Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

129 reviews

thebankofbooks's review

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Self harm, Car accident, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

billyshipton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Self harm

literarylily's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Dementia, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

tori_poitras's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Minor: Infidelity and Miscarriage

graceybookster's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

🎧 Listened via audiobook 🎧 

This is the second book I’ve read by Beth O’Leary and  WOW WOW WOW! 

What a clever clever story!! It’s funny because as I was listening to this, even though we were being pulled along the story in a certain way, I never quite hated Joseph. I always felt there was a kindness and sincerity about him (possibly due to the talented actors who read this audiobook) and with that niggling feeling, I couldn’t quite understand why such a seemingly nice guy would cheat on 3 women at the same time! Were we being duped along with these ladies or was there more to it? What was his reasoning? Was he trying to decide who to choose or was he just a complete arsehole? I just HAD to find out. The intrigue had me hooked!

WELL….just as you think it’s going to hit the fan, this story transforms and suddenly things make perfect sense! It’s so difficult not to give things away so if any friends see this review, PLEASE READ THIS SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT HAHA! 

I really loved this book and it’s probably one of my favourite’s now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, Death, and Dementia

Minor: Miscarriage, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Cancer

zoebill96's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-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

A very slow burn for me, I really wasn't invested until all of a sudden I was hooked around 60% in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Dementia, Mental illness, Self harm, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Grief, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Gaslighting

bethtrigg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Death, Miscarriage, and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, and Toxic relationship

taryn174's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, and Car accident

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Self harm and Death of parent

ttnnllrr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

In this book, we follow three women, Siobhan, Miranda, and Jane, as they are all stood up on Valentine’s day. We also learn that they are all stood up by the same man, Joseph Carter. We watch as they each forgive him the very next day and begin to catch deeper feelings. It’s clear to each of them that Joseph is hiding something, but it’s not enough for any of the women to get suspicious until it all comes crumbling down.

I love the way O’Leary writes books. The way she writes her characters and the word choice is just fabulous. Not to mention the back and forth between time, the detail, the subject matter she touches on in a ‘lighthearted’ romance… phenomenal!

I really enjoyed reading this book in particular, it had so many twists and while I caught on at times, I never truly understood what was happening (or what had happened, I guess you could say.) until the New Year’s chapters.

About halfway through I was noticing some timeline discrepancies, like Miranda recently finding out about Joesph’s mother’s dementia and how he had to move back home to take care of her, while Jane knew the entire time they were friends. Or Scott knowing Fiona without mention that they had ever met. Or Joesph’s mom knowing Siobhan even though at the time, all they did was sleep together once a month. At one point during Siobhan’s point of view I became completely convinced that Jane had been Blue Steel’s secretary, so I knew their points of view were at different times, but Miranda’s made that confusing because it felt like she was around for both of them, but I wasn’t sure how.

This book was really like a romance mystery, trying to figure out how he’s three-timing all these girls and then the twist ending explaining it all. It was overall a very fun read!

Siobhan’s death was sad of course, I was NOT expecting that at all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Dementia