Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

32 reviews

hilary_b's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

jackiepreston's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny 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: No

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think this book would have been better without the romance. Hayden never felt like more than a cardboard cutout of a character, so I never cared about the romance and whether one of them getting this writing job over the other would affect their relationship. 

Now the story of Alice and Margaret learning to trust each other, and Margaret's mostly-true stories, were a major highlight. I enjoyed Alice as a main character, even if I couldn't relate to her overly-sunny disposition. If more of the story could have been these two interacting (maybe with more Jodi too?) I would have liked this more.

I also didn't care for the choice to make Hayden the secret grandchild here. Because I didn't connect to him at all throughout this book, and how we got a single conversation about his mom, it felt like a let down for that relationship (or lack thereof) to be the catalyst of the book. Either make it connected to Alice or flesh out both Hayden and his mother more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy

kaydeedickins's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Car accident, Pregnancy

kailiyahknight's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

madisonrosehager's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

jkribbit's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident

esophagus18's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this might be my new favorite emily henry book! i loved the seven husbands of evelyn hugo vibe of it, and i loved all the characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt

amandacook417's review against another edition

5.0

emotional lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

deelightfulreads's review against another edition

3.75

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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i don’t really know how i feel about this one. while i really enjoyed parts, obviously emily henry’s writing and banter is always amazing, some of the quotes really stuck with me but it felt too much like two different books in one. i wish we got more of alice and hayden together than we did of the secondary story. while i enjoyed the biography they were hoping to write, it felt like it overpowered the relationship and when they did get together, it felt very rushed and insta-lovey. i wish we would’ve found out the plot twist sooner and then seen how they navigated it together. i would still recommend but know that the romance felt more of a subplot. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

aprilb_reads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy