Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

130 reviews

albasapri's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

Definitely a "fast food" book for me. It was easy to read and I properly enjoyed some parts in which the characters' stryggles felt quite genuine, as well as it doing exactly what it I was looking for: distracting me and getting me to read for longer than 20 min after going a month without being able to. 

I wasn't inclined to review as it's not really written for me, but I do think there's a reason these books are popular and it does what it sets out to achieve.  (I say this because possessiveness, unbalanced power dynamics... aren't my thing and being quick to forget problematic behaviours because of the lusting makes me uncomfortable). I enjoyed the couple much much more than the first book,

their dynamic and relationship just felt more real in a way Rowan and Zahra lacked for me personally once they got together.

I'd say in general the character work is better in this book and Cal's presence tempts me to try and find the last book in another charity shop for potential future book slumps. 

I was looking for a quick and easy read to get me out of a reading slump and that I got! I'd recommend it to folk looking for another standard het romance :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Medical content

karlapardo'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Physical abuse

michaelahoyman's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

The book honestly had a slow start, although I still very much enjoyed it. Once I picked up the book, I couldn’t put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer

Honestly Declan may have his faults but I still love him

bri__'s review

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this one more than the last one. It got very good just before the half way point and I enjoyed the story from there. Declan Kane is a very attractive man ;))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

abigail_moffat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Bullying

abi2xoxo's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book was so good! 
It just missed out on being 5⭐️ in my opinion but honestly these characters were so easy to read about and I truly enjoyed their love story! 
Who doesn’t love a grump who is torn by love!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

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

2.75

Overall, I liked this couple better than than the previous book's. The troupe is marriage of convenience, and, yes, Declan is established as a very selfish character, so was this couple particularly healthy? No, but I wasn't expecting them to be. I wanted to be entertained and not cringe too much, and that was achieved. One major flaw with their relationship's progression was that it happened way too fast. There either should have been a pre-established recognition of attraction between the two, but it is repressed due to their working dynamic, or the pacing of the relationship and realization of feelings should have happened much more slowly. I liked Iris as a character (was not entirely sold on the narrator's voice, though: gave Carrigan from Casper vibes). The third act break-up makes sense for their characters, but I do think that fairly good communication had been established previously in the book, so a healthy conversation and then a united front to overcome their main professional obstacle (

Declan's father

) would have been preferred.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy and Physical abuse

ashtontdavis's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

sierrabowers's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Was a great addition to the first book! I really like when authors have series that are focused around different family members. This was was just as good or even better than the first, with a new perspective on Dreamland. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Medical content, Cursing, Misogyny, Abandonment, Classism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Alcohol, and Alcoholism