Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

95 reviews

mimo_'s review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

bit of a palate cleanser im ngl but was fun n fresh~ 
josh is just out here for da vibes and hazels chillin too 

but i did have to knock points off for the pregnancy trope

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

karenmsecrest's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

This book features some of my least favorite contemporary tropes and turns them into features instead of bugs. 

Josh and Hazel nail: 

• Friends to lovers
• Manic Pixie Dreamgirl (but Hazel has is competent and has heart and substance)
• Banter
• Dual POV
• Emotion
• Secrets (but they get resolved quickly so you don’t have to slog through 5 chapters of a misunderstanding)

It’s steamy and sweet and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

So good! But the last 2 chapters have a

pregnancy and subsequent miscarriage scare (which is just a scare, nothing bad happens, it all turns out great)

which might be difficult for some readers who don’t want to read about pregnancy.

kirsten18's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

tarnaflake's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Infidelity

formerbookclubpresident's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

1.0

unexpected pregnancy get fucked dude

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

alaynacp's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

In Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, I loved Josh and Hazel’s progression from acquaintances to friends to lovers. I loved how Josh just accepted Hazel for the person she is, quirks and all. I loved that Hazel isn’t embarrassed about herself. She’s okay with who she is, and she should be. I wish I was as accepting of my “weirdness” as Hazel is. I really didn’t like her ex-boyfriend. The way he treated her made my blood boil but maybe that is because it was too close to home for me. One of the dinner scenes really cracked me up. The way Hazel  just couldn’t help but immediately blurt out what her and Josh had just agreed they wouldn’t be talking about made me giggle.  I teared up at the end, but they were happy tears! Recommended 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

gracemullender's review

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic relationship, Cursing, and Blood

macykey's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved this book and I love Hazel!! I love Hazel’s Hazel-ness and I loved how she wasn’t ashamed of her Hazel-ness. She recognized that other people have a problem with it and that it can be the cause of other people to leave her, but that didn’t mean she had to change it or diminish it. I also loved how easily Hazel and Josh slid into their relationship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

em216's review

lighthearted

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

mandolina67's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

The first half of this book, I was sure that I was going to give it a low rating. The characters felt too exaggerated for me. Then I realized that was on purpose and was part of their character development. I ended up loving this book. I also think that the FMC felt a little too close to home to my personality, and my internalized misogyny made me not like her as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage