Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

12 reviews

cats33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Biphobia, Grief, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism and Vomit

sophie42's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Drug use and Biphobia

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Classism, and Cursing

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Adorably sweet, this book follows Ellie as she attempts to work through all the fears she has that keep her from truly living. The characters are lovable and interesting, especially the grandmothers. This book would make a fantastic movie so I really need Netflix to get on it, like yesterday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Infidelity, Abandonment, Biphobia, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Ableism

happyblkhippie's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

It's okay. Not an easy fun read! I almost didn't finish this book tbh. The pace was too slow for me. 

The dialogue was hard to get through for me. I do appreciate the not so perfect relationship dynamics and mental health representation, but the MC was a bit whiney and insufferable at times. Didn't love the "half moon smile" and Swiftie references every other chapter. Overall okay. Wouldn't read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Infidelity, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use, Body shaming, Classism, and Alcohol

The over mentioning of Taylor Swift songs/lyrics and half moon smile gave me the ick.

imstephtacular's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Death, Cancer, Vomit, Sexism, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Racism, and Grief

stormeno's review

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia

ecn's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

You’re gonna get exactly what youd think from this book. Once I started reading this in the same way I used to read Sarah Dessen books in high school, I was able to enjoy it more. Obviously it’s full of poorly written or cheesy lines, shallow characters, and an overwhelming hallmark fairytale but it’s exactly that. Predictable and moderately entertaining. I’d you’re in the mood for a book like this, then you’ll love this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Biphobia, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Grief, and Infidelity

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Biphobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Death

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

Extremely adorable and fun to read! After trying and bailing on several Christmas romances this year, I finally found one that was a keeper. Romance can be really hit or miss with me, and I was worried that this one, which combines tropes like crazy, wouldn't fly and I'm super glad I gave it a chance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body shaming, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Transphobia

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