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Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
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.
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Car accident
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.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Mass/school shootings, Car accident
Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings
Minor: Cancer, Death, Grief
Graphic: Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Car accident
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent
I can’t count the amount of times I rolled my eyes while reading; I feel like this book was written for angsty 12 year olds.
I honestly feel like Savannah and Cael’s relationship was toxic and codependent. The whole relationship seemed extremely rushed and it felt like more of a trauma bond than a relationship. Cael’s ego was also painfully big. We get it, you’re above 6 feet tall; athletically built; and the best hockey player in the history of ever even though you haven’t conditioned or been on the ice in over a year, you don’t need to mention it CONSTANTLY.
Graphic: Death, Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent