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The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

132 reviews

courtknee__vn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is so heartbreakingly messy in the most real way. Grief is so complicated and painful and everyone deals with it differently and that is so honestly told with each of the characters in this story. Liam was the perfect narrator and having to see how much they were struggling with was devastating 😭 there were points in the story where I just didn’t like each characters but I think that was so important because there are always points in peoples lives where they are at their worst and if you’re not allowed to be unlikable while your grieving, I’m not sure when you can. Honestly, this is probably not a book I should’ve read right now when I’m personally not mentally at my best but making myself more sad when I’m down is something I’m way too good at 😅 but anyway, this book was beautiful but please check trigger warnings before picking it up!

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evelynyle_88's review against another edition

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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

5.0

Omg... this book has already been in my TBR since last year and I'm glad I decided to listen to the audiobook just now. I love the story, I love the dynamics between characters. It's deep to know that what Liam Cooper through in his life.

Trying to put myself in his shoes and I feel sad and sorry for him. But, this book is beautifully written. I could understand Liam's grief. I wanna hug him so much!

Thank you for this beautiful story, Mason! Gonna deep dive to your other books later! You are a genius!

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the_bookish_witch's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

A well written book i enjoyed reading but incredibly frustrating and sad.

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a_manning11's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Mason Deaver is such an incredible word smith and story teller that I feel bad for only giving this book 4 stars. I did it because the plot doesn't run smoothly and the story feels incomplete/disconnected. I still highly recommend it if the topic interests you and I will still add any Mason Deaver novel to my tbr list and get to them asap.

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kaywhiteley's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-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? Yes

2.0

I feel badly but this book really wasn't for me. The back and forth timeline was confusing, especially when they would randomly refer to the distant future. I thought that, for a book about grief, it said a whole lot of nothing. The parts about grieving a sibling felt unrealistic and distant and I just didn't feel a lot of emotion in the writing. I also felt like the author wanted to go in too many directions and started multiple plot points that just never quite got explored or resolved. I was expecting to love this one since I lost a brother when I was young, but this didn't quite feel emotional in the way I wanted it to.

Also, I'm not sure if the reveal was supposed to be a big plot twist but it was... incredibly obvious. To the point that I was bewildered that Liam hadn't guessed it yet.

One more thing, the random ass

self harm/suicidal ideation scene

felt SO out of place and there was no build up or other real mention of it. Just felt so bizarre and written without any other context.

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naliyah's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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atomicmelody's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

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bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book felt very raw, and close to what it make look like if we could really sit inside someone’s head while the experienced such a devastating loss at such a young age. Mason tackles grieving in a way that is less like a Hallmark movie and much more like real life. I particularly like how Liam’s relationship with his Mom was explored. I also liked the before sections that gave us insight into Ethan that contextualizes the impact his death has on those who knew him. I found Liam’s relationship with his friends hard to read, and felt some information was missing and more about that aspect could’ve been shown better in the story.

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niteskyi's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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prehistoricpotatoes's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

personal, close, necessary

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