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A review by bigolscrewup
Love at a Funeral and Other Awkward Conversations by Sophie Andrews
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and NetGalley for sharing a digital copy of this book with me.
4/5 ✨
Even surrounded by family, I’m completely alone in my grief
I’m tired of being tired
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I thought it would be a lighthearted romance ( and I still think they should change the plot description a little bit ) It's more drama than romance but because the author explored Cass's grief uncompromisingly direct and honest ( which makes Cass unlikable at times ), it makes all the romance parts hard earned, which I absolutely loved. Also it's really fascinating that I haven't seen any books that dig into a loss of a sibling before this book. I could relate to Cass the way she self destructs handling everyone's grief instead of her own, not taking care of her own well being, not taking time of her own to grieve. There is no right or wrong way to grieve and it was great to see her make mistakes, own up to it after realising that the only cure for grief is to grieve. I love the way the author drew us into Cass's world which is filled with pain, anger and despair in the absence of her brother, but also had people like Vince and her followers who throws a lifeline to her, almost telling her, not everything is lost and she can still find happiness at the end of it all. I also feel for all the characters that didn't get a lot of time in this novel, like Nell, Shayna and especially Cass's dad, who I hate. I'm going to think about this book for a long time. I also found few typos which could be insignificant since it's an ARC.
4/5 ✨
Even surrounded by family, I’m completely alone in my grief
I’m tired of being tired
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I thought it would be a lighthearted romance ( and I still think they should change the plot description a little bit ) It's more drama than romance but because the author explored Cass's grief uncompromisingly direct and honest ( which makes Cass unlikable at times ), it makes all the romance parts hard earned, which I absolutely loved. Also it's really fascinating that I haven't seen any books that dig into a loss of a sibling before this book. I could relate to Cass the way she self destructs handling everyone's grief instead of her own, not taking care of her own well being, not taking time of her own to grieve. There is no right or wrong way to grieve and it was great to see her make mistakes, own up to it after realising that the only cure for grief is to grieve. I love the way the author drew us into Cass's world which is filled with pain, anger and despair in the absence of her brother, but also had people like Vince and her followers who throws a lifeline to her, almost telling her, not everything is lost and she can still find happiness at the end of it all. I also feel for all the characters that didn't get a lot of time in this novel, like Nell, Shayna and especially Cass's dad, who I hate. I'm going to think about this book for a long time. I also found few typos which could be insignificant since it's an ARC.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief