Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

370 reviews

dfbballinger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

3.75

I just… her <special friend’s dad?!! His DAD?> 
It’s very beautifully written, I couldn’t help root for Feyi. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Car accident

jg34's review against another edition

I don’t think I should rate this as I have conflicting feelings. I went in with totally wrong expectations. First I went in blind sort of expecting a literary fiction. THEN once I realized it is marketed as a romance novel, I was expecting the screaming and kicking your feet in the air kind of love story. It was not that. 

The book is well written and explores grief in a beautiful way. I loved the way the characters spoke openly and were vulnerable right away. The romantic pairing felt a bit icky at first but I can appreciate that love is messy and unconventional at times. I didn’t mind the way it was handled either and I understood both theirs and the kids perspective (except when

Nasir went nuts and then later acted like he was entitled to sex bc he was nice and patient 🙄

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However the romance was a bit of an instalove situation. It felt too dreamy and rushed and I didn’t get the attraction. IT was nice that they could bond over a shared experience and Feyi was with someone caring and emotionally equipped to help her through her grief… but what else was there that made this whole messy situation so worth it?? The love wasn’t very convincing to me. 

This is unlike most romances out there so if you are looking for something new and fresh and messy this may be a good pick for you! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Sexual content, and Grief

Age gap romance

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Biphobia, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

sundayfever's review

emotional lighthearted reflective 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

A quick read, steamy romance but also has emotional depth. Always impressed by how Emezi can write differently but beautifully in different genres. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia and Blood

capriqueen's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.0

This started off really strong for me. I like Feyi as a character and Joy is really funny, their relationship was my favorite. I liked reading about a woman working though her grief and learning to own her life and sexuality again

The main romance was enticing to me only when it was in the pre-stages. The forbidden flirting and shameful desire. I was gasping and kicking my feet

But as soon as everything got real, that’s when it got boring imo

The long drawn out (but very realistic) conversations about what to do, the disaster it brought to the family, all over a brand new relationship. I get it on one hand in-story but also found it hard at times to suspend my disbelief. And the titillation was gone. But I love Feyi’s development in the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

caitlinemccann's review

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Car accident

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Sexism

Minor: Biphobia

klausington's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

julesfrigault's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Death