Terminal

by Thea Archer

They say it's pretty easy to find a partner when you are young and attractive. It's a little more complicated if you are an introvert. And even more difficult if you are an asexual. And it's impossible if you are dead. Well, almost impossible.

Sven Reinsch knew a lot about sins, he knew something about hell and paradise, but his ideas didn't match the reality he faced after his sudden death, appearing in a place where dead souls were waiting for their final afterlife destination.

In Terminal, in that semblance of purgatory, Sven had a chance to find the answers to some eternal questions, and maybe... his soulmate?

Genres: Romance

172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 18, 2020

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just couldn't put it down. It was such a roller coaster ride with Amery. It wasn't as angsty as I expected and I was laughing at some point too. The plot was very refreshing and different from what I usually read, the characters are well developed because I love my characters imperfect. There were some stuff mentioned I didn't agree but it didn't discount my enjoyment much. Overall I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to readers who are looking for something different that ends with a HEA.

Amery died from an accident and went to the afterlife. Stucked in the terminal with no clear destination (hell or paradise) he was tasked with helping various arrivals to reach their destination. He was also harassed by Ian who claimed to fall for Amery on first sight. Avery was disgusted by Ian forwardness and impulsiveness but unluckily he was tasked to mentor Ian as well. As time goes by, Averys feelings for Ian changed and he was in another dilemma to accept or deny his feelings.

[Anomaly · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 8%

I originally planned to force myself to read this one because I like the concept and chose it for the Read A Rainbow challenge. Thankfully, however, Teal and Linda talked some sense into me by offering up replacement options.

And they rescued me from myself in good time, too! Not only was I drowning in what I can only describe as a churning sea of incompetent editing and/or writing at high tide (check my notes and highlights), but I was about to be bowled over by one of my pet peeves. Namely, the author had just introduced the concept that even good people wouldn't be allowed into paradise if they hadn't "done good with their lives" (or similar wording I'm too lazy to look up now). I'm not a fan of the concept that someone who is good doesn't deserve eternal happiness if they've otherwise coasted through life without making some, massive change. That's most people, because if an otherwise good person can't attain Paradise, then the meaningful yet small things like helping a neighbour mow the yard or grabbing an item from the tall shelf for a grocery store patron or saving a spider instead of squishing it don't count. So, what, normal people who haven't had a chance to save a bus of orphans that's trapped on a train track are just damned...? No, thanks.

The fact this costs actual money is a disgrace, and has earned it a one-star rating despite being an early DNF.