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For Whom The Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The only reason I'm taking a half star off is for how much sex is in this book. For someone who doesn't like to read sex, I skipped probably 1/5 of the books. However, what I did listen to was super sweet, well written, and introspective for anyone who has religious trauma, sexual trauma, and familial issues of any sort. Well done, Ms Lynne. I will continue to watch the webseries this book is based on with new understanding of the background and appreciation for how much work is out into each character. 

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Oh my God just fucking beautiful masterpiece 

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Perfect way to end the year

I loved all of it. Perfect way to finish 2024.
From the title of Beef to the genuine kindness and goodness from people being assertive (in the good way) really expands the emotional reach of the story. I liked that the "big bad" in the war of the universes actually went into the empathy that Epic the musical tries to explain occurs within war. There was a reason for everything and I cried numerous times and cited Taylor Swift as a response to certain areas of the book. The spice/smut was fantastically written. Generous description and good length per scene without cutting things too short or dragging them out unnecessarily.

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I laughed, I cried, I sobbed, and I probably blushed. I might have come into this a little biased, being a fan of the TikTok series as well, but I honestly just…loved this book. I need to read it again, this time to highlight bits that resonated. Hell, I just need a print version to highlight and sob all over. 

If you love spicy modern fantasy, if you love sassy heroines, if you love strong, succinct world-building, if you love emotionally-healthy male characters, and a little splash of Karens getting their Universal Karma, then you definitely need to read this book.

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I laughed, I cried, I cackled, I swooned, I fell deeper in love with characters I have come to know through the author Jaysea Lynn's TikTok series 'Hell's Belles', in which this book is based on. 

I was really excited to read this book, excited from the moment the author announced that a book series was on it's way and it didn't fail to live up to my expectations. This story was thoughtful, hilarious and world building in a way that I'd come to enjoy from watching the skits on TikTok, with the bonus of indepth insight to the backstory of the central characters and their motivations. 

It you loved the TikTok series or if you just love found family, slow burn friends to lovers romance, a thoughtful and compassionate twist the the idea of the Afterlife, demon himbos, a semi sentient house, deities with spicy banter, hilarious dad jokes and puns, and a cat named Max then you'll definitely love exploring the Afterlife with memorable well flushed out characters. 

⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT SKIP THE AUTHOR'S NOTE. The author does give a thorough but brief trigger warning at the beginning of the book. 

WARNING ⚠️ for themes surrounding grief, child abuse, SA, religious trauma and deconstruction, violence and gore, explicit and sexual language among other sensitive subject matter readers may be sensitive or adverse to. 

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Having followed Jaysea since nearly the start of Hell's Belles on TikTok, I was excited to see how these characters would transfer to a book and I am in awe... It's rare that a book gets me to laugh out loud, cry, sit in anxiety, and be aroused...but here I am. I felt a wide range of emotions. This book will sit with me for a while as not only is it an entertaining story, but some of the things Bel, Lily, and Sharkie say to each other resonate in such a way that I feel like I'm doing therapy in level 1 or 2 and working my way to my own paradise.

Thank you Jaysea for entertaining us all these last 4yrs. I can't wait for Penny and Greg's story. 

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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Amazing characters and such an enjoyable romance!!!

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