caitbrat'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
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
briely'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Child death and Medical trauma
jlaz_13's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Self harm
Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Confinement, and Animal death
tinybrito's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
sugus_al_limone'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Death, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
batwinggoth's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Car accident, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Self harm
The book is centered around dead people and meeting people from all walks of life as they die in various ways - understanding and helping them process their dead and pass. Most characters are complicated and real with great detail of their emotions, feelings, and inner dialogue and they process their life and what happened to them or what they're currently going through. There's a childSpoiler
who died from terminal illness whose mother is actively grieving and constantly visiting the tea shop (central setting of the book).Spoiler
murdered in an ally who recounts his death and expresses his extreme anger drastically.Spoiler
by his parents and experiences a sudden loss of his partner in the hospital and ends up dying by suicide due to his overwhelming grief.Spoiler
is only in reference to a man and a woman who visit their tea shop often and constantly hits on Hugo in inappropriate ways and in one instance the man even says he'll 'wear him down' despite Hugo already rejecting him multiple times.Spoiler
is only mentioned because a main character, Apollo, is a ghost dog who had passed.tori_spring'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders
kerrygetsliterary's review
- 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
5.0
This is a very character-driven story, and while those usually aren't my favorite, I loved this one. The characters were so well written and thoroughly developed, and I fell in love with all of them. Nelson cracked me up!
Themes of grief, joy, love, found family, and hope are all prominent here. I loved this book and highlyrecommend it!
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Medical trauma, Murder, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent and Car accident
stellarheroics's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer
cultbyproxy's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders