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A review by zaqlovesbooks
Essence by Mandi Lynn
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This book I got it during bookcon 2019. I met the author and everything. She signed it and only now am I finishing.
It was an interesting read, either the concept of death, life and the complexity of grief. The pacing made sense at certain points but others I was lost. Having lost a family member that I wasn’t really close to and seeing my mom grieve was close to home. You got to meet interesting characters each with their own backstory and how it comes to end. Though as someone who has religious trauma I didn’t really care for the heaven bits and god. But that’s not why it wasn’t a five star read. It’s just not my kind of thing but I did enjoy it. So yeah glad it’s done.
It was an interesting read, either the concept of death, life and the complexity of grief. The pacing made sense at certain points but others I was lost. Having lost a family member that I wasn’t really close to and seeing my mom grieve was close to home. You got to meet interesting characters each with their own backstory and how it comes to end. Though as someone who has religious trauma I didn’t really care for the heaven bits and god. But that’s not why it wasn’t a five star read. It’s just not my kind of thing but I did enjoy it. So yeah glad it’s done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer and Medical content
Minor: Suicide and War