You Had Me at Halo by Amanda Ashby was a novel that I purchased for under $3 at a small bookstore in Reading. It looked like a fun, light, silly read; something that would not require brain power to read. Boy was I right!
The premise of the book is that the main character dies in what appears to be a suicide. She gets to heaven and has a lot of issues to work out from her earthly life before she can move through the ranks and get to a peaceful place. So, the powers that be send her back down to earth in someone else's body to work out those issues in 48 hours.
The novel had an interesting viewpoint on heaven and how things might work up there. Other than that it falls pretty short. It is supposed to be a romance, I think, but it isn't very romantic. The author tries to have tension between the main character and a potential love interest but it never really gets there. The idea and plot for the book are original, but the writing doesn't measure up. It isn't cohesive, the characters are not realistic or consistent, and some of them aren't even likable. The ending is one that the reader will want, but doesn't make much sense. That is just about the only thing that is consistent with the book. Not one I would recommend.
Happy Reading!
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