Afterlove
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- Author：Tanya Byrne
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Summary
THE LESBIAN LOVE STORY YOU'VE BEEN DYING TO READ。
Ash Persaud is about to become a reaper in the afterlife， but she is determined to see her first love Poppy Morgan again， the only thing that separates them is death。
Car headlights。
The last thing Ash hears is the snap of breaking glass as the windscreen hits her and breaks into a million pieces like stars。
But she made it， she's still here。 Or is she？
This New Year's Eve， Ash is gets an RSVP from the afterlife she can't decline: to join a clan of fierce girl reapers who take the souls of the city's dead to await their fate。
But Ash can't forget her first love， Poppy， and she will do anything to see her again。。。 even if it means they only get a few more days together。 Dead or alive。。。
NOT EVEN DEATH CAN TEAR THEM APART。
Ash Persaud is about to become a reaper in the afterlife， but she is determined to see her first love Poppy Morgan again， the only thing that separates them is death。
Car headlights。
The last thing Ash hears is the snap of breaking glass as the windscreen hits her and breaks into a million pieces like stars。
But she made it， she's still here。 Or is she？
This New Year's Eve， Ash is gets an RSVP from the afterlife she can't decline: to join a clan of fierce girl reapers who take the souls of the city's dead to await their fate。
But Ash can't forget her first love， Poppy， and she will do anything to see her again。。。 even if it means they only get a few more days together。 Dead or alive。。。
NOT EVEN DEATH CAN TEAR THEM APART。
Reviews
Beth
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I fell in love with this book， the ending was the sweetest thing， one of my new favourite books for sure。
Erin
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FAVOURITE BOOK OMG ITS SO WELL WRITTEN AND ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE AMAZING
Tara
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Romance is supposed to make you feel the way this book made me feel。 So many authors don't quite nail it but this one did so so perfectly。 100% a new favourite。 Romance is supposed to make you feel the way this book made me feel。 So many authors don't quite nail it but this one did so so perfectly。 100% a new favourite。 。。。more
Lia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Cute and interesting at times but NOT enough on the side characters like Dev and Esen is my first complaint 🤨。And also the plot？？ Make it make sense。 The pacing was so weird and… the ending was very， ahem， convenient。Ash was so unlikeable too imo - having doc martens is not a personality trait 😃 And she would show a SLITHER of emotion then go on to make a very corny protagonist type joke。 Like bestie， you just died。 You can be sad。 You dont have to make sarcastic comments you aren’t Percy Jackso Cute and interesting at times but NOT enough on the side characters like Dev and Esen is my first complaint 🤨。And also the plot？？ Make it make sense。 The pacing was so weird and… the ending was very， ahem， convenient。Ash was so unlikeable too imo - having doc martens is not a personality trait 😃 And she would show a SLITHER of emotion then go on to make a very corny protagonist type joke。 Like bestie， you just died。 You can be sad。 You dont have to make sarcastic comments you aren’t Percy Jackson。 ALSO also when Ash reunites with Poppy later， she didnt even ASK about her family or best friend Ada that were quite nicely set up in the first half like hello？？ Ash are u forgetting something？？ I simply do not understand 😕I REST MY CASE ASH IS ANNOYINGOverall it was okay， somewhat enjoyable， and queer + poc representation is great we love to see it（Pls recommend good queer reads i have been let down） 。。。more
Chantelle
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Finished reading in tears so that's how I know it's good， if it evokes such emotion。 It's heartfelt and heartbreaking。 It's unlike anything I've read before， I think。 Always really enjoy anything I read of Tanya Byrnes'。 Finished reading in tears so that's how I know it's good， if it evokes such emotion。 It's heartfelt and heartbreaking。 It's unlike anything I've read before， I think。 Always really enjoy anything I read of Tanya Byrnes'。 。。。more
A
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4。5*
carla
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muy triste👍
mariapia
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I really liked this book。 It has lesbian representation， cool characters and a plot that makes you want to keep reading。 The only criticism i have: for a moment i really thought the amount of times Dr。 Martens were mentioned was a subtle way of promoting them💀Honestly， the acknowledgments were what made me cry the most。 I could never imagine what it feels like losing both of my parents to an illness， so i wish the author all the best and i hope everything in her life is going okay now。
Vale
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2。5， I really didn’t care about this at all 😭😭 I was expecting too much :（
Hanna
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LOVED IT SO MUCH I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT OMFG。 also most beautiful acknowledgment i’ve ever read wow， i almost cried again。
Ella
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m not the biggest fantasy fan but the cover had me in an absolute chokehold。 I liked that quite a significant portion of the book focused on Ash’s life prior to her death， as it gave an important overlook on her family， friends and life。 Yet， as a result， I felt like the absence of this part of her life in the second half of the novel was impossible to ignore。 I'm well aware that she couldn't just wander into her house and say hello， but it just felt strange that *spoiler* when she saw Poppy a I’m not the biggest fantasy fan but the cover had me in an absolute chokehold。 I liked that quite a significant portion of the book focused on Ash’s life prior to her death， as it gave an important overlook on her family， friends and life。 Yet， as a result， I felt like the absence of this part of her life in the second half of the novel was impossible to ignore。 I'm well aware that she couldn't just wander into her house and say hello， but it just felt strange that *spoiler* when she saw Poppy again， she didn't even ask how they were。 I obviously really loved that the book focused on the relationship between Ash and Poppy， it just seemed bizarre that her family and Adara were sidelined quite quickly。 I also would have loved a bit more about Dev and Esen’s backstories and how they died。 I just kept waiting for Ash to inquire， but she never did。 Nonetheless， it was a beautiful lesbian romance， none like i’ve ever read before。 。。。more
isa ✿
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GO LESBIANS
Cerys Hubbard
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I really enjoyed this book， a sapphic romance experiencing real life was portrayed really well。
nach
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 oh boy。 this was…for lack of a better word—disappointing。now， i should preface that by saying that i was actually super excited for this book， so much so that i signed up for netgalley just to have a chance to read it asap as i couldn’t wait for the release date。 i really had high hopes for this book。 i mean， i should with a tagline like “THE LESBIAN LOVE STORY YOU'VE BEEN DYING TO READ”， right？ then the release date came and i lost all hype after the first arc。the first arc was quite intriguing oh boy。 this was…for lack of a better word—disappointing。now， i should preface that by saying that i was actually super excited for this book， so much so that i signed up for netgalley just to have a chance to read it asap as i couldn’t wait for the release date。 i really had high hopes for this book。 i mean， i should with a tagline like “THE LESBIAN LOVE STORY YOU'VE BEEN DYING TO READ”， right？ then the release date came and i lost all hype after the first arc。the first arc was quite intriguing， with a lot of endearing and relatable moments as we see Poppy and Ash’s relationship bloom。 the second reaper arc， however， was all around the place。my biggest problem with the second arc is the lack of continuation。 All the characters are very one dimensional besides Ash and don’t have much appealing qualities， even though theres this whole “family” message pushed between the reapers and Ash， which felt like it was only added to be a tear-jerker。 even Poppy lost her originality when in the last chapters she became a manic pixie dream girl， constantly laughing and acting ‘crazy’， carrying nothing from the endearing Poppy we were introduced to。there were also a lot of plot holes。 like， what was the whole “oh yeah by the way you actually can leave being a reaper lol” plot line that was introduced in the very last chapters？ it made no sense and made me physically pained。that’s what this book left me with: physical pain。 never letting pretty cover art and bold taglines fool this lesbian again。 。。。more
Holly Sweeney
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I will emotionally recover， but this book will never leave me。 THE QUOTES OUT OF THIS BOOK>>>>>>
Lucia
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It's one of my favorite books now。The story is well written and easy to read。The first chapter was really good and I couldn't stop reading。 It's one of my favorite books now。The story is well written and easy to read。The first chapter was really good and I couldn't stop reading。 。。。more
Becs
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Was very “ya” which like duh what was I expecting but I mean in the way where outfits are meticulously described and songs are repeatedly specifically named BUT It was a very good quick read and I did cry
Mogy
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As soon as I started reading this book， I didn't want to put it down！！ This book joins the list I have where you know something terrible is going to happen before you start reading it （from a spoiler or blurb etc） and somehow it just lulls you into a false sense of security。。 Makes you forget that it's coming because you're so invested in the characters and the plot and feeling all the feelings it makes you feel。。。 Then the THING happens and you're left wondering how you could possibly have forg As soon as I started reading this book， I didn't want to put it down！！ This book joins the list I have where you know something terrible is going to happen before you start reading it （from a spoiler or blurb etc） and somehow it just lulls you into a false sense of security。。 Makes you forget that it's coming because you're so invested in the characters and the plot and feeling all the feelings it makes you feel。。。 Then the THING happens and you're left wondering how you could possibly have forgotten it was coming and where it could possibly go from there。。。I lost count of how many moments made me smile or laugh， nearly made me cry or did actually make me cry。。。I absolutely loved this book from the second my friend mentioned it until the moment I turned the last page。I will definitely be reading Afterlove again， and recommending it to anyone who will listen！ 。。。more
Grace Cooper
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No。。。。 /You're/ crying！ No。。。。 /You're/ crying！ 。。。more
bookwormdystopian
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3。5
Divya Kaushik
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Afterlove is a beautiful queer love story between 2 teenage girls Ash and Poppy。 All the characters are spot-on。 From Ash's mum to Esen， it was a perfect blend of characters。 Ash is a shy Indian/Guyanese girl， who is tired of kissing girls in the dark alleys who later pretend they aren't even gay。 She wants to be with someone， but she is tired of the heartbreaks and the hopelessness that these girls bring。 Poppy on the other hand is bold and speaks her heart。 When Ash can't express herself， Popp Afterlove is a beautiful queer love story between 2 teenage girls Ash and Poppy。 All the characters are spot-on。 From Ash's mum to Esen， it was a perfect blend of characters。 Ash is a shy Indian/Guyanese girl， who is tired of kissing girls in the dark alleys who later pretend they aren't even gay。 She wants to be with someone， but she is tired of the heartbreaks and the hopelessness that these girls bring。 Poppy on the other hand is bold and speaks her heart。 When Ash can't express herself， Poppy does it for her。 They seemed like a perfect sweet couple。 Since I am an Indian myself， the storyline around Ash's family seemed so close to my heart。 Her overprotective Mom is basically all desi moms。 And the electricity-saver Dad is just our Dad。。。。。 or Mom。 I laughed so hard when Ash described Chai to Poppy。 So， to clarify: Guys， 'Chai' means 'Tea'。 So if you order Chai Tea， you are just ordering Tea Tea。 Now does that make any sense？ No right。！ So please， it's not Chai Tea。 It's either Chai or Tea。！ Period。！The book is really well-written。 Tanya Byrne is an amazing writer。 It was such a smooth read， that I read the whole thing in 2 sittings。 The story just flows from one incident to another。 You never get bored with a single page。 What hit me hard was the second last chapter， where Ash has the realization about love and life。 It was so true， that I myself teared up a bit。To sum up， Afterlife is a beautiful queer teen romance novel involving a brown girl （Yay。！） with a beautiful heartwarming ending。 It's a highly recommended read from my side if you are into queer romance or romance novels in general。Full review : https://divyakaushik1010。wixsite。com/。。。 。。。more
Octover
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The first 160 pages of this book were amazing to me。 When I picked this book up a second time， I felt so incredibly disconnected from both the characters and the story that it was difficult to care about anything that was happening。 The instances of beautiful writing became more and more sparse， page after page of very simplistic writing style made it difficult for me to even finish reading this book。
Querida Hutchison
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My heart will never recover from this。
Mona
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Afterlove was one of my most anticipated reads of this year so I had high expectations because it was sapphic and had grim reapers。 First of all， I loved the rep。 Then I loved the love story， it was sweet and I didn't know I needed it （it was also very sad and I got emotional at the end）。 I also liked the way the book was structured – the first part was set in the past （this one captured my interest really fast）， while the second part was set in the present （it took me longer to get into that on Afterlove was one of my most anticipated reads of this year so I had high expectations because it was sapphic and had grim reapers。 First of all， I loved the rep。 Then I loved the love story， it was sweet and I didn't know I needed it （it was also very sad and I got emotional at the end）。 I also liked the way the book was structured – the first part was set in the past （this one captured my interest really fast）， while the second part was set in the present （it took me longer to get into that one）。 All my expectations weren't met but the book was an entertaining and powerful one。 。。。more
arlysm
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It starts off a little slow but once you get to the part where she dies it's really good， I enjoyed the way the author wrote Ash' relationships with the people around her but i would have liked to know more about the reaper system。 It starts off a little slow but once you get to the part where she dies it's really good， I enjoyed the way the author wrote Ash' relationships with the people around her but i would have liked to know more about the reaper system。 。。。more
Mair
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2。5 🌟
Ruby Books
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Thank you to Pride Book Tours for sending me a copy of Afterlove for review！ I’ve seen a lot of people talking about it online， and it’s my first book by Tanya Byrne。 Before going in， I didn’t know much about it except that there was a f/f relationship and ghosts， which is so original and caught my attention straight away。 I put the book down temporarily after reading 50 pages but then I ended up reading the rest of the book in one day！Afterlove begins as a contemporary book focusing on Ash， a t Thank you to Pride Book Tours for sending me a copy of Afterlove for review！ I’ve seen a lot of people talking about it online， and it’s my first book by Tanya Byrne。 Before going in， I didn’t know much about it except that there was a f/f relationship and ghosts， which is so original and caught my attention straight away。 I put the book down temporarily after reading 50 pages but then I ended up reading the rest of the book in one day！Afterlove begins as a contemporary book focusing on Ash， a teenager from a working-class background and a Guyanese family。 Ash hasn’t had a lot of success with girls， but she hopes that Poppy is different。 The book features a sapphic romance， but with a paranormal twist！ Ash is dead， and is about to join a group of reapers in the afterlife。 However， she can’t quite forget about her first love， Poppy， and is determined to see her again。I found the premise to be SO interesting because Ash’s death really introduced a whole new dimension to the book。 I was so interested to see how exactly the relationship with Poppy would play out， particularly because of the ghost situations！ I genuinely had no idea what was going to happen or how the book would end， so I was definitely invested to find out。 I read the book in a short space of time， and I think the pace and my interest really picked up in the ‘After’ section because that was the part I was most looking forward to from the beginning。 I really liked seeing how Ash’s character developed through all these changes， as well as the snippets of Poppy and Ash’s family。 Dev and Esen were really cool characters too， and I loved all the reaper scenes。I will say that I didn’t feel that motivated to keep picking the book up， even though I did get through it quickly。 This was mainly an issue for me at the very beginning， because I wasn’t too invested until I read about Ash’s death。 I expected to see more of her internal thoughts and emotions， especially to do with grieving her family because we didn’t hear much about them in the second half。 It also took me some time to get used to the romance， because it progressed so quickly。 That’s not the fault of the book， though – I just generally prefer slowburn over instalove with romances， and I wanted to see more scenes between them。 Still， I ended up reading about 2/3 of this book in one sitting because I got sucked into the plot because it really picked up！So thank you again to Pride Book Tours for sending me a review copy！ I thought it was such a cool paranormal twist on a sapphic contemporary while also touching on topics such as identity。 I wish it delved a bit deeper in some areas， especially the romance， but overall I did enjoy reading it。 Be aware that this book discusses death， homophobia， and racism， but nothing is very graphic。3。5/5 stars 。。。more
Alana
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This book had me so emotional， definitely recommend
Abby
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I got 50 pages into this book and I KNEW it was going to be one of my new favourites。 I am telling you it is THAT powerful。
Alex
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where do I begin…the most adorable yet bittersweet read of my life， perhaps。 comforting and nerve wracking all in one。I hope I find my Poppy Morgan。
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Afterlove&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0