Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Afterlove by Tanya Byrne

2 reviews

mel_j's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was cute, but nothing special. It had some lovely quotes, but the relationship was too insta-lovey for me. They felt too focused on each other – I thought Ash was going to mourn the loss of her family more, but all she could think of was Poppy.

I did like the illustrations – the roses! The moths! – and I loved Esen and Dev.
Maybe I'm too old now for YA, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Outing, and Medical trauma

karapillar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book left me aching. I never wanted it to end. I smiled through so much of it, and I cried real tears more than once. The writing is unique but not annoying, and the story is tragically beautiful. The only complaint I have is that I didn’t read it earlier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Animal death, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Terminal illness, and Suicide