Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

29 reviews

dayoldtea's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility

kmazzilli's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Medical trauma

jjohnston_05's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

First time reading a Katherine Center book and absolutely loved it. She has a way with the flow of the story that just work and makes sense, even though there is some stop/start and introspection from the narrator (FMC). 

I DO wish that she had included CW's herself at the start of the book. The death of a parent/accident/and life as a full time caretake is very heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Car accident

geen_22's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

Better than the previous ones. The good parts are good. The bad parts are so incredibly bad and outweigh the good. KC needs content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness and Abandonment

hillgoodharv's review

emotional hopeful

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

schweibertsm's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.75

This book just didn't hit well with me. I found the characters really hard to like and the story more depressing than loveable. This book touches on some really serious topics and is a very prominent focus of the story. I just didn't buy the romance between the two main characters either, we didn't really get much of a chance to see that relationship even grow to the point that the ending even seemed possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Grief

Minor: Infertility

kaseybereading's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jennifer_d's review against another edition

fast-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 enjoyed the vast majority of this book! But there were two things that I had a hard time accepting in the resolution -

the metastatic-lung-cancer-woops-it-was-bronchitis was too dramatic of a yo-yo for me, and I expected more of a mutual apology and forgiveness between Emma and Sylvie for the harsh words exchanged during Emma's ride to the airport.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

emotional hopeful relaxing fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

yannaj's review

dark lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

1.5

I'm was thankful for the opportunity to listen to the audiobook ARC of The RomCommers but it just didn't fly for me, personally. 

Emma, our struggling screenwriter is given the opportunity of a lifetime to write with her hero, Charlie Yates on his new Roscommon. The twist? It's terrible and so is he! Amidst the hecticness of her own life, Emma take a career leep and swoops in the save the day (and possibly find love along the way). 

So, I have to say that the premise is good but dissapointingly it doesn't come together. 

** Spoilers ahead** 

For starters, as someone who has been both a caregiver and now a disabled person in need of care, Emma's description of her caring for her father plays upon disabled people's worst fears- being an unnecessary burden on the people you love. Not to diminish the work of caregivers at all (seriously, yall are the realest, most loving people on the planet) but making it seem like his accident ruined her life doesn't endear Emma to readers. 

That aside, I don't find Charlie's general attitude, disdain for romance, for Emma (women in general) unappealing and unredeemable. I didn't come away feeling like they should've been s couple. 

Last but not least- I agree that romance is maligned too much in everyday society. People use it to take cheap shots at hope and romance and anything that women love but the author's rant at the end just leaves me feeling prickly rather than inspired or hopeful. 

Sad that this one didn't work out.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent