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yvo_about_books's review against another edition
4.0
“One day isn't your whole life. A day is just a day.”
I've had Letters To The Lost on my TBR for years now, and even though I've enjoyed her writing in the past somehow I never actually picked it up. I guess my TBR jar thought it was time to change that... Not that I'm complaining, because I ended up having a great time reading this YA contemporary. Sure, it took me a bit longer than expected to warm up to this story and especially to one of the main characters (Juliet), but once I did things improved drastically. I do confess that I liked Declan a lot more than Juliet, and especially the bond between Rev and Declan. There was also a lot less focus on the romance than expected, which I personally didn't mind too much. Instead, Letters To The Lost is mainly about grief and trying to move on after the death of a loved one, and it includes other serious topics like (child)abuse, alcoholism, bullying and suicide. As a result, this story was a lot darker than expected, but there were some brighter moments and I especially liked the anonymous interactions between The Dark and Cemetery Girl. The emails gave the characters so much more dept, and it added a little something extra to the story. I do have to say that it was quite obvious that Declan was behind The Dark, but that might just have been me... The change in Declan's home situation was also a bit too abrupt to be completely credible, but I still liked how everything else was wrapped up in the end.
Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Child death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and War
dorkira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt
hmbird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Grief, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Car accident, Gore, Alcoholism, and Blood
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts
chloek608's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
-Young Adult high school setting
-covering hard issues like bereavement and family problems
-unlikely friends
I loved how easy this book was to read. Chapters are short and at the start of each chapter is a letter or email to read which made it very hard to set down as I kept wanting to read more. I love books that include note type parts, texts and letters etc.
There was a lot of character development and we dive head first into Juliet living with grief from her mum’s death.
Declan has a lot going on in his life and his family have never been a supportive unit which has led to some bad decision making landing him in community service, mowing grass at the cemetery.
Declan starts anonymously writing letters to Juliet and they confide in each other like no-one else before. But they come close to figuring out who each other is.
I wish there was more of a romance and that they had discovered each other earlier in the book.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicide
sophiecatherine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Grief, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
megs_baer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
mslow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Suicide attempt
rainbow10's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
tammythree's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Self harm, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt
Minor: War, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
terezar114's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Car accident, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death