Thank you very much to the publishers and Netgalley for sending me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wilson Moss entered the town’s top-secret contest in the hopes of resurrecting her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc, but that doesn’t mean she thought she’d actually win. Now Annie’s back and Wil’s ecstatic—does it even really matter that Annie ghosted her a year before she died…?
But like any contest, there are rules, and the town’s resurrected dead can only return for thirty days. When Wil discovers a loophole that means Annie might be able to stay for good, she’s desperate to keep her alive. The potential key? Their third best friend, Ryan. Forget the fact that Ryan openly hates them both, or that she and Wilson have barely spoken since that awkward time they kissed. Wil can put it aside for one month; she just needs to stop thinking about it first.
Because Wil has one summer to permanently put an end to her loneliness—it’s that, or lose her only friends…again. But along the way, she might have to face some difficult truths about Annie’s past and their friendship that, so far, she’s left buried.
I was intrigued by the odd concept of this book when I first saw it online and then saw the author was one I’d previously enjoyed a book by. So, of course I had to give it a read. It was odd, heart-warming and interesting YA book that was fun to read.
Wilson entered the town’s top-secret contest in the hopes of resurrecting her ex-best friend Annie LeBlanc, but she didn’t think she’d win. Now Annie is back and Wilson is ecstatic, even if Annie did ghost her a year before she died.
Like any contest, there are rules. The resurrected dead can only return for thirty days. But, when Wilson discovers a loophole that means Annie might be able to stay for good, she’s desperate to keep her alive. The key, their third best friend, Ryan, who openly hates them both and who hasn’t spoken to Wilson since they kissed. Wilson can put all that aside for one month, she just needs to stop thinking about it first.
I’d recommend going into this book expecting to be confused but also expecting a heart-warming story. There are so many why questions that you ask whilst reading this book and a lot of them never get an answer. But, if you suspend your belief and just sink into the story you’ll no doubt have fun reading it.
All of the characters in this book are imperfect and have their own complexities. Wilson is trying to do her best to help those around her and bring together her friendship group once again. Annie brings a little bit of morbid humour to the book. She is just as confused as us about why she has been brought back from the dead but wants to make the most of her time before it runs out. Ryan is hard to get on with at first but as the book progressed she became my favourite of the trilogy for a few reasons.
There are also a number of side characters we meet throughout the book who bring their own storylines and sometimes mysteries. This was a little addition to the book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
I had a little bit of an issue with the pacing of this book. It started out slowly which meant it was quite difficult to get into. But, as the story progresses you cannot help but be sucked into the books oddness. It really leaves you thinking, hold on how did we get here.
This is the second book I’ve read by Molly Morris and it is the second book I’ve enjoyed by her. She has a unique writing style and is certainly an author whose books I’ll be reading more of in the future.
Overall, Annie LeBlanc is Not Dead Yet is a heart-warming, whimsical tale of friendship, finding out who you are and love. I had a lot of fun reading it and would definitely recommend giving it a read.
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