Reviews tagging 'Death'

One Day in December by Josie Silver

25 reviews

laurataylor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical content

victoriakuo13's review

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

MAN. This was riding high on 4 stars until it ended so freakin abruptly like WHAT was that?? So much buildup, such a slow burn, all leading up to the big climax which was 10 pages long. The back and forth of it all and the fact that it spanned the course of a decade should have warranted a more detailed and careful ending that this pairing deserved. 

I think it’s challenging in itself to take on such a huge span of time so I definitely applaud Silvers for that, but I think the time skips made it difficult to get a feel for how much time had actually passed, making it feel like the plot was moving more quickly than it actually was. For example, I knew Jack was pining for awhile but it didn’t feel like he was. 

I appreciate multiple POVs just as a concept— I loved getting inside both Laurie and Jack’s heads to see where both of them were in the story. I do think it was a bit of a luxury though and that perhaps it would have been more interesting just sticking with Laurie and leaving it up to us to wonder what Jack was feeling, but as a consumer I ate it up. 

Overall I did enjoy this book!! I had expected it to stay somewhat contained and didn’t think they’d meet so early but the fact that the story kept moving gave it good momentum that was able to carry the novel on to the next and following plot points. It was a wild ride of a lot of miscommunication and missed moments but the drama of it all made it fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

janetteb12's review

emotional hopeful 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? N/A

3.5

I was more interested in the plot than the characters until about page 100. And then after that, every missed connection between Laurie and Jack felt like another knife to the heart, with how invested I’d become in them. You definitely root for them to finally connect, and the journey along the way can be a little frustrating at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pregnancy, Car accident, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

kat_13's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

tearstoflowers's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing and Medical content

katelynmill2's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Very torn between 3.25 star and 3.5 star. I loved the themes of this book, primarily being that sometimes life goes in ways we don’t expect and that sometimes people don’t follow along the same path our own lives take. I loved that this book followed the general census of “sometimes it’s better to let people go, even if you love them.” Other than the themes, I thought this book moved kind of quick for me with very little intricate relationship building between Laurie and Jack. I would recommend this book to some but probably not to the majority if I was asked for book recommendations. I will say though, I liked Jack for the first quarter of the book, didn’t care for him the next 2/4, and then liked him again for the last 1/4. His relationship with Laurie just felt stale and never quite like there was anything to really yearn for, other than getting to know each other/interact. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Death

writtenbydnicole's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Sexual content

confusedmuse's review

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infertility, and Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Child death and Grief

claragweny's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

The beginning was cute, the end was cute, but the middle was so boring and irritating. I enjoy a romance that’s very non-realistic, fairytale like, and swoon worthy. If reality based romance is more your thing I think this could be an enjoyable read but it’s definitely not one I’d recommend to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide