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Despite my criticisms, I did like the representations of healthy relationships and communication between partners and parents/guardians and children. That was a highlight of this book that improved my rating.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Blood
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, War
Moderate: Infertility, Grief
Minor: Miscarriage
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, War
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Grief
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical content, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, War
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
The unique take on the Afterlife presented with mixed mythologies, an insecure but lovable main character, Lily, a ridiculously nerdy MMC Bel, and a whole lot of found family wrapped up in this book of finding every aspect of love when you didn’t get to get it when you were alive, including for yourself. There was a lot of character development, which I loved, and the Hellp Desk, the reason Lily becomes so well-known to all those in the Afterlife, even outside of Hell, isn’t as prominent as I expected it to be within the book, but this wasn’t actually a hindrance, just a surprise as someone who is familiar with the skit series. However, I loved being able to see more of a story behind these characters and I cannot wait to see what the author comes up with next.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, War