Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Before We Were Strangers by Renée Carlino

5 reviews

_brockoli_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. It’s cute and funny while being so real and heartbreaking at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Death, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

valeriaboom's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.75

The first part of this book was amazing, I thought it would be 5 stars, and I was actually enjoying it a lot until page 231!!! but then things started to go downhill and I hated it so so much. Dan and his relationship with Grace creeped me out so much,

  and the fact that they got married??? Wtf!

I also absolutely hate the miscommunication trope, and it made no sense at all in this book!!!

And the unexpected pregnancy? No thank you!

It made me sad how much this book made me angry, and even though I liked most of it, I can’t give it more than 2 stars for that stupid ass ending grrrr

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

julierambaeck's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

This is a no from me. Did not like the characters whatsoever, they were childish and they just kept on whining... I found the characters super toxic, and the relationship even more. The maincharacters did not grow at all they were the same throughout the whole story that spans over 15 years and NOTHING happened with them as characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

lauren717's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ivana's review against another edition

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? N/A

3.0

I liked the main characters in this book and I thought the progression of their relationship was very realistic, at least when it comes to the chapters in the past. However, everything in the present seemed rushed and too convinient and unrealistic, especially the very end. This book once again prooves how much I hate miscommunication. I wasn't a big fan of the plot twist either, even though I saw it coming before it was revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer