Reviews tagging 'Death'

Chasing Us by Kat T. Masen

7 reviews

thehaleysheriff's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I absolutely loved the first book, but this one romanticized intimate partner violence… and not in a dark romance way, in an uninformed and disgusting way.

Lex rapes Charlie twice in this book, once while she sleeps (it’s not cnc if she didn’t consent) and once when she was crying and begging him to let go of her… then suddenly they’re okay and the end all be all happiest relationship?

. Please take care of yourself when reading this. The way those scenes are framed and not addressed properly caused me a lot of distress because those are the kinds of domestic violence situations that get ignored for years on end. So many people live through that thinking it’s normal and this author clearly also thinks that’s normal. Definitely won’t be continuing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Death

jessbooks20's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookboyfriend4life's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lizgom30's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I had such a hard time reading this, and not because it was emotionally hard to read, as I've read in other reviews. This book was SO dragged out. The issue from last book was wrapped up rather quickly, and we get a new problem maybe around 75% of the book. The ending to this was SO rushed. I feel like the book could've ended at like 55% of the book and we would've all been happy on where the story would've ended. Obviously the book leaves us with an open door for next book. I just find the whole climax of this book absolutely unnecessary. If you've read the synopsis to all the books before actually reading them, you know the next book is about Julian & his love interest. We do deal with grief in this book. So although some things in this book were necessary for SOME characters, I couldn't stand the way Lex dealt with grief. The way he dealt wit it was complete shit. Charlie at some point annoyed me and gave me victim vibes and soon after her theatrics, there'd be some line about how she'd always been strong but couldn't deal anymore. I feel like both characters have recurring toxic behavior and that just got old really quick. 

Anyway, here are some quotes that made me laugh or cringe throughout the book. Read at your own expense.

Catching the breath I have been holding in, this is no doubt the best thing ever to happen to me. - Chapter 21

I'm sorry but I couldn't stop laughing at this.

“Rocky, not all Texans are cowboys…”- chapter 24

C’mon, Charlie, wittiness and comebacks are your specialty. Yeah, maybe not when a woman is practically naked and handcuffed to your husband’s, no, our bed! -chapter 27

I swear sometimes this woman's inner dialogue is ridiculous.

I try to keep my mind busy, but without him, I’m slowly dying inside. -chapter 32

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death

kananislibrary's review

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Death

grace_katherine's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment