Review brief: Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison — a grim reaper and a guardian angel meet in a slow-burn paranormal romance

Grim Tidings centers on Darcy Moore, a Grim Reaper who has performed her duties for decades and is bone-weary of death. She wants ordinary life: mundane problems, everyday routines, the ability to feel normal. That yearning drives a risky decision—she plans to save her next charge instead of taking them to the underworld.

Gabriel Aetos is a Guardian Angel whose role is to protect mortals. He views Reapers as threats and has lost souls before because of them. When Darcy shows up at his bar, their mutual suspicion sparks immediate friction. Attraction complicates everything: a steamy first kiss turns into a slow-burn entanglement that forces both characters to reexamine their jobs, their rules, and what they'll risk for one another.

The review praises Borison's opening scene and says the cast—Darcy, Gabriel, Aelia, Nate, Frank, and others—keeps the pages moving. Expect fun banter and sexual chemistry, but also substantive emotional content. Darcy and Gabriel are portrayed in dual POV, which the reviewer felt deepened the reader's understanding of their loneliness and the cumulative toll of their supernatural roles.

Tropes listed by the reviewer: enemies to lovers, Guardian Angel x Grim Reaper, grumpy × grumpy leads, star-crossed lovers, forced partnership, and the workplace-like setting of supernatural roles ("Death But Make It Corporate"). The tone mixes humor and heat with sorrow: the romance contains swoony moments but also scenes of grief that cut deeply.

Content warnings and emotional beats

The review calls out specific emotional triggers: grief, loss, terminal illness, a fatal car accident, and physical mutilation. Those elements contribute to the book's emotional pull and create moments of heartbreak as well as comfort. The reviewer advises readers to have tissues handy for parts of the ending.

If you read paranormal romance and enjoy enemies-to-lovers dynamics with emotional stakes, Grim Tidings is recommended as a strong, affecting entry. The reviewer suggests it's a great starting point for the Ghosted series and highlights Borison's ability to balance sexy scenes with deeper reflections on fate, duty, and the cost of long-lived supernatural roles.

Book listed as published September 15, 2026 by Avon and identified as Ghosted #2.

Grim Tidings surprised the reviewer in a positive way: it combines steam and bickering with unexpected emotional depth and an ending the reviewer called swoon-worthy and moving.