Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

261 reviews

tiffanne11's review

lighthearted 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

3.25

I really enjoyed the setting and characters in this book. Zahra is an employee (cast member) at Dreamland, a theme park in Orlando(WDW). Rowan's family owns the entire franchise, and he personally is responsible for some terrible working conditions the employees have. After his grandfather's death, the will reveals a stipulation. Each of the three brothers much complete a task before they will be able to inherit their portion of the company. Rowan must work as a director of Dreamland and come up with an improvement. 
The pair meet at an employee meeting and are immediately at odds and also attracted to each other. 
The first 70% or so of this book was a 4 or 5 star. The plot outside of the romance was intriguing and kept you interested. The spice was well written but not too vulgar. 
However, there were two things that really pulled me out of the story. 
First, Rowan is concerningly possessive of Zahra. He "jokes" that she doesn't have a choice when it comes to various things in their relationship. Ironically, her outspokenness is one of the things he initially liked about her. I think it was supposed to be steamy in a dominant kind of way, but it didn't work for me. 
Second, there is a third act break up. I expect it, especially with a romance this long, but *damn*. He quite literally didn't learn from his mistake WITH HER in the early part of the book. I was hoping for a weird twist relating to the will but instead we got the bane of my romance existence. 
Overall, I would likely still recommend this book, with the above warnings to potential readers. 
Spice: 3/5 🌶️ - acts on page with detail 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

hcgambrell's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

kait_lynne's review

hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Cancer, and Death of parent

sierrabedwell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I really liked this book! It is about two people who work at Dreamland aka a knock off of Disney. There is a family secret involving billions of dollars at stake. I really enjoyed the fact that her sister had a disability. I think that people with disabilities aren’t mentioned enough in popular books so it came as a nice surprise, especially at the end when he proposed that Dreamlands character costumes include prosthetics, wheelchairs, and other types of disabilities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, and Gaslighting

ascottishlassreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

isabellesimone's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

A great start to a series! Just the right amount of spice to keep it interesting and plot to keep you invested. It can drag on at times and the characters do make you frustrated at times. But in the end it’s worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Pregnancy

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

Tropes:

Opposites Attract, Billionaire, Age Gap, Office Romance

There were so many funny interactions between the MCs. So many good one-liners, can't wait to read their other books! 

I'm not a big fan when it comes to Disney World, but I didn't mind the plot being taken place in a similar place. 

I love Zahras's character so much. She knows her worth and I loved how the author wrote about her journey overcoming depression. 

There's a lot of spice with a good amount of plot, a well-rounded book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Sexual content, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

karly_ackley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship