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adelal's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Grief, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Homophobia
pixieless's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- 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
A comet appeared. What is a comet but ice and ash and dust?
I like to think of myself as a picky reader, but this melted me completely. I don’t care how clichéd the phrase seems, I need to say; this book is perfection.
I have never read a book that has hit so personally in describing all aspects in relation to how I experienced my grief. When Beth lost Lydia it was like reading someone describing what I went through when my Nanny died, though we had a much different grandmother/granddaughter dynamic than those two, grief hit similarly.
Just really, really beautiful writing- Read this book!
I like to think of myself as a picky reader, but this melted me completely. I don’t care how clichéd the phrase seems, I need to say; this book is perfection.
Just really, really beautiful writing- Read this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy
agustinayloslibros's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, and Vomit
ladysanctuary's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.75
It feels like there are a lot of character driven college-based novels coming out, but I enjoyed that this was very much just using college as a backdrop. The characters felt original but familiar, and their good and bad decisions felt like they made sense based on their personalities. The college parts paled in comparison to the swimming and poetry plots, and at its core it felt like a very Irish family mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Alcohol, Suicide, and Terminal illness
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