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2026 Book 23 - Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegmund-Broka

Well, this one made me cry multiple times. Emotionally exhausting, but enjoyable. I’m a big fan of this writing duo.

Morgan is being haunted by Zach, a guy she met for one, non-remarkable date. He’s ruining her life by driving away her roommate, which puts her at risk of becoming homeless since she can’t afford rent on her own. He can’t remember his past and feels just as miserable about the situation as Morgan. In an attempt to find a solution she goes to a paranormal support group, where she meets Sawyer. He’s being haunted by his fiancée, who died five years ago. Unlike Morgan, he doesn’t want his ghost to leave, and he’s troubled because she seems to be fading. 

The book is an exploration on loss, living, letting go, facing fears, and self discovery. Sawyer was a potter before his fiancée died, but his life stopped with Kennedy’s death. His yard is overgrown with dead plants and trees. He’s isolated himself from his friends and family.

Morgan has spent her life flitting from thing to thing, place to place, feeling like a failure for not having it all figured out. She loves gardening, and Sawyer needs someone to de-creepify his front yard. She needs a place to live, since Zach has made it impossible to stay in her apartment. She moves into his pottery studio/guest house and they clumsily help each other. While trying to solve the mystery of why Zach and Kennedy appear to be stuck, they see how they both have also been stagnant, and that living doesn’t mean simply being alive. (9)

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