Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Stora vackra liv by Emily Henry

356 reviews

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful 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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The books tranforms in the final quarter. I found the romance secondary in this book. Margaret's story was all I wanted to know. The

twist

at the end was wonderful and change the book up a star rating but

I wish we had gotten to know more about Margaret and Hayden's relationship.  Did Nadine ever forgive her bio mother and let her in? The book build up Margaret's story and I wanted to know this key part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy

carolinasilva_18's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent

heytayday's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia, Car accident

Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy

dumeerev's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

papayastar's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

lex_is_bookish's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful 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: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Car accident

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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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This definitely seems more along the lines of fiction with romance, but not a capital R-romance if that makes sense, and that's okay! 

I was so bored and I feel like I've read this book before. I put down my print copy and then listened to the audio (thank you PRH Audio for the ALC), which was much better because Julia Whelan is an excellent narrator. I could listen to her forever. However.... altogether though, this was an EmHen flop (to me)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Car accident, Pregnancy

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

mariposa517's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy

kgc8's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective 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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Ultimately, this felt more like a literary fiction/woman's fiction book than a romance as the parts that stuck with me were Margaret Ives's story and life. Her tales about her wealthy, scandalous family and how they influenced her life and choices were so interesting that I would have happily read more about them, even if they also made me cry.

Some elements of the book, like the narrative device and the private life of a celebrity, reminded me of the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

The romance between Alice and Hayden took a backseat. While I liked them and their chemistry, so much of the book and page count revolves around Margaret instead of their internal lives. Their sexual tension is well done, and their compatibility is obvious, but it made it harder to develop their growth together from simple caring acts to love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy