Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Iubire ca la carte by Emily Henry

100 reviews

kefredriksen's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cursing, and Alcohol

allonsyahhlee's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Grief, Medical content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Body shaming

aesantiago's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

My favorite of Henry’s books so far. I loved the witty banter between Charlie and Nora. I saw myself and my sister in Nora and Libby’s relationship. The plot is a predictable Hallmark romance but it’s so sweet it doesn’t even matter. I found myself laughing out loud and by the end, crying my eyes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

kktaylor11's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

I'm not usually a romance novel person, but this title was recommended by a friend, so I gave it a chance. I'll admit I skipped over the graphic sex scenes just because that's not my personal thing -- but the story was cute, light, and easy. 
Essentially the main two characters (Charlie and Norah) are both hard driven city slickers who happen to also be in publishing (Charlie is an editor, Norah is a book agent). Norah goes on a surprise vacation with her little sister (who is about to have baby #3) and in the process falls for Charlie. There's nothing surprising in this book -- everything is obvious by about 10 pages in -- but it's still cute and engaging. There is a lot of tongue in cheek "book people" talk about tropes (falling in love with a local, city girl shoes, etc...) and a nod to "not everyone wants to retire to the country" kind of city love -- but it's really just a simple, straightforward "boy meets girl, they fall in love" kind of story.  Even the "oh no - drama" moments in the middle designed to make sure their path isn't too smooth aren't too troubling. 
If you need a light escape - a bathtub with bubbles or flight across the country quick read, this one will do it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment

A key driver in the story is how Norah copes with the death of her much beloved mother -- just be aware that is a central issue that is repeatedly raised.

macykey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

There are not enough words to describe how much I loved this book! Charlie Lastra is the best of the Emily Henry love interests so far and the way that he loves Nora fully and wholeheartedly just takes my breath away. I also loved the progression of their relationship and how there wasn’t any inserted overly dramatic conflict. There was conflict, but it wasn’t something that didn’t seem like it was only added in for dramatic effect. And I believe Nora’s one of the first female protagonists that I’ve read and right off the bat been like ‘She’s way more than she seems’. There wasn’t a point in this book that her motivations didn’t make sense to me, where her actions were overly dramatic or unnecessary. And her character growth? Chef’s kiss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical content and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment

crispfrijoles's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent

augustmaybereads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Abandonment and Vomit

roadesntoades'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It’s good but not great. A lot of my problems with this book has to do with it coming across as the anti-hallmark movie book where the bitchy other woman gets explored. And for the first few chapters it is that. But then, as the romance builds that whole thing gets tossed to the wayside and it becomes a hallmark movie book with the Nora even saying she would move to be with a man she loves. The very thing she criticized her past boyfriends for doing. Obviously she doesn’t in the end but still. She becomes the thing she critiqued so heavily. So for me at least, it was a bit misleading. Besides that I thought the comedy was good, the steamy scenes were steamy. It’s what I expected. I was just let down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Death