Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

53 reviews

coffeeandprose's review

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, and Cancer

Minor: Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Excrement

bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

When beloved English teacher Joe is given only weeks to live, he asks his two favorite students, Logan and Rosemary, to drive him cross-country so he can die in his favorite Maine cabin. In spite of the fact that they cannot stand each other, they agree to the road trip and the adventure they find will change them forever. This childhood friends to rivals to lovers story explored grief, abandonment, and mortality in such beautiful ways. Rosemary and Logan's banter is engaging, whether they're fighting or making love, and they take such care of Joe and one another. I loved learning about Joe, and his chosen ending is so painful and beautiful all at once. This very much reads like a romcom, even with the graphic depictions of mortality, and I would watch the movie. (And probably judge it harshly. lol) Some parts were a little slow, but the story was good overall and I was literally crying while driving at the end. This romance is on the heavier side, but it's totally worth the tears.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Cancer, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

melaschnie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Grief, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Cancer, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Lesbophobia, Outing, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

amandaevans's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

lesbian love story? romantic comedy? summer road trip? yes yes and yes. this book is sweet and sad, funny and heartbreaking. a story about love and loss, family trauma, mental health struggles, and of course, existing as queer in spaces where it sometimes isn’t normalized or accepted. I laughed while reading this book. I definitely cried so many tears while reading this book. I felt seen while reading this book. If you’re looking for an LGBTQ+ love story perfect for the summertime, this is it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Cancer, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Car accident

danileah07's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Abandonment and Homophobia

scriptrix's review

adventurous emotional hopeful

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

5.0

Alison Cochrun's writing is flawless. This made me cry, but in the most joyous, satisfying, hopeful way. I wouldn't have read it if it was by any other author, but Cochrun hasn't missed yet.

Content warning: grief and character death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Grief

cmhall's review

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

mamaewalk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Abandonment, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcoholism

spaghettireads's review

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcoholism

rachelkreadsbookz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent