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Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
REVIEW โฌ๏ธ
๐ Pack Up The Moon
โ๐ผ Kristan Higgins
โ๏ธ Contemporary Fiction
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ๐ซ | 4.5
โ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก. ๐
๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐จ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐.โ
Oof. This book is traumatically sad. Beautiful and touching, but brutal to read.
Overview:
โขLife After Loss
โขCosmic Love Story
โขThemes of Love, Grief, and Family
โขTerminal Disease
๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต.
This was such a hard book to read. Every single page had my heart aching, and it honestly never got lighter.
Each character is written with so much heart and intention, and therefore they feel so real. The way we get both POVs (Lauren as she deals with being sick, Josh as he deals with his grief) is so well done.
The journey, while heavy and intense, had a profound sense of serendipity and hope. These characters carried this story through the trenches of unspeakable hardship, and I found them inspiring.
Special shoutout to their dog and their families - especially Joshโs mom and Laurenโs sister.
Overall, I recommend this book to anyone who wants a good cry!
โจ Read via Borrowed Physical Copy โจ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death