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poisonviolet's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I am so unsteady writing this. This book felt like the warmest hug from a long-lost friend. I cried, squealed, jumped up and down, and cried some more. I am so deeply in love with these characters and comforted by the author's brilliant and beautiful words. I will likely never recover from this one... so many tears have stained these pages. Long story short, read this book but be prepared for tears and an existential crisis.
The aches hanging heavy in my chest after reading this are inspired to write stories that make readers feel just like this.
THANK YOU TANYA BYRNE, YOU ARE A GENIUS
Moderate: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
martereadsbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
williamabookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Suicide
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Classism
amazelan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
1.0
j'ai trouvé l'écriture banale, vraiment pas incroyable. en fait c'est très YA dans le sens cliché du terme, même si j'arriverais pas à exprimer précisément pourquoi.
et surtout, surtout, la romance m'a fait ni chaud ni froid. c'est trop rapide, irréaliste, et si niais?? trop pour moi en tout cas. le fait que ça soit l'élément central du livre explique pourquoi je l'ai si peu aimé. en +, les personnages sont complètement définies par la romance, j'ai pas réussi à m'y attacher ou à ressentir quoique ce soit quand il leur arrivait des trucs. et du coup les personnages secondaires sont pas du tout creusé.es, ce qui est carrément dommage vu qu'au moins elleux auraient pas été défini.es par l'amour.
c'est dommage parce que le début vend du suspense, un univers intéressant. mais au final l'univers est pas du tout exploré, on apprend rien dessus. et après le début on doit attendre 100 pages (sur 289 pour l'ebook) pour qu'il y ait un tout petit peu d'action. couvert, toujours, sous le rose bonbon de la romance.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Suicide and Terminal illness
irisvdn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is so good, I'm literally still crying. Tanya really knows how to make us love each character in the book, and I felt every emotion I was supposed to feel
Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail
anniereads221's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Transphobia, and Vomit
thelongautumn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death and Car accident
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
caseythereader'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? No
3.75
- AFTERLOVE is, somehow, the Kill Your Gays book I didn't know I needed.
- Ash and Poppy's love story burns fast and bright, and knowing from the first page that Ash was going to die makes it both worse and better.
- I kind of wish this was an adult novel instead of YA so the world and logistics of the reaper system could have been rounded out more. However, the intensity of teenage feelings was perfect for this short and painfully sweet story.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
jazminnnnnnn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Car accident
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail