Reviews with content warning for Child death - Under the Whispering Door

I loooooovvvveeeee thisssss book......🩷🩷
TJ klune never disappoints. He always made me cry while I read his book. I always stared at the wall after finishing his books. I always wished there was a sequel (for standalones) for that particular book. Same goes here.
This is the best. I enjoyed this book from the very first page to the last page. I'm glad I bought this book and I read it.
There are so many quotable sentences or paragraphs in this book. And that paragraphs or sentences always made sense. There are so many funny scenarios and also so many emotional scenarios. Especially at the final few chapters. I always teared up. And I cried after finishing this book.
All the characters - Wallace, Hugo, Mei, Nelson, Apollo etc... They were very loving and kind and cute and also sassy at the same time. There are other side characters in this book as they are as important as the main characters, all of them are not likeable. But most of them are loveable. Someone of them,

who are already dead, will make your heart tear into pieces just by hearing their story.

And the final chapters, there were so many twists and turns, I wish I could say out loud, but I can't because it will be spoilers.

I cried when Apollo and Nelson crossed the door. I wept hard. I wanted them to stay a little longer. But as hugo and wallace said, that may felt like home or they felt like they are free. We don't know anything.

I wish there were a sequel. Delving into more of Hugo's and Wallace's love story, they being lovey dovey, and also more about Mei. And more new guests.
I Wishhhh...
Anyways... Thank you TJ Klune fo writing this book..
Goodbye Wallace & Hugo, Mei, Nelson, Apollo, & Charon's Crossing..

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cassielaj's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

Let me first say that I was fragile while reading this, dealing with some grief of my own, and this book was exactly what I needed in that time. It is a beautiful, hopeful reflection on life, death, and grief, filled with some of the loveliest characters who burrowed their ways into my heart.

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nationalpike's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.5

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kaneebli's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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jayne17's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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scovey24's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad 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

5.0

I am struggling to find the right words to describe this novel. I can think of a few - perfect, excellent, inspiring - but none truly capture the way this book made me feel. This book dug down into the pit of my soul and asked me to examine my own grief through new eyes. Reading this has healed parts of me that I didn’t know were broken. With laughter and lots (and I mean LOTS) of tears, this novel holds the reader’s hand and guides them through the process of life and loss in a way no other book has. To call this story beautiful is the understatement of a century. It is life-changing and impossibly simple.

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annafieldsforever's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

BRB crying forever. I don’t know how TJ Klune does it but he does and I’m grateful to have someone with this kind of storytelling ability among us today.

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sandysmith's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

It's a really quirky, beautifully written read, but if death is a trigger for you, then give it a miss. It's about Wallace, a cold friendless corporate lawyer who likes it that way who has a heart attack and dies. He doesn't accept this but is collected by Reaper Mai at his funeral, who takes him to the Ferryman Hugo. He meets various other ghosts, mainly Nelson, Hugos' grandad, and Hugos' dog Apollo who together they help him come to terms with his death and become a better person, hopefully allowing him to cross over. So very thought-provoking about grief, relationships, friendships, and so much more. Uplifting and the best bisexual storyline I've read. I loved it, a big hug in a book, comforting and a massive tear jerker. A perfect modern fairy tale esq book. Smashing.

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