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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
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
A emotional gut punch of a story, this book had me in a choke hold. Absolutely do Not Read if you've just lost someone close to you! or maybe do. this book is all about the ups and downs of life, and the process of grief in all it's forms. from those who linger in it like it's a hug, to those who ignore until it festers inside, every person in this book is dealing with grief and the struggle that it leaves in it's wake, none more so than Konstantine, who we follow through the many lows, and the glorious highs of his life as he struggles to deal with a power he does not understand, but clings to as a final hope to have one last connection to his father. i cried more than once reading this book, and it was cathartic in a way i was not expecting. plus the mystery of the power, and some of his spectacularly very bad ideas, make this a book full of twists and turns you never see coming.
Be sure to check your trigger warnings, as there is a lot of heavy themes in this book beyond grief including binge eating, drug abuse, overdose, murder, child neglect, a LOT of death, and more. this is a story all about the worst of life, and the grief that taints every aspect of a persons life ad it does not sugar coat any of it. a real and heavy look at life with a twist of the supernatural to bring it all home.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC!
Be sure to check your trigger warnings, as there is a lot of heavy themes in this book beyond grief including binge eating, drug abuse, overdose, murder, child neglect, a LOT of death, and more. this is a story all about the worst of life, and the grief that taints every aspect of a persons life ad it does not sugar coat any of it. a real and heavy look at life with a twist of the supernatural to bring it all home.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book opened me up and fed me to myself: liver, lungs, heart... One bit at a time. This Valhalla was a place for all sorts of warriors, all searching for satiation, all looking for something like home, in one of the most visceral aspects of memory: our food. The heartbreaks and joys in so many flavors saturate this story. You will find love and family and all the anguishes and victories of each in the stories that cross these tables. Luxuriate in all of them. Let them break you open and fill you up, all at the same time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Suicide attempt