Aftertaste | 
pickI love food, cooking, and ghosts, so I knew I wanted to read this as soon as I saw it in BookPage magazine. The main character has a unique ability (clairgustance) to taste a dead person‘s favorite thing, down to the last detail. He makes the dishes, and briefly, the person appears. I was picturing Carmy from The Bear the entire time.
pickSpeculative fiction is truly a reminder to me of what an unsophisticated reader I am. I had to slow down for this one, but I did like it because it‘s just such a genre bending unusual story. It was bit ghost story, immigrant story, love story, foodie story, thriller all wrapped up in one.
so-soI started out really enjoying this, but as it progressed I felt it got a little long and redundant. Still, it was such an interesting concept and I enjoyed the uniqueness of it.
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Aftertaste is a literary feast, feeding the imagination and soul, lingering on the palate. I loved how unique and creative it is. I adored the clever wordplay. I salivated over the food writing. The NYC setting is palpable and the characters are to die for. It made me teary, it made me hungry, it made me wonder. What if you could share a meal with a lost loved one? What is the cost of holding on too tightly? #BOTM
pickSince a young age, Kostya has been getting intense aftertastes in his mouth around certain people. So one day he creates what he‘s tasting and gives it to the man before him and the ghost of the man‘s wife appears. I was a little hesitant about his one, and it did take a while to pull me in, but I ended up enjoying it. I do wish the climactic scene had been fleshed out a bit more.
pick'Aftertaste' was a beautiful, bittersweet novel. Our memories are one of the things that make us alive. Food is also a memory. Certain tastes and times stick with you, making you who are. Lavelle incorporated love and loss through his aftertastes so well that it was quite the feat. I loved the characters and the imagery throughout. I will live in my memory for awhile. 5 stars.
Finished # WickedWords with 2 books: 'A Letter From the Lonesome Shore' and 'Aftertaste.'
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pick“A food story to binge.
A ghost story to devour.
A love story to savor.“
This was an emotional gut punch of a story, which follows the Highs and Lows of Konstantine, a man who can taste the food of the dead, and bring them back for the duration of a meal. packed with grief in all it's forms, and the worst, and best, of life, this is a story that you won't be able to put down! This book made me cry, in the most cathartic way. 10/10 do recommend!
