THE AFTERLIFE OF MAL CALDERA

EJ Lavery brings to life or, rather, death this danse macabre of a tale. Chapters are framed by the 10 stages of grief and follow former wild-child rock star Mal Caldera as she processes her afterlife and what got her there. Even though it's safer for everyone if she stays among the thriving ghost community, she can't help trying to reach out to her sister, Cris, or getting a little too close to medium Ren Takahashi. Lavery gives Mal a somber yet confident voice. She also provides some fun voices for the large cast of ghosts, who include a hippie, a flapper, and a British aristocrat. Lavery's pronunciation of Spanish words is far more accurate than her attempts at the sparse Japanese. S.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2024]