The Afterlife of Mal Caldera, Nadi Reed Perez
The Afterlife of Mal Caldera, Nadi Reed Perez
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The Afterlife of Mal Caldera

Author: Nadi Reed Perez

Narrator: EJ Lavery

Unabridged: 12 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

Mal's life is over. Her afterlife is only just beginning… By turns irreverently funny and deeply moving, this debut contemporary fantasy is perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Mal Caldera—former rockstar, retired wild-child and excommunicated black sheep of her Catholic family—is dead. Not that she cares. She only feels bad that her younger sister, Cris, has been left to pick up the pieces Mal left behind. While her fellow ghosts party their afterlives away at an abandoned mansion they call the Haunt, Mal is determined to make contact with Cris from beyond the grave. She enlists the help of a reluctant local medium, Ren, and together, they concoct a plan to pass on a message to Cris. But the more time they spend together, the more they begin to wonder what might have been if they'd met before Mal died. Mal knows it’s wrong to hold on so tightly to her old life. Bad things happen to ghosts who interfere with the living, and Mal can't help wondering if she’s hurting the people she loves by hanging around, haunting their lives. But Mal has always been selfish, and letting go might just be the hardest thing she's ever had to do.

About Nadi Reed Perez

Nadi Reed Perez was a 2020 Pitch Wars mentee and writes for The Call of the Flame, a high fantasy audio drama. They live near Denver with their two cats and a few probable ghosts.

About EJ Lavery

EJ Lavery is an audiobook narrator who records titles in a broad range of genres, including thriller, romcom, and middle-grade fiction. A former disc jockey for a mid-Michigan Top 40 radio station, her fifteen-year career in theater has given her the opportunity to inhabit many lives. She has also sung at several prestigious venues, including The Kennedy Center, Disney World, Carnegie Hall, and the Vienna Music Hall.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh on June 12, 2024

In a Nutshell: A contemporary fantasy featuring a ghost in the afterlife. Unusual plot, interesting characters, powerful themes. Unfortunately, the writing style didn’t work that much for me. But to the right reader, this should offer much to ponder upon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plot Preview: Mal......more

Goodreads review by JulesGP on July 23, 2024

Mal Caldera is dead and this book is the story of what happens next to her. At first, she is determined to somehow connect with the living side, especially her sister, Cris, because there are unsaid things Mal desperately wants Cris to know. In the meantime, she learns the ways of ghost-life from th......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on July 09, 2024

This book could have been good if it was actually about what the synopsis promises. And I wouldn't penalize a book for the sin of simply being about something that the synopsis did not suggest. But the vast majority of the 450 pages were about the minutiae of ghosts dancing and playing in a band and......more

Goodreads review by Geonn on June 17, 2024

This book was actually really great. I went in worried it would be "great hook, overwhelmed by generic romance plot," but it absolutely avoids that trap for something unique and cool. ("Unique," he says, right before he compares it to two TV shows). The first bit reminded me a *lot* of the Dead Like......more

Quotes

"EJ Lavery brings to life or, rather, death this danse macabre of a tale. Lavery gives Mal a somber yet confident voice. She also provides some fun voices for the large cast of ghosts, who include a hippie, a flapper, and a British aristocrat." - Audiofile Magazine

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