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emotional
sad
medium-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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book really hit me. I cried a few times. The way it deals with grief is amazing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness
Minor: Child death, Medical content, Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved every broken piece of this book, just like the first one (a thousand boy kisses). I loved the characters and how they endured the stages of grief. Having been through grief myself, I found myself tearing up at multiple points on their journeys.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Car accident
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one is just as good as the first one. The first one made me bawl. This one made me cry. My heart hurt so bad for Cael. This is such an emotional read but I loved every second of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
3.99✨
Audiobook - Hoopla
Dual narration
Grief • Dealing with Loss • Healing • YA Romance secondary
Nothing can quite compare to Poppy & Rune’s story. Their tragic love, heartache and resilience coming to terms with a terminal illness just pulls at the heart but this book has its place too.
Whilst it may be triggering for those who are in the midst of processing their own grief this may be really healing and helpful too. Their journey to healing along with the beautiful cultural traditions they experienced really opened my own eyes and brought comfort. Whilst the first half was a bit hard to get into and Caels aggressive repetitive attitude was polarizing the last 35% brings it all together.
I adored that Poppy had left a journal for Savannah to help her heal when she was ready. Oh and the chapters with Rune’s surprise visit just made me teary.
This book won’t be for everyone and I highly recommend reading the synopsis as this story is purely surrounded by grief.
I will say it did take me a while to warm up to Cael, his narration was a tad distracting.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Dual narration
Grief • Dealing with Loss • Healing • YA Romance secondary
Nothing can quite compare to Poppy & Rune’s story. Their tragic love, heartache and resilience coming to terms with a terminal illness just pulls at the heart but this book has its place too.
Whilst it may be triggering for those who are in the midst of processing their own grief this may be really healing and helpful too. Their journey to healing along with the beautiful cultural traditions they experienced really opened my own eyes and brought comfort. Whilst the first half was a bit hard to get into and Caels aggressive repetitive attitude was polarizing the last 35% brings it all together.
I adored that Poppy had left a journal for Savannah to help her heal when she was ready. Oh and the chapters with Rune’s surprise visit just made me teary.
This book won’t be for everyone and I highly recommend reading the synopsis as this story is purely surrounded by grief.
I will say it did take me a while to warm up to Cael, his narration was a tad distracting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Car accident
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A heartbreaking but life-affirming young adult romance.
The book explores Savanna and Cael’s grief journey following the loss of their older siblings. Within a group they travel across the world to process and heal from their grief,
Whilst the romance itself is predictable, how each of the countries visited mirrors the stages of grief is well thought out and beautifully written.
The links back to Poppy and Rune throughout the book made me the most emotional. The perfect book if you need a good cry but a happy ending.
The book explores Savanna and Cael’s grief journey following the loss of their older siblings. Within a group they travel across the world to process and heal from their grief,
Whilst the romance itself is predictable, how each of the countries visited mirrors the stages of grief is well thought out and beautifully written.
The links back to Poppy and Rune throughout the book made me the most emotional. The perfect book if you need a good cry but a happy ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent