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Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Stalking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Bullying, Incest, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Dysphoria
Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Racism, Dementia, Death of parent
Graphic: Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content
Minor: Racism, Grief, Classism
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Ableism, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting
Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, Death of parent, Classism
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Stalking
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War
Even in Before I Let Go, I haaaaaated Edward, so the set up for this book was on point. I think even in the first chapter of this book I was ready to smack him. While she thought it was a rough patch, he was doing her dirty in the worst of ways, and when she was finally free of him, it was under really difficult circumstances that she had to pull her family out of. And she did!
From the very first time they met, Judah and Sol had chemistry. Judah is a PATIENT man, he wants her singularly, and he's willing to wait. The attraction between them is undeniable, but how does it look when you're thinking dirty thoughts about the man who helped put your ex-husband away in prison?
However, such a huge part of Sol's journey is learning who she is without a man for the first time in her adult life, and she doesn't want to jeopardize that by getting into things too soon with Judah. While I think this was the right decision, I actually would have loved to see a little more of their relationship. I felt like so much of the story hinged on the will-they-or-won't-they tension building, then it happened, and I felt like the rest of the book went at lightning speed.
While this is a love story and inspires hope that it's never late or the wrong time to find love in your life, the most important thing of this story was Soledad finding herself. Who could she be without a man, what kind of mother could she be to her three daughters, who is the best possible version of herself she can put into the world and help people in her own way. I could go on and on about this book lol but can't wait for Hen's story!
Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content
Moderate: Racism
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting