Reviews with content warning for Grief - Out of Love

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nclausel25's review

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emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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meeklovestoread's review

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emotional reflective 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

3.5

Not gonna lie, I read this about two weeks ago and I barely remember any of it. I don't think I remember the main character's name. I don't even recall if it was ever given. But from what I do remember I think it was a decent portrayal of just how much a toxic relationship could damage a person. I think the idea of telling the love story in reverse was a neat concept and although the execution wasn't the absolute best in my opinion I do applaud the author for her effort. There was a lot of telling and not showing and to be honest I didn't really care for their relationship. Throughout the book I was wondering what drew her to Theo, to begin with, and although I do recall a few moments where Theo was a decent guy I still think he wasn't a catch from the start and there are a plethora of moments in the book where I was wondering why she didn't initiate the break up first.

Okay a few things are coming back to me. First, I seriously believe they both cheated on each other. We see the main character cheat on Theo twice (both with women; which contributes to the negative connotations people have with bisexuality). And I know it wasn't explicitly said but it was definitely implied that Theo cheated on her with his co-worker. Also (I know this is sporadic), but I found the scene between the main character and the woman going down on her to be highly disturbing. Not only because of the cheating, but also due to how wishy-washy the consent was in there. It made me feel extremely uncomfortable reading that because the main character was CLEARLY contemplating if she even wanted that to happen. The whole scene just gave me the ick!

I like the main character's mom and her friendship with her friend.

The scene where she was having that miscarriage broke me!

The best chapter in this book is "are you a banana?" I will FOREVER think about this chapter because I love it so much! The message was so clear, but reading it was so relatable. There are some great quotes in this book too!

Spice Rating:🌶️.5/5

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veskumelooni's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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iloivar's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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sidekicksam's review against another edition

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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

I am obsessed with this book and I love everything about it. How we gradually learn to love both the unnamed main character and her ex-boyfriend Theo more throughout the book, how the events unfold during their relationship, and how in the end, you both feel happy and it all falls into place.

The main character and her struggles, the fear of sliding down the same (mental health) path as her mother, the instability of Theo's mother and the strain it put on the relationship. Everything just felt so relatable (I might exclusively start reading work by Irish authors and always recognize myself in the story) and that made the book really click with me.

As the author also states on the back of the book 'she could think of nothing more horrific than love', and this book portrays love so beautifully and realistically. I will be thinking about this one for a long time to come.

If you loved Cleopatra & Frankenstein & Normal People, give this one a go too!

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ceryswilliams's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

dizzying, lovely, tender genius! thank you hazel for putting words to what i could not.

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januaryapril's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Where to start... First I did really enjoy this book however it was just kinda sad the whole time. The main character has mental health issues that she is working on/dealing with the whole book. While it was great representation it was hard to read at times because the author wrote it so realistically and convincingly. However the references to being bisexual felt extremely forced and like they were just for show.

The reverse aspect was very interesting and almost fun in a way because something would be referenced that you didn't know about and then down the line you would learn the origin.

Overall it was an interesting concept and a "fun" read.

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