Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

138 reviews

girlinacardigan's review

sad fast-paced

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

2.5

https://jenninsf.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/the-friend-zone-by-abby-jimenez/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Grief, Death, Infertility, and Medical content

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

This is my original review from when I first read the paperpack:

This book started out light and funny and cute. Then it got deep. I couldn't put it down. Then I finished it and it made me moody and sad because lots of it hit way too close to home. Had I known some of the triggers would I have avoided reading it? Maybe. But maybe not. Sometimes we need to read the hard books. Sometimes we need to read the books that make us cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Blood, Medical content, and Cursing

hannah_brynne05's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

I don’t know how i didn’t cry reading  this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident

netaliv3's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual content

macchiatojen's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Death, and Grief

laurenkimoto's review

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.25

I was vibing with this book for the first half but the last third nope 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infertility, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, and Pregnancy

author2223's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Infertility, Grief, Death, Car accident, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

mels_reading_log's review

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Once again, Abby Jimenez has written a book that I couldn’t put down. I’m in love with the characters of this book, especially Stuntman Mike, and their lives that are not Hallmark-perfect. As someone who had terrible periods and had a hysterectomy when I was 30, I can feel Kristen’s pain and how hard it is to go through such a thing. But having a partner who loves you unconditionally and can help you get through those insecurities is imperative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders

macchiatojen's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Infertility, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

hurricane9412's review

funny 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief