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After Life by Melissa de la Cruz

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courtneyyyyz's review

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

kfortin1211's review against another edition

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5.0

After Life is a great story within the Blue Bloods Universe. This book I binged after finally finishing all of the original Blue Bloods series (I have not read Vampires of Manhattan or White Night) I was a bit confused in the beginning of how it was going to end up, but the author definitely did spell everything out. If you're going from GoP to this one, you will find some parts in the beginning a bit repetitive as I believe it's supposed to be able to be read without reading the previous books.
As for the actual story, I loved it. I definitely think the author stuck true to her writing style, so I inevitably loved this book.
While I didn't cry as I did with GoP (I had to take a minute with that book as I was bawling my eyes out) the ending had a HUGE twist and I LOVED getting to see the side of Oliver as an enemy. I definitely knew there was something up with him from early on, and I also wasn't a huge fan of the "pick me" mentality he had in the previous books.
Also, I hate that Kingsley was the sacrifice for this book. That wasn't cool. That hurt my feelings. Justice for Kingsley.
I'm super excited to start on After Death.

ameserole's review against another edition

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kaitmm's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

Can’t stand the way her name is spelled and i thought the ending was a bit weird. I loved the 2 boys but not so much the girl who i’m pretty sure was supposed to be the main character. If the book was only based on the 2 boys It would’ve been rated much higher.

nodaybutoday05's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-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

3.5

brandyryann's review against another edition

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5.0

I can not describe the excitement I felt when I saw this book in Target. When I was a teenager, I adored the Blue Bloods series. And after reading the reviews, it seems the author revisited the original story. Still, instead of focusing solely on the young adult audience, she rekindled the audience she originally had, who are now adults. The writing style is a more mature version of the original story, and I really enjoyed revisiting an adolescent favorite. The updated characters are refreshing and new, but there is still a sense of nostalgia and familiarity. A perfect retelling, in my opinion - many movie and screenwriters could take notes from Melissa de la Cruz on bringing something back. I thoroughly enjoyed this and can’t wait for the next book!