Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dead Romantics: Roman by Ashley Poston

623 reviews

skye_era_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

This book has been on my physical TBR for almost 2 years and I finally read it! You know when you’re waiting to read a book because you just know you’re going to love it and you want to savor it? Yeah, that was me with this book. This was SO GOOD and I’m actually glad that I waited until now to read it, because I don’t know that I would have appreciated it as much 2 years ago. The narration for this audiobook is also *chef’s kiss* so props to the narrator!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Violence

odyssee's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content

Minor: Child death

festina_vmh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

laur_astor's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

This was cute! Kind of dragged for me at certain points but it was fluffy and adorable and just what I needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

supermormongirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

One of the best books I’ve ever read- excellent plot twists, charming setting, strong characters, incredible main characters with amazing witty banter, LGBT+ representation (supporting characters), iconic Bestiehood, insightful, inspiring, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at once! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Misogyny, and Murder

innae's review against another edition

4.5

A lovely romance…

seems it could have started with a dare, “bet you can’t write a romance where one of the main characters dies at the beginning”…I thought I had it figured out, but was afraid it might be like the movie, Last Christmas.   

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

imds's review against another edition

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Grief

shaleen64's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

A 4 star read simply for giving me the ending I’d hoped for, and the ending the characters deserved. The characters are well developed, diverse, relatable and lovable. The book covers romantic love, platonic love and family love. A cheesy romance for a couple laughs, a couple of tears, even a few twists and a whole heap of love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content and Car accident

alishalnixon's review against another edition

4.5

Okay this was delightfully weird. Kooky without being corny. Although the author kind of implies that SHE thinks it’s corny, I didn’t think so. There are so, so many romance books out there that get so corny I completely lose my disbelief and can’t wait for it to be over. This one wasn’t that way. In a world where a main character can see ghosts, I think you have some leeway with what those characters can do and how they can interact because the normal rules are gone.  Anyway, it was fun, the romance felt real, the pay off at the end was a big happy sigh. I did feel like it had multiple ending syndrome but… I didn’t mind. It was nice to see the story keep going. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

nehaha's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

exactly what I wanted to read/had been looking for. I love how it talks and deals with death and grief. Even though death is tragic, sad and permanent it does not have to be. The things/people we lose remain with us in multiple ways! Also, hot steamy sex 🥵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent