18 Things (My So-Called Afterlife)

by Jamie Ayres

[inlibrisveritas]

Still making my way through some of my Kindle backlog (in alphabetical order) and I'm starting to wonder if I have anything in here that I might actually fully enjoy.
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18 Things is a story about grief, learning to move forward, and growing up. It's about tough choices and breaking out on your own. But it's also a story that gets bogged down in its own messages and lessons. Much of it feels like a cliche kind of teen story, with some of the dialogue being too perfect, too cheesy, or just off. In addition to that, it is a story with religious overtones, which in itself isn't a bad thing, but it's not my thing...at al and there were instances where it went beyond being an important part of the story into preaching. I get that the morals of the story are meant to rely heavily upon that religious principle but there were moments where it just felt shoehorned in.

Also note, there are some jokes in here that are either cringy or down right offensive.