Dandelion Is Dead: A Novel about Life

By Rosie Storey

Book Overview

"Dandelion is Dead is breathtakingly original. A brilliant premise, smart, funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. I adored it."
--Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country

Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead.

When Poppy discovers unanswered messages from a charming stranger in her late sister's dating app, she makes an impulsive choice: She'll meet him, just once, on what would have been Dandelion's fortieth birthday. It's exactly the kind of wild adventure her vivacious sister would have pushed her toward.

Jake is ready to find something real--and not least because his ex-wife's twentysomething boyfriend has moved into their old family home. When he meets the intriguing woman who calls herself Dandelion, their connection is undeniable, and he can think of little else.

As their relationship deepens, Poppy finds herself trapped in a double life she never meant to create. Every moment with Jake feels genuine, electric, and totally right--despite the fact they're tangled in deceit. As the lines between grief and love blur, Poppy faces a choice: keep her sister's memory alive through her lies, or risk everything for a chance at her own happiness?

With sparkling wit and aching tenderness, debut author Rosie Storey gives us a modern love story about the courage it takes to live again after loss and finding hope in the most unexpected places.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593954343
• ISBN13: 9780593954348
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Not the Item I ordered

Please contact me. 1 315 628 5972, during Theresa Free Library hours. I ordered a hardcover of this book and a paperback arrived. We are a very small public library and this copy can't be used. I'd gladly return it. I can wait for a hard cover. I did PAY for the hard cover. Also, we can NOT use books that don't have an ISBN# It is an advanced proof copy and they are illegal to sell and yet someone did. Please send me an address so that I may return this book! or at least credit my account!

3.5 stars

DANDELION IS DEAD by Rosie Storey This one is a mess, but in a good way? IDK if posing as your dead sister to meet a guy she matched with on a dating app is the best way to process your grief, but that’s what Poppy Greene has done. She goes on a date with Jake and (not surprisingly) hits it off with him. Of course this all ends in disaster and heart break (duh). One on hand I appreciate the full spectrum of emotions the characters go through; guilt, shame, love, loss, anger, self destruction, longing, forgiveness. It’s not the typical sappy romance either (thankfully). Poppy and Jake are flawed in a realistic way, and their actions were (somewhat) understandable. On the other hand, these are grown a** adults making dumb a** choices. They’re doing everything, but seeking therapy to process their emotions/problems. In short this was good, but not good enough (for me) to give it a higher rating. Love the cover though! Rating: 3.5/5 ⭐️ **ARC courtesy of Goodreads and BerkleyPub giveaway