A review by karapillar
Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

emotional hopeful sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book left me aching. I never wanted it to end. I smiled through so much of it, and I cried real tears more than once. The writing is unique but not annoying, and the story is tragically beautiful. The only complaint I have is that I didn’t read it earlier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism