Publisher: MacMillan-Tor/ Forge, September 21st 2021

Format: ebook

Pages: 384

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

When a reaper comes to collect Wallace Price from his own funeral, Wallace suspects he really might be dead.

Instead of leading him directly to the afterlife, the reaper takes him to a small village. On the outskirts, off the path through the woods, tucked between mountains, is a particular tea shop, run by a man named Hugo. Hugo is the tea shop’s owner to locals and the ferryman to souls who need to cross over.

But Wallace isn’t ready to abandon the life he barely lived. With Hugo’s help he finally starts to learn about all the things he missed in life.

When the Manager, a curious and powerful being, arrives at the tea shop and gives Wallace one week to cross over, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in seven days.

Under the Whispering Door is a contemporary fantasy about a ghost who refuses to cross over and the ferryman he falls in love with. 

My Review:

Thank you MacMillan-Tor/Forge for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: dark, morbid fantasy, discussions around living life to the fullest.
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Wallace has died and he has to come to terms with that. He is taken to a tea shop where he meets Hugo, a ferryman who helps spirits cross over.
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I loved Wallace’s journey in this book and how he figured out how to be a better person. Hugo was also lovely. He was compassionate and empathetic and truly just wanted to help as many as he could. The sense of humour in this book was also written in an amazing way.
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CW: death, heart attack, murder, loss of a loved one.