Reviews tagging 'Blood'

After You by Jojo Moyes

12 reviews

bbrewer14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

As a sequel, I was concerned this book wouldn’t reach the same level that Me Before You had in my eyes. I was wrong. The first book created such a strong impression on me in regards to Louisa that I was thrilled to journey on this life after Will path. Still Me brings us to Louisa in the year or two following her time with Will and how she is recovering from the time she had with him. Grief has many stages and the love that she holds for Will as she attempts to move on from him is one that takes time. This book is relatable to anyone who is grieving and needs to find a new way and a new purpose in life. Louisa finds herself failing at keeping promises and struggling to discover what her life holds now without Will to take care of each day. She negotiates travels, new jobs, independent living, relationships (friends, lovers, support group comrades, and more) as she tries to heal from the loss of what she had hoped would be the life she wanted with Will. Louisa’s journey shares in telling the additional stories of Will’s parents, her former co-worker Nathan, her sister and nephew as well as new and very important character Lily. Highly recommend this story and looking forward to book three in the series. The final chapter should be a good read based on Jojo Moyes track record with the first two books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Drug use, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Cancer

askxtine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

A bit of a let down. I didn't feel Louisa's voice - I know the point of this book was that she lost her way, but I think it's unfair that she lost all her wit and confidence. I think the idea that her small town, low income life is shitty and she should have aspiration of "something better" and keep up with the Joneses (or Traynors, or Millers, or whatever) is a tired sentiment. And why is her family suddenly unloving, unsupportive, even to each other?  And

the invention of Lily just seemed too convenient, too desperate to make a plot related to the first book. I think this book was pigeon holed into making Will the greatest love of all time and that's not what I got from Me Before You. </Spoiler> Yeah, I just had so many problems with this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

akvolcano's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I thought this book was rather lovely. I absolutely loved the first book-this second one felt right. When someone goes through heartbreak (especially due to someone else dying), they become someone new. I thought the author did a fantastic job demonstration how Clark went through her grief. While this book wasn’t passionate, I felt that it was as it should be after Wills death. 

I loved Lily and her character.  I think it was really great for Clark and the rest of Wills family to experience her. I love Sams character, but I think he’s too good for Clark. And I hate that they are in a relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

readbycarina's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Medical content, and Stalking

bee2006's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault

wackly93's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Cancer

vikidoki's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to give jojo moyes a try. I didn’t really like the first book and when I flew through the first 40 pages of the second book I was so relieved that I could finally accommodate to her writing style but after that I just couldn’t get into it again. so I kind of had to slightly force myself through the book. I mean it deals with really serious topics that were portrayed in a manner that I perceived as respectable. the this book really dove into detail what the ending of the first book does with Louisa because it would be too good to be true for her to just live on. it was innovative and I enjoyed that Lily and Sam were introduced into the storyline. the book is pretty okay I guess, I would’ve liked it more if the writing would be different but ig im just not a Fan of jojo moyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Death, and Death of parent

alisonreadsitall's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, and Gun violence

meb1073's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

I admit that I didn’t read the first book in this series before reading this one, so some details might be lost on me. 
This book was a fun read. I enjoyed the plot, and despite not reading the first book, I caught on quickly. The characters were very unique and lovable. Even some of the background characters still easily stuck in your mind. Louisa definitely shows the struggle of being young and yet struggling with the past-especially since young love can be so strong. Even if we knew someone for a brief period of time, they can have a serious effect on our lives. She also very much showed the struggle of sudden obstacles coming your way (as they often do in life, unfortunately). 
I throughly enjoyed this author’s writing style. She made the characters and plot realistic and relatable. The book had many twists and turns, which kept me engaged. I would often think it was going to go one way, and then it wouldn’t. Since I personally related to some themes of this book, it had a special touch for me especially.
I definitely plan on reading the other books in this series and maybe even others by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment and Addiction

thatgirlemili's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexual harassment