the beauty that remains by ashley woodfolk

However, I did feel like Shay and Autumn’s voices are very similar, and it was sometimes hard to tell them apart. Each of the characters is diverse, and they have complex personalities. There are three alternating perspectives in this story, and it really demonstrates how everyone grieves differently. The Beauty That Remains is also a realistic story, and it is sure to resonate with anyone who understands the power of music.

I enjoyed the use of multimedia, such as emails and short blog posts, and it is a very effective way of showing how the characters deal with loss. I feel like this book focuses more on the grieving process than the actual plot, which makes for an emotional read, but I would have also liked to see more of a storyline. It is interesting how it touches different types of loss with different types of relationships, such as a best friend, a boyfriend, and a sibling. This book tells the story of three different people each coping with the loss of a loved one. Review: The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. And Autumn sends messages that she knows can never be answered.ĭespite the odds, one band's music will reunite them and prove that after grief, beauty thrives in the people left behind. Shay is a music blogger struggling to keep it together. Now Logan can’t stop watching vlogs of his dead ex-boyfriend. And Logan always turned to writing love songs when his love life was a little less than perfect.īut when tragedy strikes each of them, somehow music is no longer enough. Shay was defined by two things: her bond with her twin sister, Sasha, and her love of music. Death wants to tear them apart.Īutumn always knew exactly who she was-a talented artist and a loyal friend. (Mar.Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together.

Although there are many characters to keep track of, and it’s not always clear who knows whom and how well, Woodfolk eloquently depicts how 16-year-olds live in the digital and physical worlds, how the latter can amplify the former, how relationships shift after someone dies, and how life goes on, if you let it. The three are also linked by their connections, some closer than others, to Unraveling Lovely, a local indie band that might have made it big if Logan hadn’t messed things up. Autumn’s loss is the most recent Logan’s happened months ago, and he thinks he should be over it. When the book opens, Autumn’s best friend, Tavia, has just been killed in a car crash Shay’s twin sister, Sasha, has succumbed to the leukemia she’s had since she was 11 and Logan’s ex-boyfriend, Bram, has committed suicide. Each of the book’s narrators is struggling with grief. In a strong debut, set on a realistically diverse Long Island, Woodfolk surveys the devastation of those left behind after the deaths of three teenagers, and their tentative efforts to move forward.

The beauty that remains by ashley woodfolk