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Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
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: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry
That being said, Jaysea does an incredible job with this book. The pacing is comfortable and even though I had a rough sketch of the plot beforehand, that in no way prepared me for the emotional
Hell's Belles veterans and newcomers alike, be prepared to cry. The character development shown within this book (and in contrast to the skits on TikTok) is lethal, and you will be cheering for these characters whether they're old friends or not.
I cannot wait to read the next book in the series, and this book will likely get a re-read very soon.
And if you ever see this: congratulations Jaysea. You
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment
The narrators knocked it out of the park. Belle's character is described in a specific way the narrator's performance was perfect for him! I also loved the narrator for Lily. This audiobook is a long one (23.5 hours) but it was totally worth it for everything the narrators brought to the story.
Thanks to the publishers for the advance copies!
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry
Minor: Self harm
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Self harm
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, War
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Self harm, Suicide attempt
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
As someone with intense cPTSD and intimacy issues, this book is a must-read. It took so many angles of so many hard trains of thought and made me analyze my own pain in new lights. I'm absolutely discussing the epiphanies in therapy this afternoon.
As someone who devours fantasy novels, this is a must-read. The pacing is so beautifully interlaid with the plot that I had to LITERALLY remember to stop to eat and drink water. The lore is sprinkled in bite-size amounts throughout the entire 600-page book, it's so beautiful that my author heart squeaked in an unknown register.
As someone who loves squishy, slow-burn, adorable romances that have some VERY well-written spice, complete with a side of Guy-Obsessed-With-His-Partner, THIS BOOK IS A MUST-READ.
Also the author uses a blanket content warning, which elevates this automatically in my opinion. Read the novel, follow her on tiktok, talk about it with a friend when it makes you cry. 10/10, thank you Jaysea, from the bottom of my heart 💛
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, War
Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol