Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

161 reviews

agirlnamedellie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

Beth O'Leary's books are fast becoming my comfort reads. Didn't enjoy this as much as the Flatshare but it was a lovely heartwarming read. The characters were charming and packed a punch too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy

krisrow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Cancer

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

jodierose14's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, and Grief

bien's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Cancer

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Domestic abuse

eugbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gaslighting

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

Story drags too much to ever capture my attention. I don’t care for Leena at all and sadly can’t sit for more than 10 pages at a time reading this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Cancer

jennp28's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I quite liked this book. I loved the dual-POV between the two Eileens. I liked that an older woman was shown to be just as worthy of a romance story as a younger one. (Glad it was closed-door though I have to say…) A charming story of love and loss and grief and community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

katrinaward's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

tacoshark's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

4.25

This was a really lovely book and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I really liked her last book, so I’m always relieved when an author’s second book is good too. The setup took a little bit but it wasn’t too cumbersome and while a lot of the resolution was a bit predictable, it was earned and satisfying too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

xlaurareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

this one was a cute and nice enough read but nothing exceptional, really. it was kinda boring sometimes and felt a little too slow-paced for me from time to time. the idea for the story is quite intriguing, though, and i found myself liking grandma eileen's story a tad better than leena's because it was much more exciting and i felt there was going on more. what a great character, this old lady. nevertheless, the story lacked some kind of action and idk, it just wasn't my sort of book, or at least not at the moment. still cute. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Sexual content