Take a photo of a barcode or cover
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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Aftertaste is a tender exploration of love and grief, life and death, and human emotion. It is a unique look at how we deal with grief, how we all long to have our late loved ones back, even for just one more conversation, to know they're okay, for one quick meal, one last hug for closure.
The themes are heavy but written with tenderness and grace. There are even several funny moments that made me laugh, and as I was reading on my kobo, I underlined and annotated a simple "LOL" next to some lines.
I was hooked on this story from the first page, and didn't want to put it down until the last. I read it on a plane, and if I wasn't interrupted with a meal, I may have finished it in that one sitting,
Aftertaste is beautiful, sad, intense, thought-provoking, raw, heartbreaking, moving, and unique. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
Thank you netgalley for my arc!
CW: death, death of parent, grief, disordered eating, suicide, suicide attempt
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Medical content, Stalking
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Car accident
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail