Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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27 reviews

marlene27's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring slow-paced

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

4.75

spice level 1/5. this book was so good it had me squealing and kicking my feet, it was so good. Graeme is so dreamy and Henley is the definition of girl boss all the characters are lovable. such a good read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, and Domestic abuse

divine529's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

I'm obsessed with this book. Everything about this resonated with me and I loved every second of it. It's been a long time since I read a book I didn't want to put down, and this book fit that bill perfectly. 

As much as I love romance plots, I don't read many books from that genre and I find that I can be picky. This book checked every box for me. 

This follows our main protagonist, Henley Rose Evans, a 20 year-old who works for a cruise company in the marketing department. She's incredibly driven and eternally stressed out and is up for a promotion. The problem? Her incredibly irritating and good-looking co-worker Graeme is also up for promotion, and Henley will do everything she can to beat him. In the meantime, Henley's sister Walsh is also in town unexpectedly. They all end up going on a cruse to the Galapagos and things kind of go from there. 

I couldn't put this book down. From the writing, fun plot and fantastic and relatable characters, it just really resonated with me. Henley and Graeme's whole relationship arc was fantastic and I can see myself in both of the characters in various ways. I adore them both so much. The backdrop of the cruise was also delightful and I loved getting to visit the Galapagos in this. The themes and topics explored were also great: climate change, ecotourism, sexism in the corporate world, harsh judgement when you don't know a person, abusive relationships...all explored in a very poignant way. 

All in all, a fantastic read and one I'll definitely reread in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Cursing

apolen's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

mghrt06's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

chloewakham's review

adventurous lighthearted fast-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: Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse

brookey8888's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

This was really cute. The work enemies I feel like wasn’t as fleshed out as it should be. But I really liked the relationship and the sister relationships. Also the friendships. I also liked the discussion about the environment and how to help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

mightyola's review

lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief

marybsimp's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Physical abuse