Take a photo of a barcode or cover
Graphic: Cancer, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Classism
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Infertility, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
I read Dear Edward back in 2021 and it actually was my favourite read of the year and so I was very excited to read the latest book by the author. Napolitano's writing style is so beautiful and captivating it was lovely to follow the path of those characters. The story is told by four POVs, William, Julia, her sister Sylvie and Alice. I went in blind and I was not sure where this story was going to for a very long time but I just enjoyed the ride. The pacing is rather slow and this book is heavily character driven. I loved the dynamic of the sisters the most and I often found myself in the character of Sylvie.
It follows William and the Padavano sisters over the course of several decades and the story is filled with tragedy, hope, forgiveness, healing, family and so much more.
The story is loosely based on Mary Alcott's Little Women, but I have not read it yet so I can't say much about it. If you read both books I would love to hear your thoughts!
Overall a very enjoyable read, with lots of ups and downs and lessons about what really is important in life.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt