Posthumously Yours - an ARC Book Review

September 20, 2025

Posthumously Yours - an ARC Book Review

**Thank you to the publisher, Type Eighteen Books, and NetGallery for providing me with an e-ARC copy in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.**

✨️ Book Title: Posthumously Yours
✨️ Author: Charles D. Braun
✨️ Genre: Literary Fiction; Humour & Satire

⭐️ Star Rating: 4 / 5 stars
⚠️ Trigger Warnings: Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Death, Hospice Care
📅 Release Date: March 25, 2026

**Please note: While this book is insightful, witty, and incredibly thought-provoking, the themes discussed within it are heavy. Please take a moment to check in with yourself before continuing to read this review or this novel; prioritize your well-being first.**

“You are the only person on the planet who would know I was gone.”
Her voice lowered an octave. “That sounds very lonely.”
“Actually,” I said before ending the call, “I’ve never felt so free.”

Written under the pseudonym of Charles D. Braun, our author takes the approach of a first-person narrator in a fictional biography format. While I found this to be an interesting way to format a novel at first, I felt this really worked well in the author's favour. It allows the reader to view the world through the author, creating a more thought-provoking read while discussing themes of mental health, suicide, and how the world ethically views life as a whole.

Charles takes his readers on the emotional and devastatingly truthful rollercoaster of his life and death. For the moments in between, he infuses some wit and dark humour; holding some beautiful space for comedic relief amongst the darkness.

Seemingly just as important, readers are also lucky enough to experience the various perspectives of supporting characters, who were either relatively close to Charles and his mother, or were characters from the outside looking in. With the complexity of the themes discussed throughout Posthumously Yours, this is especially enlightening to understand all of the multifaceted components presented to readers.

I also thought it was in incredibly good taste for the publisher, Type Eighteen Books, to provide a disclaimer to its readers prior to diving in. With the heavy nature of this novel, it may not be suitable for all readers in that moment - something that should always be recognized and supported.

All in all, despite the gravity this novel holds, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is able to approach the heavy topics discussed. Due to the thought-provoking nature of Posthumously Yours, I would also highly recommend this book to relevant book clubs (or even in an educational and/or professional stance) to hold the necessary space and discussions on ethics, existentialism, mental health care and practices, as well as familial connections.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out for support through: