Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

239 reviews

herbookarchives's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

guardianofthebookshelf's review

emotional lighthearted slow-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

Ryder and Willa were really sweet, and I surprised myself by crying. I loved the college setting and both protagonists being strong and athletic. (Ryder is still super tall but I never felt like the author over-emphasized Willa’s shorter stature.)

My library still had the 2021 version, so I’m interested to see if there were any more changes from that to the Berkeley version that pubbed last month. 

Smut level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

mara_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

verisarg's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

“I just know I’d rather be afraid with you than fearless with anyone else”

Only When It’s Us was a steamy, emotional, heart pounding book. Chloe Liese created such beautiful characters, and their struggles felt so real.

Read this book if you love
🩵 grumpy characters
🩶 cute nicknames
🩵 care taking 
🩶 sports romance (they’re both soccer players)
🩵 Deaf/HoH rep
🩶 forced proximity
🩵 frenemies to lovers
🩶 college romance 

I will say that some of the lumberjack peen puns were a little much for me, and it definitely had some parts where it felt a little slow, but with the Berkley republications coming soon I bet this book will get even better.

I will definitely be reading more of the Bergman books. 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cm87's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, and Death of parent

soulwinds's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Abandonment

livreads4fun's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism

mabellene's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Abandonment and War

allonsyahhlee's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and War