Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

84 reviews

mishaps's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Drug use, Dementia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

annaforthebooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

onlz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

really liking this author's trend of writing more about friendships and life than just romance. this one is very grief focused, so that hit a little close to home. second half went by really quickly and the pacing felt inconsistent as a result. storylines tied up a little too neatly. but still, nicely drawn characters and real writing. be warned that the first half is medium heavy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

bubblesofbayla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really like Mhairi McFarlane's writing. It's very chatty, is how I'd describe it. So much detail, but not in an overly descriptive way, more in that you really get to know each character's way of looking at the world.  My main qualm is that it sometimes feels like too much to fit in just one book. Like, we get to the happy ending and then the book's over. I want to get to spend more time with the relationships she spends so many words nurturing. This one, even more than the other I've read from McFarlane, is not a straight ahead romance novel at all. Big content warning for death and grieving!! But what's so wonderful about it is that she shows us love in the context of life, and that makes the relationships (and friendships! such good side characters!) that much more rewarding. So, bascially if we could get some fluffy novellas for the "afters" that'd be great, but really I'm happy with what she's giving us: some beautiful, complex humans, and how they find the love they deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Drug use and Panic attacks/disorders

nix_jinx's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child abuse

wafflepolly's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Child abuse

sophiegavroche's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

eligru's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, and Terminal illness

marireadsabook's review against another edition

hopeful 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

3.5

I think that had I known what this book was really about I would’ve been more prepared going into it. I thought we were getting a friends to lovers romance, with a friend group twist, but it was a book about grief and perceptions of the people we think we know. I wish we had longer with the departed before we were meant to experience grief because I didn’t feel connected at all to the sadness of the whole thing, and it felt more like a plot device to set the story in motion than a deep dive into how we handle loss as people. However, I enjoyed the read and I’d definitely read from this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Dementia, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Physical abuse and Car accident

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

runefactories's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I disliked this book. The main characters are a group of 35-year-olds who act like a group of middle school bullies. However, I think the descriptions of grief were very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying