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A review by lavendcr
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
“The sadness shouldn’t cancel out what had been so bright and full and beautiful. Just because the cherry blossoms would fall didn’t mean you should mourn them on the tree.”
i don't even know where to start with this book. like...
i started this in january and the reason it took me so long to read it is because it was sooo sad and heartbreaking that i would have to take week breaks at a time bc of how heavy it was.
the one thing i love about this book is that it focuses on the grief someone experiences AFTER the person dies. this book did that, but also included snippets of time before death. usually books just build up to the characters death, which is all the more heartbreaking. but reading and experiencing joshua's grief with him over the course of a year tore me apart. physically ripped me to pieces.
im pretty sure i cried every time i picked up this book. it was difficult to read this in one go bc i was just not mentally there and i knew it would break me. this is a 5 star book but because i am not gods strongest soldier
truly beautiful, love in its purest form, raw and heartbreaking, tragic, healing, and inspiring.