Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death - by Maria Vale (Paperback)

About the Book

"Death needs a do-over. Azrael--Grim Reaper, Destroyer, Angel of Death--has messed up. Instead of taking Molly Molloy's soul, he accidentally saves her from choking on a chicken wing. Molly has been visited by Death before. He took her parents, her grandparents. Her first love. But now this utterly unexceptional waitress at a restaurant in New York can see him. Touch him. Talk to him. Say 'no' to him. Make him doubt. The Powers that Be are waiting for Death to fix his mistake but before he can, he makes one more...He falls in love"--

Book Synopsis

"A weird, adorable stunner of a romance." -- The New York Times

Death needs a do-over.

Azrael--Grim Reaper, Destroyer, Angel of Death--has messed up. Instead of taking Molly Molloy's soul, he accidentally saves her from choking on a chicken wing.

Molly has been visited by Death before. He took her parents, her grandparents. Her first love.

But now this utterly unexceptional waitress at a breastaurant in New York can see him. Touch him. Talk to him. Say 'no' to him. Make him doubt.

The Powers that Be are waiting for Death to fix his mistake but before he can, he makes one more...

He falls in love.

Review Quotes

A New York Times Best Romance of 2023

"In a year full of very funny books, Maria Vale's Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death was hands down the funniest, as sharp and stunning as a bracing slap to the face." -- Olivia Waite, New York Times Book Review

"A thought-provoking, wonder-filled celebration of the circle of life." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review

"Molly Molloy is a quiet masterpiece, an otherworldly story that feels intimate and strange and real all at once. One read isn't enough." --Adriana Anders, Award-winning author of Whiteout.

"Heartbreaking and humorous, Molly Molloy is as unexpected as it is gorgeous. I adored this book." -- Josephine Angelini, bestselling author of the Starcrossed series.