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gabi_715's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, and Abandonment
clarkf87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Abandonment and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
jennaniho's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Yasmen and Josiah, confront emotional repression, grief, and resilience, as well as the positive effects of therapy and mindfulness. Kennedy Ryan humanizes these characters to the point of making you identify them in people in your life. In Yasmen I saw my mother, my friends, while in Josiah I saw my father, my husband, and my uncle.
Is a truly inspiring story and a must read!
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness
Moderate: Pregnancy, Addiction, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment
alliross2017's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Stillbirth, pregnancy loss due to traumatic eventabidavisf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can hear Yasmen and Josiah’s voices so clearly in my head, feel everything that they felt. I have been in a somewhat similar situation to Yasmen (though it cannot compare to the enormity of Yasmen’s loss), and to be able to hear both her and Josiah’s sides was completely gut-wrenching while also incredibly healing. I considered possibilities about my former partner/relationship that I never have before. The demise of a relationship, the loss of trust, it has all been captured so realistically and with so much heart. I feel like I should be devastated, but I actually feel a sense of closure.
There are moments of beauty and tragedy within Before I Let Go that are then expertly juxtaposed with humour and hope. 10/10. A must read.
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Mental illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Dementia
noodlebooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am normally not a fan of second chance romance because almost all of them one person majorly majorly messed up and it’s hard to see how someone would forgive them but this book goes into how grief and mental illness and bad circumstances a cause issues that are deeper than whether you love someone or not but in the end if it’s meant to be it will be.
The writing was beautiful without being too flowery
The dialogue was seamlessly casual without taking away from the flowery language in the non-Dialogue sections.
There were 0 cringe items which is almost impossible for a modern romance and even as someone who hates pop culture references these blended so well into the story I wasn’t even mad at them.
My only criticism at all is really a criticism of the contemporary romance genre in that every book as so may sex scenes which hers were very well written I just wish I could find romance books with tension without necessarily reading smut scenes.
But overall this book made me cry and laugh and think about my own grief and relationships it was just so so good
Graphic: Alcohol and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Grief, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, and Medical content