Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

258 reviews

bethanystone13's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Another brilliant book by Emily Henry.
I think this is probably joint favourite with Funny Story. 
I loved the way we jumped back into Margaret’s past and the way it was formatted, just the way Alice said she would do it. I liked getting to know her and Hayden throughout the book, and seeing how their relationship developed.
I'll admit, I thought I had guessed the secret a couple of times, but I was far from it! The truth was definitely better than what I guessed it would be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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               This book felt like it was trying to be two books at once. It was trying to be a bit of both a literary mystery and a contemporary romance book. The two didn’t weave that well together, however. 

              I hated all the edging the author did with the MC’s sexual relationship. I think she was trying to keep it from being “too spicy” for her readers, but still spicy enough. However, it just got frustrating. I get the building anticipation of them having intercourse, but it just took too long! 

              I liked most of the characters, all the townspeople, Cecil and Margaret especially, though others not as much, looking at you, Alice, and especially her mom, and Theo. 

              Overall, it was a decent book. Mostly, the structure just didn’t work for me. As well as the drawn-out nature of the MCs’ relationship, and their admitting their feelings and desires. 


  

​Narrator Rating:​ 4.75 stars

             I wish they’d gotten someone else to narrate the section of the book that was supposed to be part of the biography. Julia Whelan is wonderful and did an amazing job, however, I feel like having dual narration would have been better for the two intertwined sections of the book. 

Elements 

Heartfelt-💔💔💔 

Horror- N/A

Love aka Romance- 💋 💋 💋 💋 & 1/2

Predictability-🔮 🔮 🔮 

Spice-  🌶  🌶  🌶 

Tear- 😭 & 1/2

Thrill- N/A

Humor- 😜 😜 & 1/2

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

cassandra_b's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Dementia

lilalhreads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring 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: Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident

smileymiley550's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny 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: Death, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Car accident, Pregnancy

cdoubet's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

hannahpower's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

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This was one of my favourite reads this year! 
The last couple of chapters felt rushed but overall a really cute story that had layers to it and a surprising amount of substance. This book broached some important topics that I don't often see addressed in romance books, and while some parts weren't resolved, they were handled well and leave room for the reader to contemplate. I might be an Emily Henry fan now 😍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Classism

hensoncarmen's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

leannap's review against another edition

4.75

emotional medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Bighearted. Complicated family dynamics and legacies wrapped up in a cozy sexy love story. 

I reread Persuasion recently and I love how a letter is used as the catalyst for this happy ever after too. I also liked how Emily Henry chose becoming a parent rather than getting engaged or married as the beautiful moment to end on

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

abi_j's review against another edition

4.0

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Addicting! I stayed up late reading this, and the last part of the book (

Alice’s reconciliation with her mom

) had me in cathartic tears. Beautiful prose, beautiful dialogue, and real-to-life characters and emotion. I loved the protagonist, too! Quarter star off because sometimes it was hard for me to stay invested in two storylines at once. I think a little of that backstory maybe could have been reduced? Quarter star off for the main romance that seemed a little too inevitable and moved too fast. Another half a star off because this had way way too much sexual content for my taste permeated through the whole story (seemed even more to me than Fourth Wing!). If it hadn’t been for that, this could have become a favorite return-to book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content