Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

5 reviews

krheath's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Dementia, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Infertility

Minor: Car accident

hjeffreys's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

machenn's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infertility and Car accident

inked_in_pages's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I knew going into this book that it was going to be incredibly emotional due to the premise of a young woman working her way through the first few years as a widow.  It definitely lived up to that expectation in terms of pulling at all the heart strings and having me wiping tears away throughout the book. The Last Love Note is not a book for the faint of heart as it explores what it means to grieve deeply and to imagine life after the passing of a love one.  However, The Last Love Note also explores what it means to honor the love that you had while exploring new love as well. 

I appreciated the thoughtfulness that Emma Grey put into her story around such a heavy topic.  I thought it was done with grace, intentionality, and so much care. I went into this expecting a bit more romance and while I didn't get a lot of the romance, I definitely got a lot of the love. 

Pick this up if you enjoyed One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid or P.S. I Love You by Cecilia Ahern.  Make sure to have your tissues ready, you're going to need them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts