"Fun Home meets Ghost in this queer love story about Ezra, the trans son of Jewish funeral directors, who can see ghosts, and the handsome widow he is trying not to fall in love with"
God I love reading quirky queer high-concept books! Shelly Jay Shore’s novel is a lovely mix of supernatural and slice of life, bringing together the melodramatic and the relatable: from ghosts to gossipy group chats, the novel keeps surprising you with revelations of family secrets, births, deaths, accidents and tragedies – even Ezra says his life is ‘like a soap opera’.
But at its heart, the book is interested in chronicling the movements of relationships – particularly family dynamics, and a very sweet romantic story-line which included beautifully tender scenes between the two of them which have lingered with me even after I finished the book. I really want angelic Jonathan to fall in love with me!
It’s always a wonderful experience to read a trans main character, and Ezra is both recognisable and unique in his queerness, and the way the book explores his relationship to his family, body, and intimacy.
I kept looking forward to reading this and am excited to read whatever Shelly Jay Shore writes next.
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Rule #1: They can't speak. | Rule #2: They can't move. | Rule #3: They can't hurt you.
Rule #1: They can't speak. | Rule #2: They can't move. | Rule #3: They can't hurt you. Ezra Friedman can see ghosts - which made growing up in a funeral home complicated, especially with his grandfather's ghost giving disapproving looks at every choice he makes from his taste in boyfriends to his HRT-induced second puberty.
Rules for Ghosting features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, General Fiction, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Humorous Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, LGBTQ+ Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. In Stock.
Rules for Ghosting was written by Shelly Jay Shore and published by Trapeze an imprint of Orion
Rules for Ghosting has 400 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
