Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

133 reviews

khonake1's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

SO GOOD. This book had me laughing, crying, and squirming in my seat! I loved the banter and pranks between the characters early in the book, but then it was so nice to see how their feelings evolve over the school year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

emilygibbs's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Cancer

Moderate: Grief

errie's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted tense 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? Yes

4.25

I love love loved Ryder and Willa! Ryder is a former soccer star prospect who's career was cut short by a case of bacterial meningitis that caused him to lose his hearing. Willa is a current soccer star who's losing her mom to cancer and struggling to balance sports and school. When her and Ryder are paired up for a school project, frenemies become lovers. I adored the banter and jokes between them and this slow burn was nice and slow just like I like it!! My only issue was the communication. Not literally obviously because Ryder is deaf but emotionally. Willa and Ryder both refused to talk about anything real almost the whole book!! It was so frustrating to read and it kinda dampened the fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Cancer, Body shaming, Medical content, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Ableism, and Sexism

bibliokayla's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

kristannereads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

kelseyholler's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Abandonment and Ableism

thatbethguy's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

Overall, I really liked this. The deaf representation was great (in the revised 2021 version). But some of the pacing and plot flow was a little off. And one big moment for the MMC happened for a reason that felt a little strange to me. I did really enjoy it, though, and will definitely read more of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

abby_can_read's review

emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

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While I had a good time with this book, it was a struggle. I adored Ryder. He kept me interested. Willa fell flat and I found her to be annoying. Since I didn't like both of the main characters, the romance didn't give me everything I wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism and Death

jaynovara's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Body shaming, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Ableism, Sexual content, and Vomit