Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

81 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love love loved Ryder and Willa! Ryder is a former soccer star prospect who's career was cut short by a case of bacterial meningitis that caused him to lose his hearing. Willa is a current soccer star who's losing her mom to cancer and struggling to balance sports and school. When her and Ryder are paired up for a school project, frenemies become lovers. I adored the banter and jokes between them and this slow burn was nice and slow just like I like it!! My only issue was the communication. Not literally obviously because Ryder is deaf but emotionally. Willa and Ryder both refused to talk about anything real almost the whole book!! It was so frustrating to read and it kinda dampened the fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Cancer, Body shaming, Medical content, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Sexism

fox_ivy's review against another edition

Parent illness and death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism

annick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed it. But not sure I’ll read it again. I do recommend it. 

 The writing tempts me to want more from this writer and lucky me there are six more books already published.  

I liked the pacing and the reflection of interpersonal emotions. The scenes of her mum and MMC made me cry. 

I know some Swedish so it was fun to see recognisable words among the book. The football references (I don’t call it soccer) were specific and felt authentic but I don’t follow the spot so can’t be sure.  

I don’t find Willa annoying like other reviewers. I can see why she is defensive and self reliant. 

This is slow burn. Grumpy grumpy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

condls27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

This book ripped my heart out of my chest, stomped on it and then lovingly put it back together with the upmost gentle care. I’ll never get over this book and it’s only the beginning! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

hjb_128's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexism

kkatelynelizabeth1's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Terminal illness

sarahmcg's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness

lunahale's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i cried and i laughed and i read this all in one day

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism

acethirtynine's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

cheeseandcrackers's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness