Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Hukkareissu by Beth O'Leary

175 reviews

bookishjae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

drphillgucci's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.75

4.75 Stars
CAWPILE = 8.96

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

my_a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The twist and ending really saved this book. I hadn't guessed the twist at all & once it was revealed I appreciated how clever the book was. But before that, I found the book quite boring, the characters seemed under-developed & the plot was slow and repetitive. A clever exploration of modern dating and trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

jentrevellan's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity

cheypreston's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

grace_r3ads's review against another edition

emotional fast-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: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

maisaaismail1's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Abandonment

ccassidy98's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.75

I went into this book knowing nothing aside from the quick summary on the Libby page and a recommendation from BookTok Swiftie sensation Marta. I recommend you do the same. Anything else is spoiler territory! You’ve been warned!

Content warnings: dementia, grief, abusive workplace relationship

For me, the big twist at 85% or so came too late in the plot for me to retroactively be okay with the whole premise, which is that this one guy is seeing these three women simultaneously. The book summary also made it sound like the three of them meet each other and conspire, which did not happen.

That being said, the big twist DOES result in a lot of compassion and clarity, and almost everything falls into place from there.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual content