Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

61 reviews

avaa1000's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Cursing, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit and Outing

tegzy95's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

brenna_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia and Fatphobia

mel_muses's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Outing, and Grief

melli29_'s review

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

such a fast read. honestly the perfect queer ya contemporary. cute love story but also great representation. really appreciated the mention of pcos. also have not cried that much in a long time haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

rafacolog's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Cancer, Fatphobia, Death, Grief, and Biphobia

sophiesometimesreads's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this and particularly loved the layers of the story beyond the romance. There was a really good exploration of familial loss and grief through this book, though this means that people should check their trigger warnings before reading.

I liked the journey of both Ollie and Will, and how both came to realise that, though their feelings were valid, they had also been ignorant to how their actions and words impacted the other and grew from these events. In contrast to this though, I felt some of the side characters could've used a little of this, particulalry Lara, who I felt had her rude comments swept under the rug due to "finding herself" and never really acknowledged how rude she could be.

Overall, I really enjoyed this, though I did find myself wanting just a little bit more from it, and perhaps a bit more romantic interaction from the MCs. Despite this, it was a good time and anyone who enjoys YA LGBTQIA+ romance will likely enjoy this, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Grief

mattyb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

atsuanna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

One of my new favorites and I really didn’t expect it! I loved how each character felt real and had a story that was actually explored instead of forgotten mid-way through, now that made me really like and root for the characters by the end! It actually made me really emotional at times by the way it deals with grief in a real  way but overall It was a ridiculously fun read with messy lovable dumbasses <3 Plus I loved the relationship between the characters and how they were explored in such a short time! Definitely check the CW’s before reading though man <3

“You’ve got us” Darnell said.

“Yeah. Like they’d even try that shit.” Matt added. 

“Besides,” Lara jumped in, grinning over at Juliette as she did. “Even if they did, we can scream louder.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Bullying, Biphobia, and Body shaming

logsbooklog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

i liked it a lot until the third act and then i only liked it a little. bit preachy but that always happens in this genre

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death