Reviews tagging 'Grief'

If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin

44 reviews

ivanaestaba's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

i liked this one better than the first one, still can't quite tolerate autumn but other than that this was so sad, reading the accident from finny's pov and THEN jack's pov while he was grieving wow!!! destroyeddd me and literally left me numb 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide attempt

anxious_unicorn's review

emotional inspiring sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt

tahnnn's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

phineas smith continues to break my heart 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

vrsmith0429's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Finnys POV I feel could have been longer
Jacks POV was very insightful 
Autumns POV felt needed but I wish we would have had learned the name of the baby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Grief, Death, and Suicide attempt

lwiggett's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.75

I wish I could rate the parts of the book separately… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

gjenn's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt

abbymcdaniel's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

alis143's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

gracemcbee's review

emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

h_gall's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Child death