The Afterlife of Holly Chase

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Ghost Stories

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Cynthia Hand

Before I Fall meets “bah, humbug” in this contemporary YA reimagining of A Christmas Carol from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old Holly Chase was visited by three Ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didn’t. And then she died.Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge—as their latest Ghost of Christmas Past. So far, Holly’s afterlife has been miserable. But this year’s Scrooge is different. This year’s Scrooge might change everything…The Afterlife of Holly Chase is a witty, poignant, and insightful novel about life, love, and seizing second (or third) chances, perfect for readers who loved Before I Fall or Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares.

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Author

Cynthia Hand

Pages

416

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2017-10-24

ISBN

0062318527 9780062318527

Ratings

Google: 4

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"🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 My favorite Christmas book so far! I loved the way it was so intertwined with the original Christmas Carol. I am not “a christmas carol expert” but I enjoyed it fully (obviously)."

Abby

"Dnf. Got to chapter 11 and just stopped. Even though this story was a twist on a popular Christmas classic it didn't feel Christmassy at all to me. There was no warm fires or cold nights just not really any holiday feels at all. I didn't like the main scrooge character which is to be expected but a good/bad character is one you love to hate. She just didn't cut it. The story was bland and predictable. The summary was great though I mean Iv never seen were someone didn't choose to be good in the end but honestly I'm sure she does before the book is over just don't feel like reading to find out. I found myself daydreaming and forcing to read on and I dont enjoy books that way. I was looking for that modern but still classic Christmas bliss and there wasn't any atmosphere to this book."

Ashley

"This was such a good book. I liked it more than I thought I would! I would definitely read it again and recommend it!"

Aurelia

"Good book if you like romance and fiction books. Also if you like the play/movie Scrooge: A Christmas carol "

Karla Simon Saufley

"All great literature seeks to answer this question: "What does it mean to be human?"<br/>Holly Chase is dead. She's essentially a zombie. In her afterlife, she goes on a journey to discover what it means to be human again. This book is a celebration of being alive with a super cute romance thrown into the mix. It's the best type of romance, where BOTH people bring out the best in each other! There's also some fantasy/supernatural elements, and all together it makes the best Christmas read!! Seriously, if you even remotely like the YA genre, then you need to pick up this book next Christmas! There's so many lovable characters that have very satisfying character development!"

Joanna Highfill

"To be clear, I don’t like this book. I recommended it for an ask about least favorite books. "

Indigo Hansen

"Really good book, well written, had love.. a twist in the story and a new take on a classic..."

Jennifer Zephi

"Love this modern retelling of a timeless classic!!"

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"OMG. This book had so many moments where I wanted to throw to the other end of my room and never look back at it, but I didn’t. I didn’t evened put it down. That’s how good it was."

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Jennifer Hirschy