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yayarose's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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? No
5.0
Honestly one of the best books I have read. This is a beautiful story featuring 3 characters moving through the grieving process. Their grief and development was handled with such care. I could fully empathize with each character and felt how they were feeling in the moment. Having dealt with different kinds of grief myself I truly enjoyed reading this and growing with them. 10/10 would recommend this book to other people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Grief, Suicide, and Terminal illness
lia7ail's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Terminal illness
axel_p's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I cried at least 5 times!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Cancer, Car accident, Suicide, and Terminal illness
plumpaperbacks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I didn’t know much about this book before starting it, and even contemplated taking it off my TBR so I could focus on other books. I’m so glad I read it, though, because now I know that Ashley Woodfolk is a brilliant author, one definitely worth watching.
This is one of the saddest contemporaries I’ve ever read, but also one of the best portrayals of grief I’ve ever seen. I loved all of the characters (except maybe Rohan), and I would really like to give Autumn, Logan, Shay and Dante enormous hugs.
I loved the way music helped all of them through their grief, and how, in the end, they helped each other. I loved the friendships in this book, and Autumn and Dante’s budding romance was so adorable. I loved the way this book didn’t have a perfect ending, but still a hopeful one, and that throughout it all was a reminder to appreciate the beauty that remains after loss. (Also, in that context, isn’t that just a beautiful, poetic title?? Props to Woodfolk for that. 👏🏻)
This is an undeniably heavy read, but if it’s one you can handle, I highly recommend it. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.
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This is one of the saddest contemporaries I’ve ever read, but also one of the best portrayals of grief I’ve ever seen. I loved all of the characters (except maybe Rohan), and I would really like to give Autumn, Logan, Shay and Dante enormous hugs.
I loved the way music helped all of them through their grief, and how, in the end, they helped each other. I loved the friendships in this book, and Autumn and Dante’s budding romance was so adorable. I loved the way this book didn’t have a perfect ending, but still a hopeful one, and that throughout it all was a reminder to appreciate the beauty that remains after loss. (Also, in that context, isn’t that just a beautiful, poetic title?? Props to Woodfolk for that. 👏🏻)
This is an undeniably heavy read, but if it’s one you can handle, I highly recommend it. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.
Representation
- Black protagonist
- Korean protagonist
- gay protagonist
- queer side characters (includes sapphic and gay rep)
- side characters of color (includes Black and Latine rep)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Alcohol, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
All things tagged moderate happened prior to the story, but are mentioned frequently throughout.jaec11's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
4.5 stars
This book was stunning. So emotional and beautiful and just stunning.
We follow three characters who have all just lost someone close to them. They each move through grief in different ways and we see how they all grapple with that.
The best thing about this book was the characters. They are all loveable and realistic and imperfect, and each with distinctive and beautiful voices. The writing was amazing and poetic and impactful from every character.
I don't cry in books, but I did for this book. The grief was palpable and the pain every character felt was evident through the pages
My one complaint about this book was the number of characters. 3 characters, all with complex lives and friends, makes for a hard time keeping track. But I loved it anyways.
PG-13 for language, suicide, and other heavy material
This book was stunning. So emotional and beautiful and just stunning.
We follow three characters who have all just lost someone close to them. They each move through grief in different ways and we see how they all grapple with that.
The best thing about this book was the characters. They are all loveable and realistic and imperfect, and each with distinctive and beautiful voices. The writing was amazing and poetic and impactful from every character.
I don't cry in books, but I did for this book. The grief was palpable and the pain every character felt was evident through the pages
My one complaint about this book was the number of characters. 3 characters, all with complex lives and friends, makes for a hard time keeping track. But I loved it anyways.
PG-13 for language, suicide, and other heavy material
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident
peachani's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Cursing
anniekslibrary's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This has been on my TBR for way too long and I'm glad I finally read it - I loved the way it dealt with grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence
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