Reviews tagging 'Grief'

First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

17 reviews

angelfireeast24's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Sexism

Minor: Racism

romie_chat's review

emotional lighthearted

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

3.5

although I found the story cute, I was not completely immersed in the romance. everything went too quickly for me and I'm not sure I would qualify it as a romantic romance, it was more of a strangers-to-friends-to-crush situation. cute and entertaining, but I would've wanted more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death

Minor: Chronic illness

bookcasey's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

I absolutely adored the first 90% of this book. It manages to pack in multiple popular romance tropes, loveable characters, hijabi romance, maybe demisexuality… and then it just rushed through the ending in a way that didn’t make sense with how beautifully paced the rest is. Did the author have to rush for a deadline?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Fatphobia, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Chronic illness, and Car accident

peachani's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

whatskatiereading's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Sexual content

andmaggie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

Story set post-COVID-19 pandemic, minor/oblique references to characters with past illness or long-term effects

internationalreads's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

lexa's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

This was not my favourite in the series but it was ok. I enjoyed the family dynamics and the main characters, I just felt like something was missing. I wanted more, especially from the last 1/3 of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual content