A review by betweentheshelves
The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a hard book for me to rate. For much of the novel, Liam is struggling with their grief. Quite often, this manifests in them lashing out at family and friends. Which 100% is an accurate way to represent grief. It happens this way for a lot of people. But it's hard to read at times. And yes! A book about grief <i>should</i> be hard to read. But that also makes it difficult for me to figure out how to rate it.

I will say, the emotional aspect of this book was well done. You can almost feel the emotions through the page. However, as someone who reads for character, there weren't a lot of likable characters in this book, overall. 

Anyway, those are my rambly thoughts about this book. Overall, I think it's well written and hits emotional notes that feel raw and realistic. I'm just not sure it's a book I could read again.
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