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A review by staceyhust88
Afterward by Jennifer Mathieu
4.0
Originally Posted At
www.thebookishloner.com
Afterward is the amazing story of two families that are given a second chance with loved ones they feared were lost for good. It’s the dream ending for families who have had to experience their own abduction story. And while the return of Ethan and Dylan seems like the perfect ending, it’s just the beginning for this story. The road Ethan and Caroline travel, each with their own trials, is not a smooth one. Yet, they are quite lucky to have each other, even if it seems like their pairing would cause more problems than good.
Mathieu does an excellent job weaving the before and afters together. We don’t spend a lot of time in the past, aside from watching as Ethan heals through vivid flashbacks, but it’s enough to paint an unhappy picture of what the two boys had to go through before their rescue. Mathieu keeps the subject matter PG for the most part but the story itself could serve as a trigger for some so use your own judgement before reading.
I was sucked into the story and invested in Ethan’s healing and for the most part as the story drew to an end I felt the satisfaction in knowing that our characters would be okay. I do wish that we could have had a more definitive answer for Dylan but I know that the book was too short to really dive in deep with his healing journey. This is definitely the type of book that has me holding my babies a little tighter as I tuck them in at night.
www.thebookishloner.com
Afterward is the amazing story of two families that are given a second chance with loved ones they feared were lost for good. It’s the dream ending for families who have had to experience their own abduction story. And while the return of Ethan and Dylan seems like the perfect ending, it’s just the beginning for this story. The road Ethan and Caroline travel, each with their own trials, is not a smooth one. Yet, they are quite lucky to have each other, even if it seems like their pairing would cause more problems than good.
Mathieu does an excellent job weaving the before and afters together. We don’t spend a lot of time in the past, aside from watching as Ethan heals through vivid flashbacks, but it’s enough to paint an unhappy picture of what the two boys had to go through before their rescue. Mathieu keeps the subject matter PG for the most part but the story itself could serve as a trigger for some so use your own judgement before reading.
I was sucked into the story and invested in Ethan’s healing and for the most part as the story drew to an end I felt the satisfaction in knowing that our characters would be okay. I do wish that we could have had a more definitive answer for Dylan but I know that the book was too short to really dive in deep with his healing journey. This is definitely the type of book that has me holding my babies a little tighter as I tuck them in at night.