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History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

12 reviews

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

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

3.0

I wanted to read this book because I wanted to read more of authors work that I enjoyed previously. I liked the Death-Cast series, and I liked Adam’s collab work with Becky Albertalli. This book was in Waterstones when I last visited and decided to try this out. This book was okay, I just wanted more.  

Griffen has lost his first love in a drowning accident. Theo was his best friend, his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with. Now, reeling from grief and worsening OCD, Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help. Theo’s new boyfriend. But as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated, dangerous truths begin to surface. Griffin must make a choice: confront the past, or miss out on the future. 

I liked the idea of how to move on after losing someone close to you especially like a first love, that’s what Theo was to Griffin. I liked Adam’s writing style when it comes to mental health and Griffin’s OCD and how Theo, Wade and Jackson all want to help him and will accommodate his way to help him. I loved that there was no homophobia whatsoever, no unsupportive parents and everyone seemed to care about their children in this book – which is a refreshing change compared to other LGBT books I've read where there is always one family member or one friend who is lowkey homophobic. I liked that this book was emotional and tugging on the heartstrings. 

I didn’t like the jumps between History and Today, I would have liked it to be one consistent story with the start being from the beginning or at the end and starting with him moving on. I didn’t like the love triangle/square thing. I wanted it to die, and it just went on and on and on. I would have liked a happy ending, I feel like all I read from Adam is depressing books and I just want a happy gay love story from him. I would have liked this book to be a self-development of Griffin and that he didn’t need anyone to be happy, but instead he was just flopping between Jackson and Wade which didn’t feel great. 

I will be reading more of Adam’s work, especially with the Death-Cast 3 being announced, but this wasn’t his best work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

vish2694's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Homophobia

s1ck4n's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcohol

virgilsinferno's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia

besotted's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Abortion, and Outing

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

mxbluet18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Trigger warnings for History is All You Left Me include: abortion, biphobia, compulsions, death, drowning, grief,
homophobia, loss of a loved one; OCD, panic attacks; sex and statutory rape.
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This book follows two main characters, one of whom is alive, and the other is dead. It follows the story of Griffin and his ex-boyfriend Theo. 
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Griffin is OCD, panic attacks and a delusional disorder. And he is in love with his oldest friend Theo, even after Theo has moved on, and even after his death.
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It follows the lives of Griffin and Theo, Wade and Jackson. The way their lives intersected, and impacted on each other, and the impact Theo had on each of their lives too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness

addyisnothere's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion

ocelot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

rayne_1906's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

Audiobook - 5 hours 27 minutes - My favourite book by Adam Silvera that I have read so far. I think the depiction of grief was well done, and I definitely emotionally connected to all the characters. The ending seemed to spring fairly significant events on the reader all at once, which I feel could have been alluded to better in order to make the story feel more cohesive, but I can understand if this was an artistic choice of the author. Grief isn't cohesive. A very good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Abortion