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"How could the soul fated to kill me be the one to make me feel so alive?"
"Suffering is in itself a pyramid scheme. Hurt people hurt people. One soul feels pain, so they inflict the same upon three more, in a bid to rid themselves of it. ... The human condition, so it seems."
"To love was to live, and to live was to die."
Seriously one of the BEST books i read this year. started it and finished it less than 48 hours. love love love.
i am absolutely blown away right now!!!
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, War
Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
3.75โฉ
i donโt exactly know how to review this story, i adored the concept of the story, and the potential it had; but i felt a bit underwhelmed, in particular during the chapters set in the past.
when i first saw that we got chapters about their previous lifetimes together, i got so excited, and whilst i did enjoy them i wish we got to see more of them in those different lifetimes! the chapters felt too short to fully express and show their supposed love, we basically jumped to the killing each other stage of said lifetime, which made it fall a bit flat for me. the wales (current) timeline was my favourite, i liked that we got to see more depth to their story, and their characters!
the ending did surprise me, i did not see it coming at all, and it was bittersweet! overall, it was an unique read, with a very intriguing plot, where at points it fell short for me, but the atmosphere and concept were incredible.
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Grief
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, War
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt
Not only was this a kind of fresh idea in comparison to what I usually read, but it was done so well. There was so much attention to detail when exploring the past lives, handling the changes of gender and the characters' thoughts and feelings on gender preference, the poetry between chapters. It was all so beautifully done and the story was captivating and enticing. Every time I picked it up I felt as though it would be a sin to put it down. The love was so human and raw and real and relatable and palpable from both characters. They both resonated with me so deeply and I truly fell in love with them both. The ending was so sweet and painful. I'm positive that I'll be thinking and talking about this book for a long time.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War