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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
“Death is not the end of us.”
A tragic yet beautiful and poetic tale of two souls in purgatory. This is a story of love, closure, forgiveness and healing. It captures the rawness of mental health and repercussion of toxic family relationships. I felt connected to the story and characters, and felt every emotion to my core. To me, this was pure perfection, and although I’m sad this story is over, my heart is full knowing these characters got the closure they deserved.
A tragic yet beautiful and poetic tale of two souls in purgatory. This is a story of love, closure, forgiveness and healing. It captures the rawness of mental health and repercussion of toxic family relationships. I felt connected to the story and characters, and felt every emotion to my core. To me, this was pure perfection, and although I’m sad this story is over, my heart is full knowing these characters got the closure they deserved.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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
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challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
girly wrenching my beautiful :’)
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Yes
“Life is a circus of betrayal and dread. Nothing good stays and nothing bad ever really goes. Death is nothing more than a somber replay of it all. An ode to the closing of that very last chapter you perhaps never did get to finish. Is there anything quite as sad as that? A story left unfinished.”
“He is a ballad of phantoms… and, perhaps, one of hope.”
Unfortunately I had to give up on this one. I'm not sure if I wasn't in the right mood for this story but I was painfully bored. I adored Fabric of our Souls and this story is just as beautifully written but I struggled to connect and care for the main characters and their romance. They both have dark and harrowed pasts, and the romanticization of healing yourself even in death was a captivating premise, but their journey fell flat for me. I think this suffered from two things. One, it should have been a novella and therefore much shorter. Especially because, and this is my second issue, there was no intriguing plot besides their love tragic love story.
“This lovely phantom is the very image of tragedy. She is a ballad of mournful movements, bones, and tattered lace—a symphony unlike any I’ve endured.”
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
“He is a ballad of phantoms… and, perhaps, one of hope.”
Unfortunately I had to give up on this one. I'm not sure if I wasn't in the right mood for this story but I was painfully bored. I adored Fabric of our Souls and this story is just as beautifully written but I struggled to connect and care for the main characters and their romance. They both have dark and harrowed pasts, and the romanticization of healing yourself even in death was a captivating premise, but their journey fell flat for me. I think this suffered from two things. One, it should have been a novella and therefore much shorter. Especially because, and this is my second issue, there was no intriguing plot besides their love tragic love story.
“This lovely phantom is the very image of tragedy. She is a ballad of mournful movements, bones, and tattered lace—a symphony unlike any I’ve endured.”
“I want my love to haunt you. Until the stars die—until all the water in the ocean dries and we’re all that’s left in this cruel, dark world.”
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
tense
slow-paced