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Brieven aan de duisternis by Brigid Kemmerer

16 reviews

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

4.0

 Finished reading: October 22nd 2023

“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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

hmbird's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

This is my favorite book. I have emotionally connected with the characters and I love that it has made me so happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

sophiecatherine's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

Only four stars because it was definitely somewhat chaotic and had its lengths. Also, all the extra drama at the end was unnecessary and disgusting, ngl. But except for that, this was an enjoyable reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

sadiegenene25's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This book makes me cry every time. I check it out from the library at least five times a year (I really should just buy it at this point) and it never fails to make me laugh, cry, everything in between. I love that the author lets her character grieve in a way that is messy and angry and not set on a timeline or constrained by any social status quo. These characters are not perfect, but they're so real and raw, and I like it better that way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing

psliz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

loved loved loved. had me fangirling and crying. just perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Pregnancy

czoltak's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Declan Murphy has my whole heart 💙💚💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

lyla_wicks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

this book was really cute, and i liked seeing how declan and juliet found a comfort in each other, however i wish that we had more content of them in person. i really liked the element of what happened with juliet’s mum (and i loved the plot twist), but i do think that everything happened a bit too quickly at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

rainbow10's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• 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

A fairly short, easy book to get into. Sad in some places, funny in others but really sweet 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt