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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
I’ve been sitting with this book for a bit - I joked that I would need therapy after I read it and I definitely needed to sit in my feelings.
This book largely takes place in the afterlife, and we get to know Lorna - a 30-something wife and mom of two who died of cancer, her afterlife-bestie Reif, and a freshly dead murdered teenager. In the afterlife you can revisit your memories or go to present-day life to see your loved ones; it’s an in-between place where you hang out until you’re ready to pass on. Oh, and there’s therapy which tickled me because it seems incongruous but also kind of delightful.
The three main characters are so different from one another, and as the mystery unfolds we get to know things about each of them that are relatable and touching. This book is poignant and heartbreaking and funny; the exploration of what the afterlife might be like was a fun journey. It raised so many questions in my mind, and healed small wounds I didn’t know I was still holding onto.
Caren Hahn’s books are so thought-provoking for me- whether it’s a suspense or a fantasy novel, she never fails to inspire hope and longing.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No