Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

40 reviews

cynthiareads's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

alysereadsbooks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Listened to the audiobook and enjoyed it. I liked the characters and the overall plot and Evie’s overall growth, grief, and journey. I also enjoyed how the author explored platonic men and women friendships too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Domestic abuse

mariannevoyager's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

hart_anders's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

check the content warnings - but they're all past issues, not ongoing.

morganperks's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I am sad I’m no longer reading thins. Quite possibly the best romance book I’ve ever read. This book did what Meet Cute tried to do. It was a romance with characters overcoming loss and working through grief but it wasn’t depressing. It was funny, sweet, and sad at times but it came back around. Ugh I loved it so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Car accident and Abandonment

travelingmeeshy's review

funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book so very much. There's so much to adore: a completely platonic male/female friendship, a flawed main character who

actually goes to therapy to work through her shit instead of "magically" being fixed by a new partner's love

, a hot baseball player who listens to NPR and watches trashy TV, and best of all, a woman who finds her own happiness,

plus a cozy waterfront cottage with a puppy

. I read the whole book in a day. Looking forward to more from Linda Holmes! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

katieritoch's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Domestic abuse

maddie79's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

antjeliest's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I say this with allll respect to tropes, but this book is much more than it’s trope and the ways in which it is more are very very good. It’s funny and sad, an escape and real, light and deep, a sexy romance and a pair of personal journeys. It’s a lot of things and it does all of them well and it was truly enjoyable to read. I’d read it again and I’d try anything by Linda Holmes having read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Sexual content