Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel

38 reviews

aishachabdu's review against another edition

hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief

shams96's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Violence

aqtbenz's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical content, Grief, and Emotional abuse

syfylauren's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault

larebe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

kmanos's review against another edition

3.5

I thought Liya was such a strong lead character, and she has reasons she wants to move on from her past and for it to stay hidden. She wants to protect those she loves (her mother, mainly) from the things people will say if this traumatic event is twisted to lies and spread through her community. And then there's Jay. Sweet Jay, who still blames himself for something that happened twenty years earlier, and doesn't feel as if he deserves a happy ending. Hate to love sometimes doesn't work for me, but I was on board pretty much the whole way through (I thought Liya was sometimes a bit too stubborn for her own good, but then I remembered how truma can cause people to build up tougher ways than most so I could forgive it). It was tough to read about how Liya's community had shunned her for misconceptions they had been fed about her past, and how the one person who was supposed to protect and believe her decided not to play fair, but I appreciated the trust when Liya and Jay finally wanted to share their stories, and felt they had an appropriate outlet without judgement to do so. I did have some issues with it, but overall a solid read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Minor: Medical content

shelbyjo's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Medical content

nemaria's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Detailed discussion of pregnancy