Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy

13 reviews

gibbse97'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

saoreads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Evidently, I'm not a huge fan of foul language, but it leaves an impression and has some compelling qualities. The sexual tension and romance portrayed align with liberal perspectives, which can be perceived as common and cliché. However, the plot provides sufficient background for the main characters, making it easy to root for them. There were surprising twists, and it's great that the focus was on the evolution of the characters' personalities and behaviors, rather than solely the romantic aspects. Although I'm not knowledgeable about hockey, it appears to be well-represented in the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Grief

pippamillerxoxo_'s review

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Murder

jordanez's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infidelity, Gun violence, Sexism, Death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Bullying, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence

larajoye's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

Low conflict + 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder

meganpbennett's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

2.0

An early journal entry for this book can be summed up as “too long, no plot, stop reading BookTok recommendations”. While the second one is not true, the other two are. The book would have been far better had it been 200 or so pages shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual content

lafe's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

jennhang's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, and Murder

chrynella's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

belle13'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? Yes

4.75

Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Tropes/Themes:
❤ Hockey Romance
❤ Second Gen
❤ Secret Romance
❤ Found Family
❤ Laugh Out Loud Funny
❤ No Third Act Break Up

I’ve decided Elle is the queen of a secret, let’s sneak around romance and I eat it up every time. I’ll be honest, this didn’t hit quite at the same level as The Deal or The Score did for me because those are ten star books but I was absolutely glued to the pages. I normally find myself extremely bored by contemporary romance that drags for over 350 pages but I flew through this, I didn’t even notice the length.

I adored all the cameos from the original off campus crew and loved how they really have all become one big family. I wasn’t expecting this to be such a sweet, gentle romance but there were parts that were so moving, in a way I haven’t seen from Elle before. I also think this is the funniest of all the Elle Kennedy books so far. I found myself laughing out loud in an embarrassing way so many times while reading.

I would recommend this if you loved the Off Campus Series (and also if you haven’t read it), enjoy a secret romance and characters that will suck you in and have you wanting to stay in their fictional world for as long as possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence