Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Lost Letter by Mimi Matthews

5 reviews

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and War

whatemilysreading's review

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

While the prose and atmosphere here is what I would expect from Mimi Matthews, this story lacked some of the depth of her later books. It’s a fine book but it’s clear how much she has grown as a storyteller since this one. 

It’s a quick read at only about 200 pages, and a sweet take on the beauty and the beast storyline. I felt a lack of connection with the two main characters, but it’s a wholesome and cute story at the end of the day. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide

violentlyagitated's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

Minor: War and Suicide

smithrachaelynn's review

emotional 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

4.5

After re-reading: I still loved this story but the ending felt abrupt after how much pain I went through to get to them being together. I wish we would have gotten to see them happy. 
Original review: 5⭐️ I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this because second chance romance is always iffy for me, but I ended up really loving this. It’s a decent length novella and so much is packed into it! There’s a lot of depth to Sylvia and Sebastien. I was rooting for them so much.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, and Self harm

fallhistorywitch's review

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I was looking for a fast past Victorian romance which is what this was. It was just very simple overall. Wasn’t bad but also wasn’t exceptional.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

mentions of the main character’s father haven commuted suicide before the start of the book