A review by rickireadss
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

5.0

this was both heartwarming and heartbreaking. i laughed out loud SEVERAL times, but i also cried like a baby throughout. the story of grief was near and dear to my heart, and i think poston did a great job at writing florence's experience with it and making it easily relatable. i related to florence a lot and connected with her in both her position in the family (eldest sister) and her personality and struggle with anxiety & grief. i had such a great time with this book, so much so that i will definitely be picking up poston's other books. i think the part i loved most about this book, outside of how it made me cry and laugh, is that there were moments and plot points that were predictable, yet i was STILL thrown for a loop at the overall "plot twist".

⚠️: grief, death, death of parent (heart attack), bullying, panic attacks/disorder, car accident, murder, child abuse, child death, toxic relationship, infidelity
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