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itkimby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, and Child death
Moderate: War
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Cursing
katelynndzindzio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Ha. Because from the moment I saw your face and heard you speak, you were the only one I wanted." -Beckett
This book depicts grief in such a way that will leave you with tears rolling down your face but continuing to read the pages and having the need to read more. There is love and loss and hope and despair in almost every chapter.
Ella and Beckett were the perfect pair and Ryan just knew they were what each other needed. I couldn't get enough of their love for each other and their need to keep each other. Love this little family and I am thankful that Colt and Maisie finally got to have a dad.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Cancer, War, and Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Vomit
bubblebearcj's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child death, and War
emmaklieve's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Cancer, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
ematherly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness
crimelab61's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness
Moderate: Terminal illness
abireadthat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
4.75 ✨
Oh my heart. I need a hug. The Last Letter was a beautiful and heartbreaking story about love, grief, friendship, trauma and found family, all wrapped up in one. Never have I adored book children characters so much before.
These kids, like the female main character Ella, were so strong, admirable, funny, and resilient from the get go.
The only reason this was not 5 stars was purely due to the fact that I felt like I was just consistently being brought more upset and heartbreak and in the end jt just felt like a tad too much and that the author had written a big sob fest. The message of the story is beautiful but my goodness was it so sad
Readers should be aware that The Last Letter features contents with the likes of child illness and cancer, the death of a child, as well as army and military based content including the death of a brother / friend.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: War
keeparas's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content
bookkatbaddie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
My issues lie mainly in the dialogue of this book and is the main reason I couldn’t give 5 stars. The twins especially -though I understand they are meant to be wise beyond their years- are seemingly just there to give these deep, teaching moment dialogues even though they’re 6. They don’t lash out or argue with the mom or behave in anyway normal to 6 year olds to the point of diminishing their character realism. The second main reason is the lack of focus on Beckett’s grief and trauma from his unit and his life. He’s not given any focus really on how he actually copes and pulls himself from grief. Especially with the ending, I feel he was robbed of being allowed to fall into the grief that any person in his position would have fallen to.
Graphic: Sexual content, Cancer, Child death, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and War
Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Torture
jessthemess8112's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I present to you: The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
When I tell you this book gave me ✨️emotional damage✨️ and my husband asked me no less than 4x if I was okay because of how hard I was crying during the last 25% of it...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and I rarely give 5 stars yall.
TW: adult and child death
Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Violence, and War
Minor: Death and Death of parent