Under The Whispering Door

Under The Whispering Door – T.J.Klune

I’ve known of T.J Klune’s books for while but had yet to read any. When I saw his latest release, Under The Whispering Door available for discount on Kindle, I picked it up without hesitation and took it along with me for our holiday in Cornwall.

Wallace isn’t a great person. He’s not a bad person; he has never killed anyone but he could definitely have been a better person to others. When he’s collected from his own funeral by a Reaper, he finds himself as Charon’s Crossing, very much confused and upset that his life is over so quickly.

I’ve seen this book listed as Cosy-Fantasy but I’m not quite sure that it fits.

For me, personally; I’m quite sensitive about death. It scares me, makes me feel anxious and I have been known to have sleepless nights laid awake panicking that I don’t have enough time to do everything I want to do with my life.

What is done very well in this book, is provide a different view point and of course, a different idea of what the afterlife looks like.

This book took a little longer for me to read but I think that’s because it was uncomfortable for me. The story itself is stunning and the characters are beautiful in their flaws.

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