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Death is a Girl #1
Death is a Girl: Book 1
Morrigan died as the unwilling sacrifice in a demonic ritual, but the Grim Reaper has another plan for this wayward soul—to make her his new apprentice!
Reaping isn't exactly her dream summer job, (long hours, crappy pay, no benefits) but with the alternative being banished to limbo, she's ready to give it a shot!
Will Morrigan embrace her new role as a bringer of death, or cling hopelessly to her lost humanity? Either way, she'll have to adapt to a world of spirits, hollows, black magic, and demons while completing her daily murder list is "just part of the job."
Reaping isn't exactly her dream summer job, (long hours, crappy pay, no benefits) but with the alternative being banished to limbo, she's ready to give it a shot!
Will Morrigan embrace her new role as a bringer of death, or cling hopelessly to her lost humanity? Either way, she'll have to adapt to a world of spirits, hollows, black magic, and demons while completing her daily murder list is "just part of the job."
438 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 11, 2025
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September 7, 2025
I think Morrigan is a very well made character. she has a lot of room to grow and improve, and we did get some in this first book. I love the concept and the theme.
And I wait eagerly for the time when MC has like decade experience under her belt for I personally don't really care for teenage angst, particularly when MC ticks many teenage behavior patterns.(absent parents, early independence, need to fit in but no close relationship, does against what is advised repeatedly and very defensive ECT.)
We have nice lore going on and interesting magic and I wait in interest how it is expanded in the future. Speaking of the future, since RR told the story is supposed to go over from centuries to millennia of reaping, this fantasy will then expand to scify. I wait for how the story will describe our civilization's next millennia and how the technology will affect magic and reaping.
so.. hurry up and publish more and don't stretch the apprentice arc too long
And I wait eagerly for the time when MC has like decade experience under her belt for I personally don't really care for teenage angst, particularly when MC ticks many teenage behavior patterns.(absent parents, early independence, need to fit in but no close relationship, does against what is advised repeatedly and very defensive ECT.)
We have nice lore going on and interesting magic and I wait in interest how it is expanded in the future. Speaking of the future, since RR told the story is supposed to go over from centuries to millennia of reaping, this fantasy will then expand to scify. I wait for how the story will describe our civilization's next millennia and how the technology will affect magic and reaping.
so.. hurry up and publish more and don't stretch the apprentice arc too long
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December 11, 2025
DNF
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
August 3, 2026
What happens when you give an 80 IQ girl the job of a reaper, which includes not just freeing souls, but murdering people, and then have endless patience as she does what an 80 IQ individual would do in such a situation? You get a pretty dumb story.
The author goes into far too much detail for something that would never work so is best left untouched. Reapers must deal with every soul, the more than 150,000 of them around the world are kept busy every day processing their list. They don't have invisibility or ability to pass through walls, they drive around (or take the bus) and do their reaping in public, and yet no one knows they exist. EVERY soul must be reaped, whether that requires them climbing to the top of a mountain or jumping down on the subway tracks with 5000 people watching. One reaper hopes that space travel never becomes a thing, because you can't reap souls in space! Ugh.
The author goes into far too much detail for something that would never work so is best left untouched. Reapers must deal with every soul, the more than 150,000 of them around the world are kept busy every day processing their list. They don't have invisibility or ability to pass through walls, they drive around (or take the bus) and do their reaping in public, and yet no one knows they exist. EVERY soul must be reaped, whether that requires them climbing to the top of a mountain or jumping down on the subway tracks with 5000 people watching. One reaper hopes that space travel never becomes a thing, because you can't reap souls in space! Ugh.
May 25, 2026
A definite page turner.
Something I couldn't put down. Magic is real and so are Reapers. This is a story about a girl who has been recruited by Death himself. Her Reaper requirement is just to let him and his demonic Cat teach her the ropes. Problem is, she isn't sure that's what she wants. But the alternative is Limbo. And that's something she knows she doesn't want. She misses her old life, so she reconnected with her oldest friend. This friend knows all about her new life and still accepts her, which is what she thought she wanted. Not to sure, she ruins away and causes havoc with a demon possession. Even after all that's happened, Death still wants her as his apprentice. Question is, does she still want it for herself?
It's a story you don't want to end. Read and enjoy!
Something I couldn't put down. Magic is real and so are Reapers. This is a story about a girl who has been recruited by Death himself. Her Reaper requirement is just to let him and his demonic Cat teach her the ropes. Problem is, she isn't sure that's what she wants. But the alternative is Limbo. And that's something she knows she doesn't want. She misses her old life, so she reconnected with her oldest friend. This friend knows all about her new life and still accepts her, which is what she thought she wanted. Not to sure, she ruins away and causes havoc with a demon possession. Even after all that's happened, Death still wants her as his apprentice. Question is, does she still want it for herself?
It's a story you don't want to end. Read and enjoy!
October 30, 2025
The story is of a girl who dies young and becomes a reaper. Her conflicting emptiness about her new role are well-written.
This has an excellent combination of serious emotion, characters with depth and mysterious, a good amount of humor and other light moments which keep it balanced, and just... I loved it.
I recommend it to people who like magic, modern (but fantasy) witchcraft, and characters with realistic emotional conflict.
If the blurb interested you, read it.
This has an excellent combination of serious emotion, characters with depth and mysterious, a good amount of humor and other light moments which keep it balanced, and just... I loved it.
I recommend it to people who like magic, modern (but fantasy) witchcraft, and characters with realistic emotional conflict.
If the blurb interested you, read it.
September 7, 2026
Morrigan died in a demonic ritual an unwilling sacrifice, but now she is reaper. The book is interesting way to look at the supernatural world of the Grim Reaper. I enjoyed looking at this world from the authors point of view. Morrigan learns about reaping from Death himself and demonic cat. I mean I guess who else but Death would teach you about reaping, right? This book was a fun read for me to learn more about the reaping world. So what would you do? Be a Grim Reaper or go to limbo??
March 2, 2026
okay get a job as a reaper. okay I died, I really didn't have a choice. but it came to being that or be stuck in the limbo. training is hard that's something else happened on the day I die. something's out there, something dark.
August 20, 2025
Absolutely enjoyed it. I hope this will be a series and not a solo book.
April 9, 2026
entertaining
October 4, 2026
Good first book to a series. Mostly focuses on plot building. Main character complains a lot
March 21, 2026
Reminded me a lot of Terry Pratchett's Mort.
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