âBeautifully focused snapshot of Rosieâs final months on Earth. The simplicity of this approach fits perfectly with the seeming randomness of life, death and love.â âDeseret News
âRosieâs story is a very readable exploration of the bonds that last beyond death, and readers will hang on to see Rosie make her choices.â âBooklist
Fifteen-year-old Rosie Wolf is sure when you die, you go straight to Paradise, until she wakes to discover she has died in an accident and that Paradise isnât what she thought it would be.
Rosie Wolf was sure that when her dad died, he went to Paradise. After all, isnât that where everyone went? But when Rosie wakes up in a strange hospital bed and finds out that sheâs died in an accident, she learns things arenât always what you think they will be.
Now her father feels further away than ever, and Rosie is left to deal with the Grim Reaper, who isnât a man in a black cloak, but a beautiful woman with a bad attitude. The Grim Reaper tells Rosie that before she can move on to Paradise, she has to go back down to Earth and collect three souls. But Rosie quickly realizes itâs not so simple.
To complicate matters, Rosie meets Kyle, a boy who is different than anyone sheâs ever known. Heâs cute, smart, and funny. Rosieâs been warned to stay away from the living, but she doesnât want to. What will happen if she doesnât?