Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

87 reviews

miss_lw's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness

Minor: Domestic abuse

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I might just be bitter because I had high hopes for this book, but it fell very short compared to The Flatshare, which I found clever and touching and true to life. The Switch, while the premise is promising, felt flat, two-dimensional. I struggled to connect with most of the characters, couldn't get a grip on their personalities and motivations, and ultimately really disliked the moral of the story, which boiled down to

"meddling is good."

The HEA was as satisfying as I could expect, given all the above.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Infidelity

brittany_jean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

I kept kinda waiting for something to happen. It does by the end, which earned the 4th star instead of just 3. It also made me really miss my grandma. All around a good book, albeit slower than my preferred pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity

stacy837's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

greys527's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity

jlothian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cancer, and Grief

signalprocess's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness and Infidelity

Minor: Domestic abuse

queennia's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-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

3.5

It was better than I thought it was be. There were things I saw coming, like

Ethan cheating on Leena, Leena liking Jackson and vice versa, and Eileen and Arnold

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, and Cancer