Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler

5 reviews

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.5

I’m a huge  fan of the original Anne of Green Gables, so I was so excited to see this on he shelf of my library. If you are in it for the original/ nostalgia read, all of the characters return, albeit modernized, with some new additions as well.

The beginning was fairly strong, although his nickname was not my favorite, but I really disliked their conflict. Anne went through something that was incredibly difficult, and then Gilbert made it all about himself

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

hungrybruno's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.5

This book is 100% Anne/Gilbert fanfic and I am HERE FOR IT. It's delightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

isotope_s's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Super fun, for some reason it felt slow and fast at the same time. There were aspects that I wish were developed more.

Pros
• Their banter before they got together was so adorable and fun.
• Gil was basically written in the image of Timothy Chalet.
• Diana is a delight
• There were an appropriate amount of high and low emotional points.
• This is the most realistically executed hate-to-love romance I’ve ever read. It feels very grounded in reality.
• Slow burn

Cons
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Gil examining why him saying “I’m done” was so hurtful to Anne. He understands her history, but doesn’t consider it in the context of what he does and why she reacted the way she did.

• It felt simultaneously fast and slow
• I wish there was more banter/dialogue
• Slow burn

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Transphobia, Car accident, and Cancer

jenkneebee's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

kb_sherman's review

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism