Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

60 reviews

gtrue21's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Grief

tay_af's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Good, very sad book. Definitely not the one to pick up for a light read. Well written and good attention to character detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Dementia

eliseilou's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Child abuse and Dementia

claravalente's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Dementia

araceli1022's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Dementia

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse

andlynmay's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

It’s hard to talk about Just Last Night without spoilers. This book quickly takes a turn from what appears to be light hearted to a serious and emotional look at who the people around you really are and what they actually mean to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

Minor: Drug use

jnb2796's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Car accident

lesezimmer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Dementia, and Physical abuse

lnzava's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Dementia

phobacloh's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

Considering the main, over arcing topic of this book isn't even mentioned anywhere in the blurb of this book, it wasn't exactly what I was expecting.
That said, it was fairly clear from the early pages what was going to happen - I didn't foresee it taking up quite so much of the book, but regardless it was done very well.

What I'm learning of McFarlane is that she spends a lot of time on the sadness, and the 'working through things', and what I came for (jolly romance) comes as a nice salve at the end. Its lovely writing in its own right, and I can't fault if at all, only that it wasn't quite what I thought I was picking up.

I found myself really eager to get back to reading this one though, and it was a story filled with very human characters, if not a lot of British references for over 30's that I couldn't keep up with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Dementia