Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

18 reviews

greatestheights's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Vomit, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kaseybereading's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, and Medical content

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved the first 70% of this book. Then I hated it.  Willa has all of the characteristics that I should like in in heroine, but I ended up really hating her. She is bold, brash, strong, knows what she wants for her future, brilliant, and is so emotionally stunted that in the end, she cannot function without the man (and a friend who basically manipulates her into therapy). I loved the part of the book with their frienemyship and friendship, but the minute that Rider started transitioning the couple into more relationship type territory, Willa as a character became barely tolerable to me. I loved Rider and his brazen attitudes, he was a bit of a himbo at times, but loveable the whole way through. I am very excited to read about other members of the Bergman family, but if there are any more characters like Willa I won't be able to make it through.
I do think a lot of these are my personal pet peeves and that not everyone would have these problems with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

emilykthelin's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

andreamargarita's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism

val_books_of_leisure's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Medical content, and Medical trauma

emfass's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Perfect book is perfect (or damn near). I am a goddamn wreck. I really don't go in for enemies to lovers but this was so well done.

I don't have more words right now, but definitely don't miss the playlist / accompanying songs. They are FANTASTIC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit

Willa's mother has cancer, moves to hospice care in a friend's home, and passes away during the events of the book.

jennastopreading's review

challenging funny sad tense slow-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

3.75

I had to simmer on this one for a week before I determined a rating, and I'm going to have to go with 3.75 (rounded up to 4) stars! 

4 things I liked about this book:
1. The disability representation
2. The enemies to lovers trope
3. The banter 
4. I loved Ryder's character - he was earnest and loyal and kind.

2 things I didn't like about this book:
1. This was hard to put my finger on, but I think what I struggled with the most was that it felt like the characters were much OLDER than they were supposed to be. They're college students in the story, but their behavior/conversations definitely felt like they were more along the lines of what I would expect to see from people in their late 20's.
2. I found some of Willa's characteristics just plain irritating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexual content