Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori

43 reviews

rafaelabossoni's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

daniellavargas27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

reisingerovaa's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

nico 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Death, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

lexielee143's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Sexism

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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

5.0

Omg book tok was right this was so good! It was steamy and funny and I basically loved everything about it. I loved the family dynamics, mostly the sister, brother, cousins, and mom and grandma(not the dad). I also really liked Elena as a character. The only thing I wish was more Nico POV’s other then that it was amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

canascorner's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Yes, just yes to all of it. Please cause chaos for me. I wouldn’t want it any other way!!! Would happily read this again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexism

acelodie's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Vomit, and Pregnancy

anger566's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I felt like it was longer than it needed to be, with an anti-climatic ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Addiction, Drug use, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Sexism

It’s a mafia romance so there’s parts concerning organized crime (death, murder, gun violence, regular violence, blood). There’s some sexist elements (women in the family aren’t allowed to choose their husbands-arranged marriage; they’re seen as tainted if they have sex before marriage).

Nico’s mom was a drug addict, and his step-mother uses cocaine frequently (drug use). Nico became head of the family bc his mother died of an overdose and his father was shot (death of parent). Elena’s sister becomes pregnant with her boyfriends child while engaged to Nico (pregnancy & infidelity). Most of not all of the men cheat on their wives/partners frequently (infidelity).

vladtheimpaler's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child abuse

callmeluh's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.0

I read this book for two reasons: I wanted to read smut, and BookTok has finally won.
Maybe I had too many expectations, but I didn't enjoy this book as much as I'd hoped. I hated the first part: Elena annoyed me to no ends, and I was bored out of my mind. I did decide to push through, mostly because I hate dropping a book. And thank f*ck the second half was better, and it made up for the first part, BUT I can't say that I loved this book as a whole.

So yes, it wasn't love at first page, however I will continue reading this series, because I'm too curious for my own good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Drug abuse