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The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
55 reviews
nukie19's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
veroverovero000's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Grief
cait_107's review against another edition
sad
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? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse
keeperkaylab's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide attempt
d0505's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Cancer
marissaumble's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent
chelsea_shelves's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
3.5
This was sweet and there was much I loved about it such as the matriarch grandmother character and the personification of the house and garden. The recipes were clever and the use of sensory language made for a cozy feel at the start of the book. Having said that I almost didn’t finish the book a couple times because I became bored with the pages of dialogue, repetitive language (ex “single lone”) and the love story trying to take center stage over the much more compelling family drama and coming of age story. It felt like the book was trying to do to much and it would have been much more powerful in its message and atmosphere in doing less, in letting the setting and natural complexity of the characters speak for themselves. It didn’t need so many subplots. Ultimately I’m glad I stuck it out because it really is a precious story with the right amount of magic. I would have preferred the novel to lean even more into the coziness it set up in the exposition. I kept feeling there was so much potential. With a little reworking and editing I feel this book could have been tremendous instead of just good. I do feel it would be perfect as a TV series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual content
celestepaed's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy
lizthereader92's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Trigger warning for sure. I don’t know if this was maybe just my print run but the editing wasn’t great. There were a lot of typos and even the wrong character listed as speaking in a scene. This just wasn’t what I pictured for a cozy read. I wanted to love this book but in the end I couldn’t.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
alpalreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Grief