pair gets to then have make up sex. And Evander is included in things as well. Saul shows up as well to check on Axelle and "help" the guys. Then he has to go and tells the gang he'll be gone for the next two days to wrap up some loose ends.
After their Eiffel tower action and all the guys are asleep, Axelle goes downstairs to read and Wasabi brings her a piece of paper with some ingredients and a diary entry written on it. (Honestly felt a little too convenient ... covering up some plot holes is my guess) With some mad deducing skills, Axe determines that Zacharias has been gathering ingredients for a hella wicked spell and that Saul is in danger. So she wakes up her collectors and they go to save Death.
The ending is honestly a mishmash of confusing and disappointment. To sum the whole thing up, the best I can tell is that Zacharias wants to end the reaper race and the way to do that was by siphoning off ghost energy and essentially draining them dry. The collectors and Axe find his creepy ass experimentation room with a bunch of ghosts trapped. Really confused as to how the ghosts were trapped at all, and the explanation that was given didn't make a ton of sense. While the collector's are all helping the ghosts pass on, Zacharias comes back and delivers several life threatening blows to Axelle. They tussle for awhile, Zacharias monologues on about his evil plans, and then Saul shows up and the collectors return. Obviously, Zacharias doesn't make it out alive, but not before injecting some potion into Saul that's supposed to kill him. Then Axelle has a flashback to her death (which I'm not entirely sure why that was a closely guarded secret throughout the book) and we find out that Zacharias was the one that killed Saul's brother, Philetus, and that Axe was there when he was dying and held his hand and all that. Philetus didn't want Zacharias to get his power, so he transfers his reaper voodoo to Axelle (I think?) and that's why she's such a weird ghost who doesn't follow what normal ghosts do.
After we find out her death cause and Saul gets closure on how his brother died and vengeance on his killer, Axelle teleports to the reaper realm and sucks up a bunch of energy? (Not super clear on this ... didn't make sense) But it's too much energy and her harem is concerned that she's going to disintegrate because it's too much. So they siphon off energy from her by having an orgy in Saul's bedroom. Obviously that's the ONLY way that they could have helped her. And just when they're gearing up to have an orgy (because there have been no real group sex scenes the entire book), the book ends. And there isn't even a bonus epilogue that you can download to get to the really good spice. Kind of a disappointing and abrupt way to end this book.
Some things that I found hilarious while reading ...
- Referring to female masterbation: muffin buffin'
- Materials to wank off to later: spank bank, rub hub, jill till, & cover trove
- An off the wall quote I almost spit my drink out reading: "not as incredible as it would feel when he used his wiener-wand to clear the cobwebs from the crypt between my thighs"
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 15, 2024
I love a MC ghost, so naturally had to give this a go. It is very much a fluffy instalove, so it made for a light read.
I did end up DNF at 35% as I'm not sure it was really for me in the end. The humour wasn't doing it for me and all the puns just didn't add anything. The characters were okay, I think I preferred the MMC as the FMC just came across as too cringe for me and none of them had as much depth as I would have liked. Whilst I don't mind instalust, I don't think instalove is for me. One of the MMCs just sat and watched the FMC when they first met and declared he was in love?! I think I need some build up and work put into the relationships, otherwise they just don't feel genuine or relatable enough for me to enjoy them.
I can see why a lot of people have enjoyed this, as it does have a lot of interesting elements too it and I liked the overall world created with the collectors and reapers. It was mainly the instalove that just meant I struggled to enjoy the read.
I did end up DNF at 35% as I'm not sure it was really for me in the end. The humour wasn't doing it for me and all the puns just didn't add anything. The characters were okay, I think I preferred the MMC as the FMC just came across as too cringe for me and none of them had as much depth as I would have liked. Whilst I don't mind instalust, I don't think instalove is for me. One of the MMCs just sat and watched the FMC when they first met and declared he was in love?! I think I need some build up and work put into the relationships, otherwise they just don't feel genuine or relatable enough for me to enjoy them.
I can see why a lot of people have enjoyed this, as it does have a lot of interesting elements too it and I liked the overall world created with the collectors and reapers. It was mainly the instalove that just meant I struggled to enjoy the read.
October 2, 2025
Fun Fall Read! Ghostly romance reader FMC. Perfect for October! Multiple MMCs. Spicy & super clever Why choose insta love! Top notch banter! He falls first. soul mates. The plot gave 90’s witchy tv show vibes!
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December 28, 2024DNF at 14%
This isn't a bad book. I'm just not really feeling it right now. The premise is unique, but it was a bit too insta-lovey for my liking.
This isn't a bad book. I'm just not really feeling it right now. The premise is unique, but it was a bit too insta-lovey for my liking.
November 30, 2024
loved loved LOOOVEDDD!!
This was such an amazing read! I truly wish that this book was even longer because I LOVED Axelle and her men Saul, Louchlan, Rhodes, and Evander.
If you’re looking for a book with low-angst, protective + slightly possessive men, and a fmc that is OBSESSED with books and can hold her own- this is the book for you!!!
This was such an amazing read! I truly wish that this book was even longer because I LOVED Axelle and her men Saul, Louchlan, Rhodes, and Evander.
If you’re looking for a book with low-angst, protective + slightly possessive men, and a fmc that is OBSESSED with books and can hold her own- this is the book for you!!!
July 7, 2025
I got an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review and WOW! Sedona Ashe is just amazing! She is able to inject humor with hilarious ease.
Even in the most awkward and dangerous situations, the FMC, Axelle, cracks jokes. My favourite was *"If they wanted recommendations for books with the most unique male anatomy… I held the world’s only PHD on the subject. And by PHD, I meant I was the Poltergeist of Hung Dudes. Or was it Phantom of Huge Dicks?"*
Overall, her style is so uniquely her, that I found it hard to put this down, once I really started reading it.
I even couldn't help hearing the song from "Bad boys" when I read the line *"Bad ghouls, bad ghouls, whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they exorcize you?"* 🤣 literally read that to the beat of the song.
Sedona's character depth is amazing, though. She had well established characters (although I would have liked to have known more about the titles and what they meant) who have interesting stories and backgrounds.
Wasabi is probably my favourite character. And that's saying something since I've never been a fan of rats. The reaction: *"That was the most thug life thing I’ve ever witnessed! He didn’t even break eye contact while he made us look like idiots!”* was perfect to break the tension that was mounting and also had me gasping for breath with the laughter that ensued.
It was not as spicy as I anticipated from a RH, but overall, I still enjoyed the storyline.
Spice 🌶 🌶🌶
Storyline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Even in the most awkward and dangerous situations, the FMC, Axelle, cracks jokes. My favourite was *"If they wanted recommendations for books with the most unique male anatomy… I held the world’s only PHD on the subject. And by PHD, I meant I was the Poltergeist of Hung Dudes. Or was it Phantom of Huge Dicks?"*
Overall, her style is so uniquely her, that I found it hard to put this down, once I really started reading it.
I even couldn't help hearing the song from "Bad boys" when I read the line *"Bad ghouls, bad ghouls, whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they exorcize you?"* 🤣 literally read that to the beat of the song.
Sedona's character depth is amazing, though. She had well established characters (although I would have liked to have known more about the titles and what they meant) who have interesting stories and backgrounds.
Wasabi is probably my favourite character. And that's saying something since I've never been a fan of rats. The reaction: *"That was the most thug life thing I’ve ever witnessed! He didn’t even break eye contact while he made us look like idiots!”* was perfect to break the tension that was mounting and also had me gasping for breath with the laughter that ensued.
It was not as spicy as I anticipated from a RH, but overall, I still enjoyed the storyline.
Spice 🌶 🌶🌶
Storyline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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October 13, 2025If I ever died and came back, I’d 100% be like Axe—haunting a library and finally getting through my endless TBR 😌📚 Honestly, that’s the dream. I was having such a good time with this one that when I tapped my Kindle for the next page and it was over ☹️😶 I just sat there like… that’s it? I needed more of them. Yeah, it’s insta-love, but for once, I didn’t even care. The story was just plain fun. Sometimes you need a book that doesn’t try too hard- just gives you vibes, banter, and a little ghostly romance magic.
September 30, 2024
This was hilarious and sweet. And short!
Axelle is a ghost who “lives” in the public library. Since she’s been dead she’s been able to make a good start in her TBR pile. Over the past few years she had learned how to focus her energy to do things like turn the pages of her books and open doors.
Rhodes, Lochlan, and Evander are ridiculously hot male specimens who aren’t quite human and can see Axelle whereas none of the humans can. They are a trio of “collectors” who research ghost sightings and help to send those souls on their way. But Axelle is different and they want her to stick around.
Throw in some very funny banter, slow burn spice, a hot and powerful reaper named Saul, and soulmate bonds and things really get interesting!
I loved this and flew through it. If you’re looking for some lighter fare and a great palate cleanser, this is it! I really do hope the author makes this into a series, I would love to see more of Axe, Saul, Rhodes, Evander, and Lochlan!
Axelle is a ghost who “lives” in the public library. Since she’s been dead she’s been able to make a good start in her TBR pile. Over the past few years she had learned how to focus her energy to do things like turn the pages of her books and open doors.
Rhodes, Lochlan, and Evander are ridiculously hot male specimens who aren’t quite human and can see Axelle whereas none of the humans can. They are a trio of “collectors” who research ghost sightings and help to send those souls on their way. But Axelle is different and they want her to stick around.
Throw in some very funny banter, slow burn spice, a hot and powerful reaper named Saul, and soulmate bonds and things really get interesting!
I loved this and flew through it. If you’re looking for some lighter fare and a great palate cleanser, this is it! I really do hope the author makes this into a series, I would love to see more of Axe, Saul, Rhodes, Evander, and Lochlan!
October 1, 2024
What a fun read!
Do you need a book that's goofy, insta-love with a fellow book nerd?
Look no further. This book was funny, with loveable characters and a great little sidekick full of personality. It was a great break between a lot of the serious books I've read recently.
Axelle is such a relatable character. Neverending TBRs, reading everything she can get her hands on, and having no idea how to handle being the spotlight of four gorgeous MMCs.
I loved the uniqueness of this story, and the shout outs to other authors as well! It was a fun ride.
Book: 4 stars
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Thank you to Sedona Ashe and Literary Inspired for the opportunity to ARC read this little cutie!
Do you need a book that's goofy, insta-love with a fellow book nerd?
Look no further. This book was funny, with loveable characters and a great little sidekick full of personality. It was a great break between a lot of the serious books I've read recently.
Axelle is such a relatable character. Neverending TBRs, reading everything she can get her hands on, and having no idea how to handle being the spotlight of four gorgeous MMCs.
I loved the uniqueness of this story, and the shout outs to other authors as well! It was a fun ride.
Book: 4 stars
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Thank you to Sedona Ashe and Literary Inspired for the opportunity to ARC read this little cutie!
October 1, 2024
Loved it! Book girlie meets her harem. The banter and the random things the FMC would say had me in stitches! The spice, angst, character development and the overall insta love from the MMCS was swoon worthy!
December 2, 2025
Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Heat Rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Narrator Performance: Female: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Male: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
This is the seventh of Sedona Ashe’s audiobooks that I’ve listened to and it is by far my favorite. While all of her books have humor in them this one had me laughing out loud like a complete fool 🤪 I startled my SO more than once with a sudden outburst of laughter or snickers. The FMC being a romance book lover is something I can easily understand. The devotion she had to her TBR pile was easily believable. I recognized some of the authors on her list.
The duet narration by Bridget Bordeaux & Jake Bordeaux was excellent as always. When I see their names on the cover I know that I’m going to get an exemplary performance.
Heat Rating: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Narrator Performance: Female: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧 Male: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
This is the seventh of Sedona Ashe’s audiobooks that I’ve listened to and it is by far my favorite. While all of her books have humor in them this one had me laughing out loud like a complete fool 🤪 I startled my SO more than once with a sudden outburst of laughter or snickers. The FMC being a romance book lover is something I can easily understand. The devotion she had to her TBR pile was easily believable. I recognized some of the authors on her list.
The duet narration by Bridget Bordeaux & Jake Bordeaux was excellent as always. When I see their names on the cover I know that I’m going to get an exemplary performance.
October 29, 2024
Quick Read
I liked the characters, the world and the plot but everything happened too fast and too easily. This made it so there was almost no emotional impact. On the bright side, it made be chuckle a few times and was a quick read.
I liked the characters, the world and the plot but everything happened too fast and too easily. This made it so there was almost no emotional impact. On the bright side, it made be chuckle a few times and was a quick read.
November 10, 2024
DNF 33%
I didn't like the world building or the writing in this book.
There are lots of confusing sentences and run on sentences. None of the relationships are very believable and although the distinctions between the men are told to us, they end up all feeling like the exact same person.
I didn't like the world building or the writing in this book.
There are lots of confusing sentences and run on sentences. None of the relationships are very believable and although the distinctions between the men are told to us, they end up all feeling like the exact same person.
November 11, 2024
As a lover of puns, I’m sad I didn’t enjoy this. It was too cutesy for my tastes. I dnf at about 30% because it was just too… frilly? Idk, I didn’t care for any of the characters really and the world building was meh. I can see that there is an audience for this type of read, it just wasn’t for me.
November 5, 2024
Fun, easy reading, predictable but enjoyable.
August 19, 2025
A bookish ghost haunting a library with her pet rat? I am so in. One of the guys calls her 'boo' which I'm also a big fan of. This was a quick, easy read. Works as a great palate cleanser between stressful reads.
Wasabi, the rat, is the very best character. He is forgiven of all crimes against books/paper. He is truly "thug life" as well.
I'm not mad about reading books with pet rats back to back, but I am upset more pet rats are not Wasabi.
I did struggle to finish this, but I think that is a 'me' problem and not so much a 'this book in particular' problem. I was definitely amused during most of this. So many good little quips.
Just made me realize my worst fear is dying on a cliffhanger or with just 2 chapters left to go in a book I'm enjoying.
Wasabi, the rat, is the very best character. He is forgiven of all crimes against books/paper. He is truly "thug life" as well.
I'm not mad about reading books with pet rats back to back, but I am upset more pet rats are not Wasabi.
I did struggle to finish this, but I think that is a 'me' problem and not so much a 'this book in particular' problem. I was definitely amused during most of this. So many good little quips.
Just made me realize my worst fear is dying on a cliffhanger or with just 2 chapters left to go in a book I'm enjoying.
September 17, 2025
This was filthy. The idea was there but execution wasn’t great. I was really into the whole premise at the start..this could have been really good. I don’t even mind the reverse harem of it all but the speed in which all of these relationships moves scared me lol but idk what I expected in a 270 page book. The relationships unfolded so weirdly and the big action scenes were boring. Kind of cool ending but wasn’t explained nearly enough. Plus the collectors weren’t in this as much as I wanted them to be… ya this just wasn’t great
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 26, 2024
***FUNNY, COOKY AND HOT***
This book made me laugh so much! I love you, Sedona, ashe. You are a brilliant writer. You make me feel everything when I read your books. Fantastic. 👏👏👏👏👌👍
This book made me laugh so much! I love you, Sedona, ashe. You are a brilliant writer. You make me feel everything when I read your books. Fantastic. 👏👏👏👏👌👍
June 5, 2025
I dont know. This was Insta love but it also was funny and was cute but was also really dumb.
There is no romance that gets built and becomes something magical, however SAUL is an amazing book boyfriend and carries this entire book
There is no romance that gets built and becomes something magical, however SAUL is an amazing book boyfriend and carries this entire book
September 6, 2025
This book was so much fun! I enjoyed the story and I really liked the characters a lot. It’s way better than I expected and it could be a book to come back to when I’m bored in the future. I had a really good time reading this. 5 stars for sure.
November 4, 2025
Fast paced, ridiculous, but fun! As always, Sedona Ashe has written a fun story and made it extra spicy! Great for a quick read, not really any depth to the characters but that’s not what we’re here for lol.
October 31, 2024
This was freaking adorable
January 11, 2025
Cute and totally what I would want for my afterlife. Told from all POV. Not as much intrigue as the authors usual books, but funny nonetheless. An easy and light read.
November 9, 2024
This author's books never fail to make me giggle.
April 24, 2025
What did I just read?
Seriously, what did I just read? I read a few reviews where readers DNF'd this story harder than the FMC's harem of men reamed her. Now I understand why. It felt like a first draft unrevised, unedited book written by a horny 16 year old teenaged girl. I'm being generous by giving it two stars... To the author, please keep practicing your writing. You have promise... But this... This was not good at all.
Seriously, what did I just read? I read a few reviews where readers DNF'd this story harder than the FMC's harem of men reamed her. Now I understand why. It felt like a first draft unrevised, unedited book written by a horny 16 year old teenaged girl. I'm being generous by giving it two stars... To the author, please keep practicing your writing. You have promise... But this... This was not good at all.
April 16, 2025
I DEVOURED this book! It was a very fun read. It checks a lot of boxes! Paranormal romance, reverse harem, a little mystery, super-spicy scenes, book-nerd female main character, comedy. Not sure if it will be a series at all but it should be! Will be checking out other books by this writer.
October 2, 2024
Axelle is walking the library after seeing the children who've come for children's hour leave. She loves when they come but even more when they leave. She's heads to her little cubby hole to do her favorite thing...read. There she says hello to her pet rat Wasabi. She's minding her own business when a man enters and to her amazement he sees her. She's been a ghost for three years and this is the first human who can see her. He leaves and she is puzzled.
Rhodes heads home to his circle, Evander and Lochlan. When he tells them what he saw and heard they are taken aback. They are collectors and seek out souls. They get energy from them after they send them on. All the men are shook when he tells them she's been a ghost for 3 years. Most ghosts don't survive beyond a few weeks. Lochlan decides to visit her the next day. He gets a little more from her. He is drawn to her just as Rhodes was. Then she meets Evander and BAM!
This ghost is more than a ghost. The only problem is that she doesn't think that men who look like them could be interested in a woman like her...an introvert and a ghost. Then she meets Death, the Reaper. All bets are off when she finds herself drawn to all four men. Then danger comes for them and she must ghost up to save her men. Will she be able to rescue them?
A beautiful story with tingles of humor that will keep the reader enthralled.
Rhodes heads home to his circle, Evander and Lochlan. When he tells them what he saw and heard they are taken aback. They are collectors and seek out souls. They get energy from them after they send them on. All the men are shook when he tells them she's been a ghost for 3 years. Most ghosts don't survive beyond a few weeks. Lochlan decides to visit her the next day. He gets a little more from her. He is drawn to her just as Rhodes was. Then she meets Evander and BAM!
This ghost is more than a ghost. The only problem is that she doesn't think that men who look like them could be interested in a woman like her...an introvert and a ghost. Then she meets Death, the Reaper. All bets are off when she finds herself drawn to all four men. Then danger comes for them and she must ghost up to save her men. Will she be able to rescue them?
A beautiful story with tingles of humor that will keep the reader enthralled.
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