Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Wrecked by Lauren Asher

65 reviews

somebodys_fool's review

sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Drug abuse

chrynella's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Murder and Death of parent

wannabe_lee's review

emotional hopeful tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

Minor: Murder, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Racism

nineinchnails's review

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.0

the writing in wrecked is noticeably better than in it's predecessors imo. the romance didn't click with me so it was probably my least favourite aspect of the book but i liked the characterisation and i cared so much more about them than i did the lead characters of the last 2 books. in general, elena and jax had more depth and better character development. this book isn't much less corny than the last two but i actually didn't hate it as much as i was expecting to. don't get me wrong, there was still a lot of flaws (elena's parents' murder, for one - i didn't catch a single explanation for why they were shot by gang members/drug dealers in their own home) but it was a better read than i was expecting.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Dementia, Cancer, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, and Gore

Anxiety, OTC drug misuse/abuse, Xanax abuse, Huntington's disease, Night terrors/Nightmares, Post traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimer's

kaynisonger's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

I loved this book and the messages behind it, but Jax ended up being an ass and I think Elena deserves better but hey, gotta have a happy ending for everyone 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

ALSO; if a man is calling out your insecurities while dumping you, dump his ass and never talk to him again sis. 

The extended epilogue was so weird to me?? Like they just see this orphaned baby and are like ‘yea, we’re gonna adopt him’ without even ACTUALLY thinking it through??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

holleymarie95's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Drug use

k8ecallahan's review

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Terminal illness

ingrid13's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Drug use

megreads12's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Alcohol, Dementia, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer

takarakei's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

I really just couldn’t get attached to either character and the third act break up really made me mad

🌶️3.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol