Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

28 reviews

transpunk's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Dementia, and Chronic illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

booksandteatime's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia and Biphobia

peachani's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Outing

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Religious bigotry, Death, Confinement, Infidelity, War, and Emotional abuse

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Dementia, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

smartie_chan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Homophobia, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Violence

midnightmarauder's review

emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.0

Bingo Love is a story narrated by Hazel Johnson, who is retelling her story to a woman she knows. The woman was just kicked out of her parents' home after they discovered her attraction to other women, and she asks if she can stay with Hazel, who says yes, and tells her the story about how she went through a similar thing in her youth. 

I don't have too much to comment on about this story. It's an easy read that tugs on the heartstrings, which is what I like in a book. I felt a lot of love for the characters and their plight to acceptance of not only the people around them, but themselves. 

The only thing I didn't like (which is very minor) is how James, Hazel's husband,

reacted negatively to his wife's coming out. It is implied that he went through a similar situation during his time in the army, where he says he fell in love with someone he met there. So, chances are, he could just be experiencing self-hatred and negatively took it out on Hazel. But, that doesn't make what he said okay.

All in all, if you're looking for something easy to read, this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Outing

Minor: Death

itsreirei's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

LGBT-Version of the Notebook. Cute and all but nothing new.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, and Dementia

knockoffrainbow's review

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Sexism, Dementia, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Medical content

bladelikesbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

A sapphic romance spanning a few decades where childhood sweethearts get a second chance at their love after having separate families. 

Before reading this, I fell in love with the cover and I did originally think it was going to be about 3 different love stories rather than one couple through their lives but I loved that it was that. This was an incredibly emotional story and the ending absolutely destroyed my soul. The illustrations were so beautiful too. I’d love to see more from these authors!

Tropes - Friends To Lovers; Second Chance Romance 

Rep - Bisexual (MC); Black (MC/SC/BGCs); Pansexual (MC); Plus Size (MC); POC (MC); Queer (MC)

TWs/CWs - Child Birth; Cussing; Death; Dementia; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Forced Marriage; Homophobia; Infidelity; Lesbophobia; Pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Dementia and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Cursing, and Pregnancy

violet_pages's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Dementia

Moderate: Biphobia, Outing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual content, War, Misogyny, and Medical content