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A review by readsforlove
Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden
3.5
There are sooo many things I loved about this book. The coziness. The vibes. The heaviness of grief over a life stolen from you by people who refused to see you as your own person with agency. The decentering of romance and the focus on familial love and chosen family. The fierceness of platonic bonds, and how you would go to any and all lengths for them because they are what ground us. What make the beauty of life something that matters. People, in however we relate to them, are what make us alive.
The reason this isn't a five star read is simply due to the writing quality. It really needed a round of intense line-level editing. There were lots of moments where I didn't understand how the transition from place to place happened. The first person italic thoughts got on my nerves, though I did get used to them after a while. And all of these wonderful concepts described above just didn't hit quite as deep because they weren't as developed as I wanted them to be.
SO. If you love the sound of paragraph one and aren't picky about writing craft, then you'll probably love this book! Please show it some love because the author and Meg's imprint deserve all the best.
Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review.
The reason this isn't a five star read is simply due to the writing quality. It really needed a round of intense line-level editing. There were lots of moments where I didn't understand how the transition from place to place happened. The first person italic thoughts got on my nerves, though I did get used to them after a while. And all of these wonderful concepts described above just didn't hit quite as deep because they weren't as developed as I wanted them to be.
SO. If you love the sound of paragraph one and aren't picky about writing craft, then you'll probably love this book! Please show it some love because the author and Meg's imprint deserve all the best.
Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review.