The Death of Death

Sweet story, faintly predictable but enjoyable. However, the peppering of frequent grammatical and syntax errors made some passages very irritating...honestly, it read more like Gaiman-esqe fanfic than professional literature.

There are too many conflicting statements made in regard to character and scene development. I understand the age group this book was written for is young but the structure of the story makes no sense for any age group. Entirely too many descriptives used. Way too many run on sentences. I wanted to erase this story from my library after the first paragraph but the ONLY reason I continued was to find out if the writing got any better. Unfortunately it did not. The idea for the story was good but it was poorly written and the author got off topic in a lot of areas. The scenes and descriptions of all aspects were poorly set up. Once the twist is revealed the rest of the story makes no sense and honestly half of the story could have been left out altogether. Don't waste your time reading this unless you feel like losing a lot of brain cells.

The suspenseful story was great. Though I thought the use of adjectives was dry and overused. At first I thought a 12 year old had written it. I also thought the sentence fluency was poor. I am in love with the plot and I wish the author would have carried it out more.

The bittersweet story of a psychopomp with an identity crisis.

In some ways "The Death of Death" answers the questions of what lies beyond or at least gives an explanation on how we get to whatever form of afterlife there is. I was very drawn to the cover art and the "inspired by" mention of Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton but I would say Parker surpasses imitation into his own unique gothic style

I ended this book with tears in my eyes as I read the last few words in the last chapter. Not many books are still able to make me do that so I have given "The Death of Death" five stars as it so very much deserves.

I just couldn't get into this book. The writing was very unpolished. It was like reading a high school English paper. I couldn't even make it past the first chapter. The characters didn't speak in unique voices. The author used the same tone and vernacular for a 12 year old that she used for a timeless death guide. It was just too unprofessional and uninteresting.

I love the cover, but the concept flopped for me.

A little bit short but otherwise I liked it was sad but had a happy ending I thought it could have gone on about if Tabitha became a guide or no and if she he did did she figure out the guide www as her sister.I would love a sexual

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

I quite enjoyed this book. It was quite short, at only 32 pages, but it managed to stuff a lot of story into not a lot of words, and it was paced quite well.

It begins with the death guide meeting a young girl who has cancer, and telling her she will die in only a couple days' time. The girl takes the news quite well, but she continues to ask the death guide all sorts of questions. The guide is not usually asked questions, so these spark her own curiosity. She then returns home, and no one can tell her who she is or how she died, only how they did.

I thought the story was fascinating. It's tragic and sad, and me reading it under the covers when it would be wiser to be asleep, it was creepy and haunting. It is such a different story than anything else I've seen, though, and it will probably continue to poke at my thoughts for a while yet.

Overall, it was just very thought-provoking and sweet. Definitely a quick, easy read, but not one you'll forget as fast as you can read it. Originally posted on Every Book You Need to Read and More at:[...]

Great story. When a death guide visits young Tabitha to let her know about her impending death, Tabitha asks the guide a lot of questions. The guide does not know the answers and agrees to find out the answers before she returns to take Tabitha on to the next realm. Tabitha wanted to know who the death guide was, things like her name and her story, but the young guide has no memories... After returning, she speaks with other guides and eventually Death himself to find out who she was.

When she returns to collect Tabitha, she still doesn't have the answers, until Tabitha tells the guide a story. When she is finished, all is revealed and the mystery is solved.

This is such a cute book. I seriously can't wait for my 7-year-old​ daughter to be old enough to read it. I would suggest that this book would be good for ages 10+...

Great writing and story line. I could see a whole series map out in my head. Great Job!!

Reviewed by Cryssy

A wonderfully thoughtful story. Why is the collector not aware of their own death or name? That is the question posed by the young girl whose death is imminent. Beautifully written and well worth a read.