Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Weil ich an dich glaube - Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros

2 reviews

cs_howell's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny hopeful reflective 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
When you come home from war without your little brother, how would you define yourself? What if everyone in town already made that decision for you? This Small town, family drama, romance had me emotional and pulling for the MMC to break the title he was forced into. 
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gabs_parr's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I’ve read and even recommended several of Rebecca Yarros’ books now, but this is FAR AND AWAY her best that I’ve read to date. I know that I’m going to think about this book for years to come and I’m going to think about it every time I’m in a conversation about Power of Attorney, DNR orders, and the rights of bodily autonomy for dementia patients during their lucid periods. And those conversations may not be common for other people, but both of my parents are nurses by trade, my stepdad lives with MS, I am the oldest daughter who has already been told I will be POA for both of my parents and my stepdad. And dementia runs in my family… on 3/4 genetic sides. 3 of my biological grandparents died with Alzheimer’s diagnoses as a co-morbidity. I have not taken the test and neither have my parents to know if we have the gene. So these conversations actually happen frequently in our household. The question of patient rights was at the center of this book, but the books was also about so much more. Family, friendship, first love in a small town, redeeming love, grief, survivors guilt, small town politics and economics, tourist town economics, historic preservation, military service, sacrifice, honor…. The easiest 5 stars I’ve given in a long time. I knew this book was 5 stars like 2 hours in. As soon as the themes started really coming together and Yarros started asking the questions the book set out to answer, I just knew. 
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