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amberinpieces's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Medical content, Domestic abuse, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Blood
chris_reads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This cover is absolutely gorgeous. If only the mc wasn't such a pain in the ass. She has problems, sure, but she takes out all her negative feelings on everyone trying to help her. This had everything going for it. Amazing premise, covers important topics, and some much needed representation, so I wish I could have liked it more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Car accident, War, and Adult/minor relationship
amobrien's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.25
Thank you Netgalley for providing a digital ARC.
House of Yesterday is an emotional, gripping story about addressing grief and the ghosts of generational trauma.
Sara begins to uncover family secrets when she walks into an old house her family business means to renovate. The writing is beautiful and compelling and the story is heartbreaking and hopefully — overall, it's a read I highly recommend!
House of Yesterday is an emotional, gripping story about addressing grief and the ghosts of generational trauma.
Sara begins to uncover family secrets when she walks into an old house her family business means to renovate. The writing is beautiful and compelling and the story is heartbreaking and hopefully — overall, it's a read I highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
Thanks to Books Forward PR for the free advance copy of this book.
- HOUSE OF YESTERDAY is such a unique book, and it's also an emotional gut punch.
- I loved how the magical elements slowly unraveled the secrets of Sara's family in a way that kept me turning the pages.
- This book is not just a mystery, it's also an exploration of family - of both losing it and finding it - and how you can have both good and bad experiences within one family (or even both with one person).
- Please do check the content warnings on this one, as it's quite heavy for a YA novel. It's really worth it though if you can, for both the story and the representation of cultures and experiences we don't often see in books.
- HOUSE OF YESTERDAY is such a unique book, and it's also an emotional gut punch.
- I loved how the magical elements slowly unraveled the secrets of Sara's family in a way that kept me turning the pages.
- This book is not just a mystery, it's also an exploration of family - of both losing it and finding it - and how you can have both good and bad experiences within one family (or even both with one person).
- Please do check the content warnings on this one, as it's quite heavy for a YA novel. It's really worth it though if you can, for both the story and the representation of cultures and experiences we don't often see in books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy
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