Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher

8 reviews

gloriazthompson's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

A comforting, found-family, character-driven novel with wonderful nature descriptions. Perfect to read around Christmas time and during cold winter days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

schlady's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Takes a long time to get everyone's character and story established, but admittedly worth it; a light cozy winter listen for sure. A slow-paced but cute story, generally cheerful and friendly, learning about each character from their perspective and how they all come together in both expected and unexpected ways.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Infidelity

caro_bujold71's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

What a delight! Found family story with characters of different generations, set  mostly in Scotland. I lived every minute of the narration. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Child death

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Grief, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, Bullying, and Suicide

innocenthedgehog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Child abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

eicart_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Death, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

One short scene involving a rottweiler attacking another dog (minor injuries)

mmefish's review against another edition

It's cozy and nice but not something I look forward to come back to. 
Also, everyone cheates.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Classism, Infidelity, Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, and Grief

cassie7e's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

A cozy calm winter read, great for background while doing other things. Only problem is it makes me want to bustle around in the snow shopping for xmas gifts and hosting parties when I'm stuck at work. The end was fine and covered all the thematic bases, but I wanted one more chapter of festivities, which I was surprised by given how long and slow the rest of the book was.

Not sure what's going on w the accent in the audiobook; don't remember having any opinions about the narrator when she read Dracula but the accent in this book is inconsistent and ends of words tend to drop away. And despite Sam being noted to have an American accent by other characters, he sounds just like the rest of them. The Scottish ones were fun to listen to though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, and Death