Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Shipped by Angie Hockman

5 reviews

reading_withphoebe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Vomit

vj_thompson's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

Overall I really enjoy the story, the plot, and longing romance. I did feel like the author focused a lot on the cruise portion; the Galapagos facts and such. The characters fell flat. The romance portion seemed normal, like the beginning of a relationship. The third act conflict was normal and the ending of the book was cute. This is also a clean romance; no sex scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Animal death

whattaylorreads's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death

nebraskanwriter's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

skck09's review

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

Henley's job working in marketing for a cruise line is her first priority. She chooses to work over spending time with friends and family and never makes time to relax. Henley is up for a promotion, but it's down to her and her enemy and coworker, Graeme. When boss forces Henley and Graeme to go on a cruise to get a better perspective for the company, Henley knows that she has to step up her work game if she wants to beat Graeme for the promotion. The only problem is that he's surprisingly charming. Henley finds herself having to choose between the job she's always put first and the possiblity of falling in love. 

What I expected to be a cute summer rom-com actually ended up being more about standing up for yourself and making a difference in the world. It started out as the rom-com but then evolved into a story about empowering women. Although Shipped wasn't what I expected, it was still a great read, and I loved the eclectic mix of characters. 

Disclaimer: Only one thing annoyed me and that was the spelling of the name Graham, spelled Graeme in the book. For the entire 321 page I read it as Grime in my mind and immediately corrected it to Graham every single time, which was a lot! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Pregnancy and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Homophobia