Reviews tagging 'Death'

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

97 reviews

beth_s98's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this one better than the first in the series, but there were also a lot of parts that were hard for me to get through.

Through them discussing the last days of Beck and her funeral and the feelings immediately after her death, I was reliving my own grief after losing someone to cancer, which was hard. I felt like the book handled it in a good way though. I’m still not sure which of the summer boys I think is a good fit for Belly, but Jenny Han definitely knows how to write a trilogy that keeps you coming back for more. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse

marieeveparentroy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

the_readingwitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sophie_halson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism and Alcohol

sophie_kane's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

This is getting a 3.5 stars for Conrad being a prick pretty much the entire book except for like three chapters in cousins. And the ending is really confusing to me. I used to think I was a team Conrad girlie but …… bro you suck so bad and can’t treat a women right. Always the good looking guys smh. The only good characters in this whole story are laurel and Jeremiah and then there’s Stephen who’s just kinda not present the whole thing. If I could marry laurel I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death

Minor: Mental illness

toomanytbr's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A Summer Without You. A Summer Without Susannah

This was definitely not as much about the romance, the angst and wanting as the first book, but it was still monumental. I cried so much. I just want Belly to be happy, but I also want some answers about Conrad. Why did he treat her like that and get away with never apologizing? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

gabyhs's review

emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

natalie_j's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, and Sexual content

gabbylandis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Didn’t hit the same as the original, but doesn’t every sequel? Absolutely digged the darker plot of this one, with everything about the house and Susannah being heart wrenching and a must read plot. Twists and turns left me feeling all the feels. The ending gutted me but alas.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent