Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

3 reviews

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

This was attempting to be really clever in using and subverting tropes, but it fell flat for me. This whole book felt disjointed due to the rapid tone and style changes. There were also so many characters and subplots that it felt chaotic. I found the FMC horrendously self-pitying and I know it’s silly, but I struggled with the author’s choice of first name for her. Almost none of the characters were likeable as they all came away looking self-absorbed. There were times I felt like DNF but the premise was interesting enough that I pushed through. The texting and epistolary elements were the most enjoyable and felt the most real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cursing, Terminal illness, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Self harm, Sexism, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Blood, Addiction, and Death of parent

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

I liked that this book was funny, full of tropes, and tackled some tough topics. 

That said, I felt like it tried to do too much. 400 pages was too long for my liking and the meta-ness didn’t quite hit for me. I liked that it got into industry details. That was fascinating! But the “is this romance or is it women’s fiction” ended up feeling muddled for me overall 

I liked the characters and the mixed media elements (texts, emails) but this one wasn’t a knockout for me personally

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Dementia

Moderate: Sexism, Grief, Racism, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Ableism, and Vomit

headinthepages's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, and Grief