{"id":5645,"date":"2020-10-21T17:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=5645"},"modified":"2020-10-21T17:18:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:18:24","slug":"review-when-we-were-ghosts-e-j-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/10\/21\/review-when-we-were-ghosts-e-j-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: When We Were Ghosts &#8211; E.J. Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/55525424._SY475_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: When We Were Ghosts &#8211; E.J. Phillips\" title=\"Review: When We Were Ghosts &#8211; E.J. Phillips\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>When We Were Ghosts<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/e-j-phillips\/\">E.J. Phillips<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> October 20, 2020 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 331 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/a-novel-take-pr\/\">A Novel Take PR<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from A Novel Take PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>Gemma\u2019s a loner, but she\u2019s got her twin brother Alex, so who really cares, right? When you\u2019re a twin, you\u2019re never alone.<\/p>\n<p>Then, one day, she doesn\u2019t have Alex anymore. Instead, she has a ghost named Eve and her brother\u2019s dickhead friends for company\u2014and one desperate plan.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re going to get Alex back.<\/p>\n<p>It just means catching the Wild Hunt, convincing the fae to give them an Undying heart, and chasing down the elusive spirit of her dead brother first. Simple.<\/p>\n<p>Falling in love with a ghost wasn\u2019t in the plan. But sometimes you have to veer off track before you find what you\u2019re searching for. <\/p>\n<p><b>A haunting novel about grief, loss, and finding your way home.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08HWW2X57\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/55525424-when-we-were-ghosts\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/3stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0002_3-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"3 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/australia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/categories_0006_austrailia-copy.png?fit=97%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"australia\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/f-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/categories_0002_f_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"f-f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/fantasy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0011_fantasy.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"fantasy icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/travel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0004_travel.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"travel\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/young-adult\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000_young-adult-copy.png?fit=117%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"young adult\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2020-10-22T00:18:24+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nContent warnings: \\r\\n\\r\\nHello, gorgeous cover! 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This is a heavier book, as much of the story is spent dealing (or not dealing with, depending on the character) death and grief, but it&#8217;s also lightened by a very snarky ghost and a sweet romance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA haunting is just a memory clinging to life. The echo of this world desperately seeking a way back,\u201d Eve added.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gemma and Alex grew up knowing that there&#8217;s another world beyond our own, full of fae, ghosts and even more sinister creatures. The fae of the Wild Hunt are responsible for catching escaped spirits and returning them to the other side. It&#8217;s possible, if you listen carefully enough, to find the Wild Hunt, and if you bargain with them, even become one of them. So when a tragic accident happens, all Gemma can think to do is to find them and bargain with her own heart to bring back her beloved brother. Soon, the plan involves a bus stop ghost, her brother&#8217;s girlfriend, and his other two friends, traveling across Australia to bring Alex back. But things aren&#8217;t exactly what they seem, and Gemma and her companions find much more &#8211; and much less &#8211; than they bargained for.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEarth to Gemma?\u201d Eve rapped lightly on the side of Gemma\u2019s head.<br \/>\n\u201cGhosts shouldn\u2019t be able to punch people,\u201d Gemma said, her voice distant to her own ears. \u201cIt\u2019s just unfair. It\u2019s like giving a vampire telepathy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the book is ostensibly about searching for Alex&#8217;s lost ghost, it&#8217;s clear that Gemma is really the lost one. While the main characters are nineteen, this book definitely reads like young adult. Gemma spends a lot of time figuring out who she is, as she&#8217;s always thought of herself in relation to her twin. Alex was the social one, the one who always did the talking for her, and she doesn&#8217;t really have any other friends besides him. Well, except for her childhood best friend and first crush, Dawn, but she left for England when they were fourteen. That became even more clear once he starting hanging out with a new girlfriend and some other motorcycle guys. That version of Alex was different from Gemma&#8217;s Alex, and she hated them for it &#8211; and now blames them for his death. Gemma&#8217;s not exactly an unreliable narrator, but she&#8217;s used to lying to herself and ignoring what&#8217;s in front of her. There are some twists where I think the reader suspects what&#8217;s going on long before Gemma allows herself to. Her exploration of grief &#8211; the denial, the anger &#8211; really struck a chord with me.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cShe wouldn\u2019t let Gemma run. She never had, and this was the only person Gemma had never wanted to run from.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for Eve, the ghost Gemma recruits to help them, I adored her. I loved her snakiness and determination, and how she challenged Gemma. Gemma has a lot of emotional baggage, though, and for me that overshadowed the romantic arc between her and Eve. What&#8217;s there, though, is brilliant. There&#8217;s not much sexual content beyond some kisses, but the tension between them is amazing. I was rooting for them to kiss long before they finally did!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou have to be somewhere to be someone,\u201d Eve said, laughing softly at some private joke Gemma didn\u2019t understand. \u201cYou can\u2019t think yourself into existence. And you\u2019re always moving too fast to land. Head\u2019s on another plane\u2014you\u2019re up with the stars there, babe.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I also loved the bits of the other side, how they communicated through billboards and radio noise. The world building was fascinating, and I found the book easy to get into, though the pacing was a bit uneven. The main con for me was that I found a lot of Gemma&#8217;s thoughts and actions circular and repetitive and it affected the tone for me.\u00a0There were parts of the ending that seemed a little odd, but overall I bought the HEA.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I&#8217;d give this 3.5 stars. This is definitely a case of &#8220;it&#8217;s not you, it&#8217;s me.&#8221; If you&#8217;re looking for a magical but grief-soaked story about a woman finding herself after a tragic death, complete with a sweet wlw romance with a ghost, I think this book will work out better for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content warnings: Hello, gorgeous cover! 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