Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

150 reviews

bxcvi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, Death, and Self harm

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

sad fast-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

3.75

I loved The Flatshare so much that I've really wanted to love the rest of Beth O'Leary's books but I haven't. I found this plot really confusing until the big reveal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

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

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: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Grief

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

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, Car accident, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, 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: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Grief

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, Self harm, Grief, Mental illness, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment and Miscarriage

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

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

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

“That sort of kindness, it gets into your bones. Once you’ve felt it, you can’t help but look for ways to pass the feeling on” - Beth O’Leary

➕ Multiple Overlapping Storylines, Unpredictable, Loveable Characters, Fun Easy Read

➖ A little more love/more Jane

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, Dementia, Grief, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

condls27's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

2.0

This book was not what I expected- I saw in a review that it was best to go into this book not knowing a lot about the plot, which I did but I still struggled to connect with it. It’s not the cute romance the cover makes it out to be. It’s pretty emotional and deals with some heavy stuff. 

I get what she was trying to do with the multiple time lines but instead of connecting with the characters I just spent most of the book trying to figure out if this guy was a cheater. Then I thought maybe he’s not end-game, he’s just how these 3 women are connected and we’ll get to see each of them find their right person- nope(ish). I just feel like this book shouldn’t be classified as a romance even though there is a HEA. If you spend the entire book thinking this guy is a pig, it’s hard to care about the twist and to be happy for him in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, and Self harm