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textpublishing's review
5.0
Wonderfully evocative of Melbourne and its suburbs, Afterlight is a pageturning read for ages 14 plus.
Here’s just a few reasons to dip into this dark, revealing and thrilling novel:
‘[Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.'
Books + Publishing
‘I am 85% sure Rebecca Lim is not of this world.’
Steph Bowe
‘As in her triumphant The Astrologer’s Daughter, Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society’s fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome…Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim’s richly imagined world.
Kirkus
‘Rebecca Lim has crafted a tense and eerie tale, complete with a demanding ghostly apparition and a stirring romance.’
Readings
‘I loved it. The intensity, especially with the last few chapters was unexpected and had me on the edge of my seat. I adored Sophie’s character, who readers will not only find likeable but also relatable. Rebecca Lim is a wonderful Aussie author who’s taking our own brand of young adult to the world.’
Diva Booknerd
Read this interview with Kirsty Eagar, in which Rebecca talks about her process and why you don’t need a room of your own to write: www.kirstyeagar.com/where-the-magic-happens-for-rebecca-lim/
Or hear her reading from Afterlight and discussing it with the Published...Or Not team at 3CR: www.3cr.org.au/publishedornot/episode-201507091130/rebecca-lim-and-alex-hammond
Here’s just a few reasons to dip into this dark, revealing and thrilling novel:
‘[Afterlight has] a dark premise, an unpopular outcast heroine, a beautiful and brooding love interest and a mystery.'
Books + Publishing
‘I am 85% sure Rebecca Lim is not of this world.’
Steph Bowe
‘As in her triumphant The Astrologer’s Daughter, Lim carefully unspools her tightly plotted fantastical mystery with a reluctant, socially maladroit heroine and an unlikely partner at the center. Her insistent focus on murders of people at society’s fringes and the ability of teen girls to right truly foul injustices are both most welcome…Readers will hold out hope for a second installment set in Lim’s richly imagined world.
Kirkus
‘Rebecca Lim has crafted a tense and eerie tale, complete with a demanding ghostly apparition and a stirring romance.’
Readings
‘I loved it. The intensity, especially with the last few chapters was unexpected and had me on the edge of my seat. I adored Sophie’s character, who readers will not only find likeable but also relatable. Rebecca Lim is a wonderful Aussie author who’s taking our own brand of young adult to the world.’
Diva Booknerd
Read this interview with Kirsty Eagar, in which Rebecca talks about her process and why you don’t need a room of your own to write: www.kirstyeagar.com/where-the-magic-happens-for-rebecca-lim/
Or hear her reading from Afterlight and discussing it with the Published...Or Not team at 3CR: www.3cr.org.au/publishedornot/episode-201507091130/rebecca-lim-and-alex-hammond
tien's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
WHAT. IS. THAT. ENDING!?!!!!
I like this ghostly trope so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this book and managed a read-in-a-single-sitting. Sophie Teague is an easily likeable character; all the more so due to her awkwardness and yet unfailing kindness. However, it is her generous heart that got her into the mire this time. Luckily, though, help came from a very unexpected place. Afterlight is a very easy & very smooth read. I would've said a good-feels kind of read except for that ending... I'll never get over that. I keep thinking throughout the reading that it feels like a series sort of book and not a stand alone. I do think the author needs to produce a sequel... I'm hurt.
I like this ghostly trope so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this book and managed a read-in-a-single-sitting. Sophie Teague is an easily likeable character; all the more so due to her awkwardness and yet unfailing kindness. However, it is her generous heart that got her into the mire this time. Luckily, though, help came from a very unexpected place. Afterlight is a very easy & very smooth read. I would've said a good-feels kind of read except for that ending... I'll never get over that. I keep thinking throughout the reading that it feels like a series sort of book and not a stand alone. I do think the author needs to produce a sequel... I'm hurt.
keturahisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Very hard to read at times, and some parts of the book felt a little unnecessary. It was a little hard to get to know the characters because there were so many unanswered questions which left holes in the characters. However, was still an utterly amazing novel with an extremely creative storyline. Let's not forget the sweetest romance and absolute cliffhanger of an ending.
ravenousbookeater's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
❤
glaiza_echo's review
4.0
Eerie and atmospheric with flawed teen protagonists. Hope to read more of their story someday.
Content/trigger warnings - not spoilers: bullying, sexual harassment, attempted sexual assault, domestic violence, ableist language, limited allocishet perspective re: a queer character.
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