Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

36 reviews

a2_rache11's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

sallysimply's review

funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

What a romp! And one with such heart and navigating important issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Infidelity

love3v07's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Murder, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Mental illness

jularcido's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Grief

stephanie_co's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Not terrible, but I was really hoping that this book would be a lot better than the first (since I hadn't loved that one) but unfortunately it was much of the same.
Lila really makes the worst detective, and the mystery was too easy to solve, I just think if Lila is going to be that slow (and usually the LAST one) then the reader should also be in the dark until the end. 
Another downer was how little of the Calendar Crew was in this one, and again I just wish that they had had a much bigger presence! So much could have been done with that colorful group of women but they mostly fell flat. 
I will give the book props for trying to tackle PTSD, and the stigma around mental health!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment

Minor: Murder

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment