Breakaway Books

Authored by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka; Published December 2025; Romance

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Seeing Other People is the second book I’ve read in the past year that features a romance possible only because of supernatural phenomena. It’s a very specific type of romance, but I think this novel capitalizes on its ability to bend reality with aplomb.

In Seeing Other People, Morgan’s date goes very, very badly. Zach is nice enough, and they part ways as friends—and then, he dies. And begins to haunt Morgan. What starts as an innocuous shifting of her stuff and an unseasonable chill in her apartment becomes severe enough to drive her roommate, and her roommate’s half of the rent, out. Morgan seeks assistance at a haunting support group and meets Sawyer, who is desperate to keep the ghost of his fiance in his life. Together, the two help both of their ghosts close out the business that keeps them tied to this earth and learn how to grieve well in the process.

I would not read this novel for the romance. Morgan and Sawyer go from 0 to 60 in no time at all, from strangers to soulmates in about two weeks. The lack of build up felt a little strange to me, like the getting-to-know-you part of the relationship was missing in its entirety. As with many romances, I also am not enamored with the male lead, who doesn’t quite seem to have the complexity and richness of character that Morgan does. I did appreciate that the two clearly come to this relationship with serious baggage, and they have to deal with it to have even a chance at a romantic relationship. That part rings true when it comes to adult relationships: You can’t just start completely fresh. Morgan’s fear of commitment is, at times, confusingly severe, but unfortunately familiar—who hasn’t had the urge to avoid a relationship rather than risk failure?

I would read this novel to think about grief and growth. Sawyer comes off as rationally irrational, because he has lost the love of his life, and it is impossible to know how any of us would react in the same circumstances. His desperation to cling to his ghost is tear-jerking—and obviously misguided. As frustrated as I got with him, I couldn’t hang on to my negative feelings, because I couldn’t imagine how devastated I would be in the same situation. But it’s Morgan’s ghost Zach who shows a different way to grieve. As Morgan and Sawyer meet his family and friends, they rejoice at the memory of Zach’s life, even if the joy is wrapped in tears. I hope that when I lose those closest to me, I can get to that point of grief, where I can delight in their memory even as I feel the pain of their absence. Because of this journey, Zach becomes a surprisingly beloved part of this novel for me. I found him annoying at first but, inevitably, heroic by the end.

Seeing Other People is not a happy-go-lucky romance, but you will certainly feel it in your bones.