Review: A unique fantasy novel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
The Afterlife of Lizzie Monroe has drama, humor, romance, and a touch of fantasy.  Lizzie Monroe killed herself two centuries ago, so she is dead but not really dead, just like she doesn't have a heartbeat yet she has a heart of gold.  Shane Davis may have a heartbeat but he seems to not have a heart, at least he wants everyone to believe that he doesn't.  These two unlikely people are thrown together and it is both sad and fun to watch them bond and grow together.  At first Shane thinks Lizzie is just a step above a zombie, worrying that she wants to eat his brain, and then he sees her as a person and starts to care about her. After Shane rescues Lizzie, she thinks she has been in Hell all those years in the coffin and that Shane is the devil.  Then she sees him as this good guy who is helping her, and is the first person in his life to see the good in him.  Lizzie is a Christian and Shane is not.  Lizzie isn't preachy about her beliefs, and I think because she doesn't try to force her beliefs on Shane and leads by example instead, is what helps Shane to believe in himself and the God that he has felt has shunned him all these years.When I first read this story, I didn't like the ending.  I felt it was abrupt and that I was left hanging.  I am one of those people who wants everything filled in for me.  The way the book ends leaves it up to reader to decide what happens next, which I choose to imagine is...Hey, it is up to you what happens next when you read the book!