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The Pine Creek Motel has seen better days. Henny would call it charming, but she’s always seen the best in things. Like now, when she’s just met an untimely end crossing the road. She’s not going to let a tiny thing like death stop her from living fully—not when her friends and family need her the most.

After the funeral is over, her body is buried, and the last casserole dish is empty, Henny is still around. She’s not sure why, but she realizes she has one last opportunity to help her friends discover the happiness they once knew before they lose the motel and cabins they’ve cherished for years.

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This was an interesting read. As is often the case, I had no idea what it was going to be about. It starts with Henny’s death, which is odd (but expected because of the blurb). The rest of the blurb says the book is about how Henny helps her friends and family cope after her death, but they can’t see or hear her, so that doesn’t really happen. It also says she wants to help her friends reclaim the happiness they once had, but they didn’t really have happy childhoods.

Honestly, this felt more like the story of Mackenzie, her coming out, and her struggles being gay in a small town.

While most of the characters were interesting, it dragged a bit for me. And, as is my opinion on most split timeline novels, most of the flashbacks weren’t needed. The necessary info could have been rewritten into dialogue.

Overall, it wasn’t bad, but I’ll likely remember it for its ramblings more than for loving it.

Rated PG-13 for drinking, smoking, early death.

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