Beautiful Graves
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- Create Date：2022-10-05 08:21:43
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：L.J. Shen
- ISBN：B09W2C9QB1
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Reviews
Sue Harbers
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Love triangles can be very difficult to write and read but LJ did an wonderful job with this story！ Ever has an incredible and complex back story and her struggles to overcome it are felt through the pages。 Joe and Dom both represent very different things for Ever and there’s an incredible amount of ups and downs for them all。 Even though you go into this as a reader knowing that this is a love triangle there’s a lot twists and turns that you won’t be able to anticipate。
AJ Reads
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This book was kind of a mess。
yalda
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wow this book the emotions I felt I can’t explain how good this book was what a beautiful story from my favourite writer！ Love it so much ！
2TNWalkers
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30% in and I was bored to tears…。normally LJ Shen is a auto buy…should have read blurb…not a love triangle reader…prologue starts off at a funeral then we jump to when FMC was 18， then we jump to when she is 24。。 big gap between ages and a big part of why FMC is living across country and minimal contact with family and friends。 Story was quite depressing in some parts…I could not relate to the characters or situations。 Started skimming over lots of dialogue， looking for meat of story versus the 30% in and I was bored to tears…。normally LJ Shen is a auto buy…should have read blurb…not a love triangle reader…prologue starts off at a funeral then we jump to when FMC was 18， then we jump to when she is 24。。 big gap between ages and a big part of why FMC is living across country and minimal contact with family and friends。 Story was quite depressing in some parts…I could not relate to the characters or situations。 Started skimming over lots of dialogue， looking for meat of story versus the fluff。 。。。more
What。Nikki。Reads
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Speechless。 Beautiful， heartbreakingly beautiful。 Did I say beautiful？ An emotional rollercoaster with a main female character who reacts to trauma way to similar to myself。 A bit of spice and a happy ending。
Stefanie
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If you’ve read LJ Shen you know she does angst exceptionally well。 You know to expect her to rip your heart out。 This book was no exception。 You will ride a rollercoaster of emotions。 You will be mad， sad， scared， happy。 All the emotions。 You must prepare yourself before the journey。 I loved reading about the time overseas。 The meeting of your soulmate。 Then you meet your other soulmate。 Wait， doesn’t a person have only one soulmate。 This is quite the journey。
Kasey McCarthy
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Everlynne has loved two people in her life， Dom and Joe。 She’s starting to let herself feel happy and then the past comes back。 She’s forced to decide between two men but who will she choose？ Is she making the right decision？
Amani
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They say you first love always leaves a mark and for Everyone Lawson this could not be more true。 Her relationship with Joe might have been brief but it changed so much in her life。 Riddled with guilt and heartbreak Ever isolates herself in Salem for six years as a punishment， but what happens when fate has other plans for you？ Could two people just be destined to be so perfect for each other but have to worst timing ever actually find a way to make things work？ Or are they just defined to burn They say you first love always leaves a mark and for Everyone Lawson this could not be more true。 Her relationship with Joe might have been brief but it changed so much in her life。 Riddled with guilt and heartbreak Ever isolates herself in Salem for six years as a punishment， but what happens when fate has other plans for you？ Could two people just be destined to be so perfect for each other but have to worst timing ever actually find a way to make things work？ Or are they just defined to burn each other？。。Gosh this was one angsty， emotional book！ Beautiful Graves was very different from what we have come to know from Shen。 This book was almost darker in a way while also having a twisted sense of hope laced in。 I was pretty torn while reading this book， there were moments that I loved it and moments that I just did not like it one bit， but ultimately I liked the way things ended for Ever。 This had a nice full circle closure to it that made it work。。。Ever was an interesting character to follow， as much as I loved her I wanted to give her a good shake and be like girl let the pain go and just live and love。 Gosh did she really have a lot of pain， guilt and fear weighing her down！ My heart really broke for her and the emotional rollercoaster that she had to face。 Though I will say she really was at her best with Joe。 These two just fitted together perfectly。 I just loved Joe， he had the whole misunderstood dark thing going on but really he just wanted to be loved and put first。 There was just something so heartbreakingly beautiful about his character that really called to my heart。 I loved that he never really gave up on Ever even when she kept crushing his already bruised heart。。。I absolutely hated Dom。 There was just something so fake about him and well don’t we learn that in the end！ I just can’t understand why Ever felt the need to keep the ring for so long or really morn the guy after what he did both to her and to his own brother。 I will say that I really liked Ever’s family and getting to see them rebuild their relationship。 As Loki the cat was such a mood on his own！。。The chemistry and connection between Ever and Joe was eternal， these two just destined to be together。 I loved that their connection was as strong as ever even years later。 These two were two pieces of a whole。 As much as I loved getting to see them find their way back to each other it was emotionally gut wrenching at the same time。。。Beautiful Graves was one angsty emotional， second chance romance that just proved that some bonds are eternal！ This is book is definitely worth checking out but be warned there is a very high chance that you will end up in tears at one point or the other！ 。。。more
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V。 Lashan Carr
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Brilliant！！！！Angst！ Lots of Steam！ Phenomenal Writing！I was given the opportunity to read an early copy of this book and what a absolutely outstanding book it is！This book is Brilliant and another masterpiece from L。 J。 Shen！ Love Triangles is my favorite Trope and L。 J。 Did not disappoint！Oh the feels！ I felt so much reading this book！ The character development was so good and I loved the story line！This is one of the best books of 2022！ A masterpiece that kept me engaged the entire time！ Pick Brilliant！！！！Angst！ Lots of Steam！ Phenomenal Writing！I was given the opportunity to read an early copy of this book and what a absolutely outstanding book it is！This book is Brilliant and another masterpiece from L。 J。 Shen！ Love Triangles is my favorite Trope and L。 J。 Did not disappoint！Oh the feels！ I felt so much reading this book！ The character development was so good and I loved the story line！This is one of the best books of 2022！ A masterpiece that kept me engaged the entire time！ Pick up this Masterpiece today！ Everlynne’s journey is unforgettable！No spoilers with my review！ This is a must read for 2022！If I could give more then 5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I would！ 。。。more
Em Dorsey ~ A Darlin’ Doll and Her Books ~
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“As long as you have breath in you， no one else stands a chance。”When I first heard that this book was going to be a love triangle I was extremely hesitant。 I always fall for one and if it doesn’t end with them being together I’m beyond disappointed however this is like no other love triangle story that I have read and I loved it！！ “I loved you， Ever Lawson。 But I want you to know， you’re the worst thing that’s ever fucking happened to me。”This book is divided into two parts and while I really e “As long as you have breath in you， no one else stands a chance。”When I first heard that this book was going to be a love triangle I was extremely hesitant。 I always fall for one and if it doesn’t end with them being together I’m beyond disappointed however this is like no other love triangle story that I have read and I loved it！！ “I loved you， Ever Lawson。 But I want you to know， you’re the worst thing that’s ever fucking happened to me。”This book is divided into two parts and while I really enjoyed part one I absolutely LOVED part two。 I thought I figured out every twist and turn but I had not。 Angst， tragedy， humor， heartache， longing and undying love！ This book has it all。 Of course there were times I wanted to slap the holy hell out of the MCs but that’s when you know you have read a good book and have emotionally invested yourself into the story。 And of course I cried multiple times even in public！！！ Highly recommend this book！！ “There’s another chapter in our story I want to write。” 。。。more
Leslie Luther
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I have a feeling your going to absolutely love this book or hate it！ I was definitely one who love it。 I was worried at first。 I am not a huge fave of instant-love books。 But this one definitely snaged me， I was hooked from the prologue。🖤Love Triangle 🤍Instant Love🖤Star-cross lovers 🤍Angsty loveEver（introvert） has gone to Spain with best friend Pippa（extrovert）。 While making a pact to try and get Ever out of her comfort zone a stranger over hears。 Ever falls for this guy instantly， but worried h I have a feeling your going to absolutely love this book or hate it！ I was definitely one who love it。 I was worried at first。 I am not a huge fave of instant-love books。 But this one definitely snaged me， I was hooked from the prologue。🖤Love Triangle 🤍Instant Love🖤Star-cross lovers 🤍Angsty loveEver（introvert） has gone to Spain with best friend Pippa（extrovert）。 While making a pact to try and get Ever out of her comfort zone a stranger over hears。 Ever falls for this guy instantly， but worried her best friend will catch his attention she get jealous and Ever grabs Piper and they run away。 Pippa had no interest other then trying to help get Ever and mystery guy set up。 Ever spend the rest of the vacation hoping she will run into him again！ And she does the last night in Spain。 Ever finally finds her mystery man Joe less then 24 hrs before heading back home。 The promise to keep in touch。Unfortunately life happens and now 6 yrs have passed。 Ever is in a bad mental space， blaming herself for a tragedy that happened soon after coming home。 Her current roommate finally convinces her she needs to get back out there。 She falls for a Nurse （Dom）。 He it truly everything Joe wasn't。 Little does she know going home with him for Christmas would change everything！ 。。。more
Heather Davidson-Norman
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Beautiful Graves was perfection！ I'm not sure where LJ Shen comes up with these gorgeous stories， but I'm so glad she does！ This book was real。 Like it just felt real。 Like it could be someone's real life and she just put it on paper。 It was so good！ Once again she gives us these irresistible characters。 Some you love and some you just think you love。 My emotions were all over the place。 I laughed and cried and yelled。 I was shook quite a few times！ Another 5 Star book from LJ Shen！ 5/5 stars ⭐⭐ Beautiful Graves was perfection！ I'm not sure where LJ Shen comes up with these gorgeous stories， but I'm so glad she does！ This book was real。 Like it just felt real。 Like it could be someone's real life and she just put it on paper。 It was so good！ Once again she gives us these irresistible characters。 Some you love and some you just think you love。 My emotions were all over the place。 I laughed and cried and yelled。 I was shook quite a few times！ Another 5 Star book from LJ Shen！ 5/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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L。J Shen can do no wrong in my eyes。 To be honest， I was a bit scared going into this book as I'm not a fan of love triangles but oh man！ this book was grabbing and amazing。 I couldn't put it down。 The story is raw and beautiful and passionate。 LOVED every minute of it。 L。J Shen can do no wrong in my eyes。 To be honest， I was a bit scared going into this book as I'm not a fan of love triangles but oh man！ this book was grabbing and amazing。 I couldn't put it down。 The story is raw and beautiful and passionate。 LOVED every minute of it。 。。。more
Kimberley Gore
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What an emotional journey！！！！！！ I loved every minute of it。
Adreanna Gonzalez
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was so emotional I felt everything so deep within my heart and in my soul it started out with a wild vacation of two teens on the cusp of the start of life and the pages turned and darker things grew in between those darker pages there was love and romance and tragedy it was Beautiful in many ways but also sad， dom was ever savior he brought her out of her pain and it was beautiful， but turns out he was a whole other person with other plans in his mind， seph was everything ever could h This book was so emotional I felt everything so deep within my heart and in my soul it started out with a wild vacation of two teens on the cusp of the start of life and the pages turned and darker things grew in between those darker pages there was love and romance and tragedy it was Beautiful in many ways but also sad， dom was ever savior he brought her out of her pain and it was beautiful， but turns out he was a whole other person with other plans in his mind， seph was everything ever could have ever hoped for it was love at first meet she was his downfall they were kismet and the obstacles between them were huge and somehow between death and heartbreak and loss they grew and they became everything they should have been together it was a long hard road I loved every single minute of it and I would kill for more of that HEA 🥹❤️ 。。。more
BookReadingJenn
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Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen is an absolutely angst filled emotional roller coaster of a story。 It grabs you by the heart at the prologue and just never bothers to let you go。 This one is billed as a love triangle， but it is a great deal more than that。 The characters are deep。 Some are broken。 There are surprises and tears and laughter and love。 I won’t say more as I wouldn’t want to spoil a moment。 Clear some time on your calendar for this one folks。 Once you pick it up you won’t want to be put Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen is an absolutely angst filled emotional roller coaster of a story。 It grabs you by the heart at the prologue and just never bothers to let you go。 This one is billed as a love triangle， but it is a great deal more than that。 The characters are deep。 Some are broken。 There are surprises and tears and laughter and love。 I won’t say more as I wouldn’t want to spoil a moment。 Clear some time on your calendar for this one folks。 Once you pick it up you won’t want to be putting it down until the last word … you might want to hold on to it for a while even after that。 。。。more
Ariadna Basulto
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BEAUTIFUL GRAVES is an angst-filled， rollercoaster romance that twists and turns and works your heart into shambles only to piece it back together in the end。 This story was different enough from what L。J。 Shen normally writes to make it exciting and a touch daring。 A love triangle is never easy to write and sell to the reader and yet， to me， Beautiful Graves does that easily。 Captivating， emotional， raw， and beautifully unexpected。 5 stars。
TruAidasLense
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You know when you finish a book that was so good you wonder what you’re going to do now？ How can you get over a book that consumed you and had you blowing up your booksta friends Dm’s！ That’s currently how I’m feeling after finishing Beautiful Graves by L。J ShenI went into this story knowing it was going to be a love triangle BUT this book was so much more than that and I was not ready for all the twists and turns in this story！ You think you know what will happen next but within pages everythin You know when you finish a book that was so good you wonder what you’re going to do now？ How can you get over a book that consumed you and had you blowing up your booksta friends Dm’s！ That’s currently how I’m feeling after finishing Beautiful Graves by L。J ShenI went into this story knowing it was going to be a love triangle BUT this book was so much more than that and I was not ready for all the twists and turns in this story！ You think you know what will happen next but within pages everything gets turned upside down！ There were moments I could not turn the page fast enough！ This book was about grief， healing， finding hope， and not letting your fears win！ Beautiful Graves had me feeling shocked， teary eyed， sad， pissed off at all the characters but at the same time loving them in their own ways！ BEAUTIFUL GRAVES is absolutely incredible， brilliant， and one of my favorites of the year hands down！！ I don’t want to say anything that could spoil even a page of this book because it was that marvelous！ I want each of you guys to go into this blind， don’t read any spoilers or go through a hundred reviews！ Just PICK IT UP and go on this incredible journey with Everlynne！ I promise you won’t regret it！ Thank you LJShen for sending me this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Maritza A。
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Shen amazes yet again， with this love story that is both incredible but riddled with grief and broken hearts。 Everlynne is a young emo woman on the brink of starting her life when she meets Joe by chance on a trip oversees。 Whirlwind romances are always addicting， but tragedy always love to separate two hearts indefinitely。 Everlynne tries to escape her past and meets Dominic who seems to be just the rejuvenating force her life needs。 When her two loves collide the fall out is huge and this fumb Shen amazes yet again， with this love story that is both incredible but riddled with grief and broken hearts。 Everlynne is a young emo woman on the brink of starting her life when she meets Joe by chance on a trip oversees。 Whirlwind romances are always addicting， but tragedy always love to separate two hearts indefinitely。 Everlynne tries to escape her past and meets Dominic who seems to be just the rejuvenating force her life needs。 When her two loves collide the fall out is huge and this fumbling heroine runs to recover。 This is such a tragically beautiful story which Shen delivers in a surprisingly different narrative from her previous works。 This story destroys， doesn't completely heal， but leaves your heart feeling on the mend。 Great read。 ❤️ 。。。more
Christine White
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This was an absolutely amazing unique story with tragedies and love。 Everlynne is one of my favorite characters。 I was so torn in this emotional ride。 The way things unfold was cleverly done and I loved it！ I couldn't put this book down， a definite must read！！！ I would highly recommend this steamy， angsty amazing book！！ This was an absolutely amazing unique story with tragedies and love。 Everlynne is one of my favorite characters。 I was so torn in this emotional ride。 The way things unfold was cleverly done and I loved it！ I couldn't put this book down， a definite must read！！！ I would highly recommend this steamy， angsty amazing book！！ 。。。more
it。sgottabethebooks
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Beautiful Graves was a captivating and unputdownable read。 What was once a trope I stayed away from is now something I’m more open to reading thanks to the brilliant writing of Lj Shen。 She worked her magic and made me fall… hard and fast for the characters and their journey。
Obsessed With All the Books Librarian
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This book was a beautiful emotional roller coaster that keeps you hooked from the very first page。 It is full of angst， heartache， frustration， and growth。 It is very relatable， and that's what makes it such a great read！ Everlynne is a quiet， reserved goth who doesn't like taking chances。 Her best friend Pippa takes her on a trip before college to Spain to be carefree & live a little。 While there， Everlynne meets Joe， a guy whom she immediately clicks with， but due to circumstances， doesn't see This book was a beautiful emotional roller coaster that keeps you hooked from the very first page。 It is full of angst， heartache， frustration， and growth。 It is very relatable， and that's what makes it such a great read！ Everlynne is a quiet， reserved goth who doesn't like taking chances。 Her best friend Pippa takes her on a trip before college to Spain to be carefree & live a little。 While there， Everlynne meets Joe， a guy whom she immediately clicks with， but due to circumstances， doesn't see him again until the night before she leaves Spain。 Six years later， Everlynne meets Dom， and forms a friendship that blossoms into more。 At this point in the story， you only know the minimum amount of details。 Every page keeps you captivated to know the rest of the story。 If you wanna know the rest， read this for yourself。 It is one of the best！ 。。。more
Christine Fass
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Ever swore off love after her joy accidentally brought about a tragedy。 Years after a whirlwind affair with a wonderful guy， Ever meets and gets romantically involved with his brother， unbeknownst to her。 There is so much emotion and tragedy in this book。 Ever does get her HEA but the bumps on the road are huge。 I am not a fan of love triangles， so this wasn't really my cup of tea but it was well written and I did like the characters。 Ever swore off love after her joy accidentally brought about a tragedy。 Years after a whirlwind affair with a wonderful guy， Ever meets and gets romantically involved with his brother， unbeknownst to her。 There is so much emotion and tragedy in this book。 Ever does get her HEA but the bumps on the road are huge。 I am not a fan of love triangles， so this wasn't really my cup of tea but it was well written and I did like the characters。 。。。more
Bookend Gal
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Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen blew me away， dropped me in the middle of the ocean （by Neptune's De Melenara） and had me gasping for air。 Wow。 Wow。 Wow。 What can I say about this book？ It was fun with banter。 It was heartfelt with first loves。 It was It was painful with loss。 It was invigorating with new possibilities。 It was shocking with revelations。 It was maddening with misconceptions。 It was infuriating with deceit。 It was hopeful with forgiveness。 It was epically beautiful with it's conclusio Beautiful Graves by LJ Shen blew me away， dropped me in the middle of the ocean （by Neptune's De Melenara） and had me gasping for air。 Wow。 Wow。 Wow。 What can I say about this book？ It was fun with banter。 It was heartfelt with first loves。 It was It was painful with loss。 It was invigorating with new possibilities。 It was shocking with revelations。 It was maddening with misconceptions。 It was infuriating with deceit。 It was hopeful with forgiveness。 It was epically beautiful with it's conclusion。 LJ Shen has created a love story that will hit you at the core and radiate all emotions from the inside out。 It will rip you to pieces and put you back together and you're left begging for more。 。。。more
Rachel Reads
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As I have said before， L。J。 Shen is by far one of my favorite authors。 When I see a new book by her， I download immediately and I know that I will love it。 Beautiful Graves is not like most of her other books， this book reminds me of "In the Unlikely Event， with a love triangle trope。 The book isn't a dual point of view book， which I think would have been hard with the love triangle twist， so as much as I would have loved the other point of views I get the reason why。 This book is a little dark As I have said before， L。J。 Shen is by far one of my favorite authors。 When I see a new book by her， I download immediately and I know that I will love it。 Beautiful Graves is not like most of her other books， this book reminds me of "In the Unlikely Event， with a love triangle trope。 The book isn't a dual point of view book， which I think would have been hard with the love triangle twist， so as much as I would have loved the other point of views I get the reason why。 This book is a little dark and tragic， the main character goes through a lot of tragedy and I found my heart breaking for Everlynne。 The way that Everlynne dealt with some of the tragic things she went through was hard to watch， she is a "runner" when it comes to dealing with her emotions， I wanted her to quit running and hiding。 After the tragedy that she went through， she wanted to stick with the safe route and run when things got too hard or messy and boy did life get messy for Everlynne。 Have I mentioned a love triangle？ I don't want to give away any spoilers for this book， I really feel like you should jump into this one with your eyes closed and your mind open。 Regarding the love triangle， I think we could all tell who was the right guy for Everlynne， even if it took more tragedy and more running for Everlynne to finally catch up and figure things out herself。 I really enjoyed reading this book， I was sucked in from the first chapter and couldn't stop reading until I finished it， it's such a unique book。 。。。more
Karen Mc
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“It was always you。”Here I sit， breathless from such a brilliantly written book that gave my still racing heart quite the workout！ I knew from the stunning but haunting cover and the heart-hitting prologue that this book would break me … and that it did。 Beautiful Graves is devastatingly beautiful。 The brightest star on the darkest night， this love story shines so bright with heart and hope。 This unforgettable and emotionally-woven romance makes you want to grab onto every opportunity， take risk “It was always you。”Here I sit， breathless from such a brilliantly written book that gave my still racing heart quite the workout！ I knew from the stunning but haunting cover and the heart-hitting prologue that this book would break me … and that it did。 Beautiful Graves is devastatingly beautiful。 The brightest star on the darkest night， this love story shines so bright with heart and hope。 This unforgettable and emotionally-woven romance makes you want to grab onto every opportunity， take risks， open your heart to love， and live life to the fullest。 Told through a broken， brave， and beautiful heroine who’s thrust together with the hero by fate， Beautiful Graves delves into the value of life and love， along with the complex dynamics of family， and the fragility of it all。 I was drawn to Joe and Evers’ palpable pull and scorching chemistry … an undeniable connection of kismet。 This love story is fierce and feel-worthy， and oh did I feel these characters so much。 I was mesmerized by the depth and raw vulnerability Shen brings to this hero and heroine who awaken each other。L。J。 Shen has written an emotional masterpiece of passionately poetic prose that dances across the pages， pulling every piece of you into this romance。 Beautifully broken and bravely told， Beautiful Graves is messy love at its best！ It’s one of the epic greats… those rare books that stay in your heart long after the final page。 I’m utterly bereft that it’s finished。 Hands down， this heart-hitter is a top 2022 and lifetime read。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but worth all the beautifully broken stars in the universe➡️ https://amzn。to/3Cv6ArFReviewed by Bookalicious Babes Blog 。。。more
Melina Torres
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