Daisy Cooper's Rules for Living is a hilarious and heartwarming novel about a woman who tries to follow a set of self-imposed rules to achieve happiness. But life has other plans for her, and she soon finds herself in a series of hilarious and awkward situations that challenge her expectations and beliefs. Daisy is a relatable and lovable character who will make you laugh out loud and root for her as she navigates the ups and downs of love, friendship, family and career. This book is a perfect read for anyone who loves a good rom-com with a twist of realism and humour.

Thank you to the publisher for my eARC copy of this book. Unfortunately I didn’t love this book and therefore didn’t finish, I just didn’t connect with this one. Not for me, sorry.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to read and review this book.

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Daisy Cooper's life changes drastically when she dies 50 years too early and finds herself in the between with Death. How will she cope with the knowledge that she is dead and how will her death impact her loved ones?

Whilst stuck in the inbetween Daisy is able to see what happens to spirits crossing over and to see how her death has impacted her best friend Violet and her family. Can she really just leave it all behind and is there any way back for her?

I found this book an interesting read as it got me questioning 'what if'. I found the fact that Death was a person very interesting and the descriptions of spirits crossing over were fascinating. It was a little predictable at the end but I still enjoyed every minute of reading this book and would recommend it.

This was a very interesting read. I start out thinking this book would be similar to The Afterlife of Holly Chase and that turned out not to be the case at all.

We're following Daisy Cooper who accidentally dies 50 odd years too early. (Death made a boo-boo)
She's absolutely devastated and struggling to come to terms with the fact that she's actually dead. However. because she's too early, she has to spend the next 50 odd years in the "in-between" essentially helping Death himself, help others pass on through the process of dying.

Whilst struggling to come to terms with dying early, Daisy keeps going back and visiting her best friend and flat mate, Violet, who suffers with depression and suicidal thoughts and Daisy was a little bit like her anchor. Grief has completely taken over Vi and Daisy is really worried about her. Luckily, Daisy's boyfriend Eric is trying to do everything he can to keep Vi on the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, Daisy doesn't realise the negative effect she's having on Violet keep trying to come back to the land of the living and keep visiting Vi only to disappear a few minutes later.

This is a pretty heartbreaking and heartwarming story all wrapped up into one. I found the beginning really interesting. The middle lost me a little bit, but then the ending really brought it back for me. There were a lot of important messages in the end of this book about grief and mental health and dealing with the loss of a loved one and the ending was my favourite part of the book.

Overall I thought the book was really well written, I just found myself losing the story a little bit in the middle and getting distracted.

TW: Grief, Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Attempted Suicide

Even if the blurb made it seem a dark story it was quite enjoyable and entertaining.
It's a bit predictable at times but the characters are interesting and the plot flows.
I recommend it.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Enjoyed this book, good read nice writing style and really appealing cover.
I will be recommending this book.

An enjoyable read and not at all as dark as the description makes it sound, this was a nice read, I just felt it could have been a bit more. The character of Death I felt needed a bit more development and structure, I think could have been a five star book if this was done and things were explained a bit clearer. A good read, 3.5 stars

3.5 stars.
This was a really easy and enjoyable read, if rather predictable.
It's definitely the kind of story that could be made into a rom com.
And whilst there's some great dark humour in parts, there were also a few things that let it down for me.
When it came to Death and him being around for millenia, he was also small and like a child during recent history, so that confused me and wasn't explained well.
And sadly the character of Death wasn't as well developed as he could have been, for me either.
It is still worth a read but it could have been even better had a few things been addressed.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A sincere thank you to the publisher, author and Netgalley for providing me with an ebook copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This is not my usual genre, I’m more into crime/thriller books and even psychological thrillers too so I am extremely pleased and grateful to them for opening up my mind to something totally different.

I enjoyed this very much. 4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

I enjoyed reading this book so please don’t let me put you off but it’s one I’d describe as “nice”. A bit plain and predictable in places and I couldn’t help but feel it could have been so much more.

I enjoyed reading this book but found that it was predictable and quite weak in some areas. This is a shame, because it had a lot going for it and could have been so much better if a few areas had been built upon a little more.

The story is about Daisy who dies after slipping on the pavement. When she gets to 'afterlife' and comes face to face with Death - who is more like a human (and a very attractive one, coincidently) she hears that she has actually died too soon and her death was a mistake on the system. She can't go back to her life but she can't move on either. Stuck in this 'limbo' she helps Death with his job.

Obviously, she falls in love with Death as she does... But she also learns a lot about her life and her family and friends.

I enjoyed some aspects of this book, but I was left with several questions once I finished reading it. I also predicted what would happen and could pre-empt the ending from very early on which is such a shame. I wish that the author had tried to be a little less obvious.

I wondered why Death seemed to have aged - he described himself as being small and like a child when he first saw a Christmas scene, so that made me wonder what was he before? Why don't we know? Did he really know everything about Daisy? Did he take her to New York because that's what he knew she always wanted to do? Or was it coincidence? Also, if Death is the one who deals with unfair deaths, then how does he have the time to go to see Daisy's family, take her to NY, go to a cottage with her? It doesn't make sense.

I think this book could have been improved hugely by just letting us know more details of the characters and letting them be a bit more multi-dimensional. Daisy's bestfriend was not well crafted, she seemed pathetic and needy and I'm sure she had other parts to her other than that but she came across as someone who would be draining to be friends with. I couldn't quite understand their connection. It would also have been better to have had Daisy's last visit home to have been slower - instead it seemed like as soon as she arrived at her boyfriend's flat she knew he had moved on... it would have had a much bigger impact if she had slowly come to realise this.

I found it easy to read, there was nothing too complex about it so it was easy to get into and follow. The storyline was interesting and enjoyable and I'm sure many will enjoy it. I would have loved for there to have been a little more depth within the story.

Rules for living and dying too. This was an unusual book about life after death and being Grim Reapers
I did have one issue with the storyline though. Death says he has been around for millennia. But, he also remembers our Middle Ages as when he was a child. And the question then arises, who was death before Death?
I liked the Rules but Daisy should never have gone back even as her part ghost. As she came to realise, it is just too hard for those left behind.
Overall, a well written book but please address the plot issues.

Overall rating - ⭐⭐⭐.5 stars

Thank you NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for this ARC.

It was a unique story. A girl Daisy who was not supposed to die did and her life as we know it didn't end there. It just started. Honestly, I liked this book. The concept is somewhat new and the dialogues kept me pretty engaged. Daisy's afterlife was more interesting and romantic(somewhat) than her time on the the good Ole earth. It was witty and Tamsin Keily did justice to this darkly humorous rom com/ woman's fiction. I will absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for something different to read. Hope you all like it too.
Happy reading!

It's a book on death but it is actually quite... joyful and I found it entertaining. It was a light read, felt a bit like a rom com at times, but really enjoyable. When Daisy dies - a mistake -, she ends up becoming Death's assistant, and gets to travel to see what happens to her relatives and friends after she passed. It's written in a way that feels engaging and funny despite the topic, and it does make you think at times. Really enjoyed it.