SuitabookLove Letters to the Dead
Ava Dellaira
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside Laurel rather than rushing through the letters. Pause after difficult material, invite discussion without demanding personal disclosure, and check in about whether the ending feels hopeful or unfinished.
- Themes
- Grief and healing: Laurel uses letters to dead figures while mourning her sister and confronting experiences from the past. The book presents grief as disruptive and painful while also describing hope, healing and the possibility of seeking help.
- Growing up and making choices: Laurel navigates a new school, friendships, first love, family disruption and choices involving substances. The story allows teenagers to make questionable choices while stressing truth, help and the effort of living with imperfection.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to references to suicide, child sexual abuse, abusive relationships, substance use, sexual experiences, slut-shaming, strong language and bereavement.