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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
I absolutely adore Lia Louis, her characters and her writing in general. She builds the most beautiful stories with the most heart warming characters. The Key To My Heart is a book that discusses grief and how we navigate it, how to rebuild your life, and how to continue living and loving.
While this is my least favourite of Louis’ books so far, it was still beautiful. The first half was a bit slow, learning about the characters and their grief, but the second half the story really unfolded and destoryed my heart and put it all back together.
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Lia Louis for providing the ARC.
Lia Louis is perfect at crafting heartfelt stories that tug on your heartstrings, and this one is no different. The way she weaves Natalie's story is amazing and visceral. You can feel her raw emotion depicted through Louis' masterful writing, You see how strong and resilient she is, and how deeply the death of her husband affected her. While this book is a love story, it's also a story of growth, change, and acceptance.
Another beautiful story from Louis.
Lia Louis is perfect at crafting heartfelt stories that tug on your heartstrings, and this one is no different. The way she weaves Natalie's story is amazing and visceral. You can feel her raw emotion depicted through Louis' masterful writing, You see how strong and resilient she is, and how deeply the death of her husband affected her. While this book is a love story, it's also a story of growth, change, and acceptance.
Another beautiful story from Louis.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed the way loss was portrayed in this novel. Losing someone is never easy however I didn't like the drama in this book. It felt very young for their characters. I also am not a fan of getting into a relationship with someone while you are grieving. Please take the time to let go and get therapy. Just work on yourself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Car accident
Moderate: Abandonment
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This love story was adorable. Natalie's journey through grief felt so believable and real. I think that the main issue I had with the book was the piano music thing, just felt toooo far fetched for me but other than that it was great. I also loved the final gesture from the male MC.