Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

170 reviews

lunep's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Dementia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

merrynthomas's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Car accident, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

macaronsandmermaids's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and Dementia

carla20's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death and Grief

amandaweis05's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Dementia

arhm_000's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This concept could have been IT! But it wasn’t. The characters really bloom in the end but the beginning is slow and a bit confusing. The nonlinear timeline makes for a surprising ending, which is fun but makes the ending feel sudden. I wonder if this would have been more successful with first person narration? Overall I was confused with the tones and timelines shifting. The ending was really sweet though and buttoned up nicely.  I did listen to the audiobook and that should be factored in as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

readwithsabs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

maritimebibliophile's review against another edition

dark sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Car accident, Dementia, Miscarriage, and Stalking

aspiereads33's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense 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

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

leofro's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism