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Aftertaste
by Daria Lavelle
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Woww I loved this! What a cool book!
Aftertaste is a tender exploration of love and grief, life and death, and human emotion. It is a unique look at how we deal with grief, how we all long to have our late loved ones back, even for just one more conversation, to know they're okay, for one quick meal, one last hug for closure.
The themes are heavy but written with tenderness and grace. There are even several funny moments that made me laugh, and as I was reading on my kobo, I underlined and annotated a simple "LOL" next to some lines.
I was hooked on this story from the first page, and didn't want to put it down until the last. I read it on a plane, and if I wasn't interrupted with a meal, I may have finished it in that one sitting,
Aftertaste is beautiful, sad, intense, thought-provoking, raw, heartbreaking, moving, and unique. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
Thank you netgalley for my arc!
CW: death, death of parent, grief, disordered eating, suicide, suicide attempt
Aftertaste is a tender exploration of love and grief, life and death, and human emotion. It is a unique look at how we deal with grief, how we all long to have our late loved ones back, even for just one more conversation, to know they're okay, for one quick meal, one last hug for closure.
The themes are heavy but written with tenderness and grace. There are even several funny moments that made me laugh, and as I was reading on my kobo, I underlined and annotated a simple "LOL" next to some lines.
I was hooked on this story from the first page, and didn't want to put it down until the last. I read it on a plane, and if I wasn't interrupted with a meal, I may have finished it in that one sitting,
Aftertaste is beautiful, sad, intense, thought-provoking, raw, heartbreaking, moving, and unique. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
Thank you netgalley for my arc!
CW: death, death of parent, grief, disordered eating, suicide, suicide attempt
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Medical content, Stalking
Minor: Sexual content